Marine Technology Reporter Blogs - fluid

Well Control specialists face serious challenges when dealing with extreme HPHT wells, where pressures may exceed 20,000 psi. Narrow safe operating “windows”, where drilling personnel must remain adequately informed and aware of downhole conditions to ensure early kick detection and response.In this case the wider the safe operating window is the easier it is to assure well control safety. High wellbore temperatures, where normally very high-pressure formations are also typically very hot formations. Reductions in downhole tool reliability will increase dependence on real-time modeling when evaluating and monitoring of downhole conditions.

Completion systems are the components necessary to complete a well after it is drilled and prepare it for production. There are a variety of completion options available to oil and gas operators. Cased-hole completion systems, for example, vary from relatively simple single-zone low-pressure/low-temperature (LP/LT) designs to complex high-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT) applications that are commonly found in deepwater. Cased-hole completion involves running casing or a liner down through the production zone, and cementing it in place. A good cement job is the primary barrier for effective zonal isolation and is the standard industry method to protect the wellbore from unwanted and dangerous influxes of formation fluids, solids and gases.

Brasil Supply was launched in 2002 to provide logistics services to offshore operations, technical services of oil, water and gas treatment fluids, and environmental services for the oil and gas industry. Their headquarters is located in the State of Espirito Santo, based in the cities of Anchieta and Cariacica, and they also have offices in the State of Rio de Janeiro, in cities of Rio das Ostras, Rio de Janeiro, and Duque de Caxias. Further south, they also operate in the city of Itajaí, in the State of Santa Catarina, and are developing a significant operation in the Northeast of the country, in association with other major service providers.