RapidX
High-strength, hydraulic-sealed TAML 5 multilateral junction
Casing sizes
7, 9 5/8, and 10 3/4 in
Pressure rating
Up to 2,500 psi [17.2 MPa]
Applications
- New oil and gas producer or injector development wells
- Retrofit laterals for existing production or injection wells
Benefits
- Field-proven, strong, reliable, and robust technology combines simple installation with junction flexibility and large IDs in both the lateral and main bore
- The junction features sealing with a continuously interlocking rail system to create one of the strongest TAML 5 junctions in the industry
Features
- Provides pressure isolation to 2,500 psi
- Stabilizes the formation at the casing exit and is well suited for both unstable and caprock applications
- Enables use of conventional extended-reach lateral liner technologies because the lateral liner is run before the junction
- Installs without any preset casing orientation, enabling retrofitting in existing wellbores
- Fully retrievable and compatible with sandface completions.
- Stackable junctions that enable selective reentry to laterals with wireline, coiled tubing, or drillpipe
How it improves oil and gas field development
The RapidX™ high-strength, hydraulic sealed TAML 5 multilateral junction enables increasing reservoir contact with faster time to production, more flexibility, and lower capex than conventional single-bore well development or sidetracking after plug and abandonment (P&A). Its simpler installation and more robust, field-proven technology reduce risk while its large bore enables higher production rates compared with conventional multilateral systems, especially in retrofit applications.
The benefits of multilateral technology can be enormous. Field development plans define well counts required to drain the reservoir—often with significant technical constraints and uncertainty. Multilateral well completions maximize reservoir contact per well, reducing the number of wells required. Having fewer wells simplifies surface and subsea infrastructure designs and reduces field development costs.
As fields mature, reservoir certainty increases, and near-field exploration offers additional opportunities to target accretive reserves; however, the production infrastructure is often slot limited. Meanwhile, if regulators or economics encourage operators to P&A dead or underperforming wells, those wells become an enticing target for sidetracking—even if they are not optimally positioned to reach the new reserves without complicated trajectories.
With retrofit multilaterals using RapidX multilateral junctions, operators can select optimally positioned candidate wells to intersect accretive resource targets, with lateral initiation from intermediate or production casing—greatly reducing infill drilling and completion complexity and maintaining the production from the existing main bore.
How you can monitor and control zonal flow contributions
The large ID accommodates high flow rates. The RapidX junction is compatible with both hydraulic and electric intelligent completions. Choose between junction-level control or in-lateral control of flow using an Electris™ completion.
