The paper states that when reaching bottom on time and reducing drilling costs depends on the user. Enventure provides the means to make that happen with Solid Expandable Tubular SET Technology. This technology essentially changes how the main load-carrying member around which all well designs are built, namely, the casing,...
This paper describes the Solid Expandable Tubular system and the technical concepts upon which it is based, an overview of the technology, the challenges that must be overcome, and the commercial applications. The paper then focuses on several recent field installations where cased-hole liners were used to repair wellbores and...
The paper reveals that there are now dozens of new uses in drilling and completion, and hundreds of jobs completed. But of all the applications to date, none are as far-reaching and game-changing as the mono-diameter well. The challenge here is that the expandable tubular is not meeting the rigorous...
The collapse of the '70s oil boom provided the impetus for large and significant changes within the oil and gas industry, beginning in early '80s. Among them were re-structuring the mergers and acquisitions; focus on quality; emphasis on health; safety and environment; re-alignment of technology expenditures; innovative contractual relationships and...
The paper states that for years the reduction of tubular internal diameter ID limited the exploration and production of oil and gas. Operators faced significant loss of ID in the course of the normal drilling process, during re-entry and deepening of existing wells, or when installing additional casing strings to...
The paper refers to the so called disruptive, game-changing technologies that don't come along very often. And when they do, they are often resisted until the large savings they bring, and competitive pressures they create, make them virtually irresistible. Proponents of expandable tubulars think they have developed such a technology....
The paper cites that the production and completion advantages of multilateral technology are well documented. As the technology has developed, more of the functionality of a conventional well has been added to the multilateral well. In addition, higher-level junction types have developed a more significant drop in hole size through...
Enventure Global Technology, the leader in the revolutionary technology, Solid Expandable Tubular SET, continues to refine its systems and broaden the application spectrum. With a four-year EnventureÆs latest application of SET Technology, the SlimWell Process consists of two or more solid expandable casing strings planned in a single well. This...
The paper declares that Enventure Global Technology offers a Solid Expandable Tubular SET Solution for a window exit. Enventure's Openhole Liner OHL System can be installed and expanded through a qualified window giving operators yet another casing option. Whether for a new drill or a reentry, this application typifies the...
The paper elaborates on how expandable casing was once considered only for offshore, high-profile, or very special well conditions. However, with the growth of the technology and experience, expandable casing jobs are becoming routine for use in wells both onshore and offshore. Expandable casing is a combination of technologies, including...
The paper mentions that today, a number of novel approaches to classic problems are changing the face of drilling technology. These inventive solutions might advance no further than finely honed niche applications, or they could spawn industry-wide technical revolutions. Their success depends on the benefits they can deliver. More than...
More than ever, oil and gas operators are narrowly focused on cost issues, relentlessly seeking to drill more hole for less money. Another consideration is safety - drilling has always been a hazardous line of work, and companies continually strive to improve their ability to protect people. Environmental protection is...
The paper refers to that Enventure Global Technology's Cased-Hole Liner CHL System that offers cost-saving, high-technology solutions for many cased-hole challenges. The ability to expand casing downhole enables operators to repair existing damaged or worn casing for deeper drilling or for contingency applications. The system offers operators more economical work-over...
Enventure Global Technology's Openhole Liner OHL System provides effective, cost-saving solutions for many planned and contingency openhole operations. The paper states that, OHL can give the operators the extra string of casing that can make the difference between success and failure, profit and loss, in deepwater drilling operations. Increased casing...
This article briefly describes the technical concepts on which Solid Expandable Tubulars SET are based and gives an overview of their applications. The paper then focuses on two recent field installations in which cased-hole liners were used to help increase well productivity. Even with rapidly evolving technology, important issues that...
The paper declares that expandable tubular technology is quickly gaining industry recognition as a breakthrough that is allowing operators to drill deeper while decreasing well construction costs and increasing production rates. Currently, only the top quarter of the earth's crust has been explored, but new technology will soon allow the...
The paper states that even with rapidly evolving technology, important issues that continue to challenge the oil and gas industry include conservation of hole size, hydraulic isolation of selected zones, maximization of well life, and economic feasibility. Addressing these issues with conventional tubular technology became more difficult, especially in deep-drilling...
The paper points out that in December 1998, a new company was formed to develop and commercialize Solid Expandable Tubular SET technology, a new industry standard destined to change oil and gas exploration and production forever. That company is Enventure Global Technology, a joint venture between two leaders in oilfield...
The paper explains that expandable solid tubulars represent one of the most promising and rapidly advancing technologies in today's battle to remove the remaining barriers to deepwater and ultra-deepwater development. Several companies are hot on a trail once considered the exclusive preserve of science fiction writers. While it seems fantastic,...
The paper points out that three long standing issues that affect virtually every well have continued to become more important: conservation of hole size, hydraulic isolation of selected zones and maximization of well life. All of these issues involve one of the industry's most fundamental technologies wellbore tubulars. Until recently,...
