Successful Sidetrack from an 18-inch Casing in the Gulf of Mexico

Rapid Solution Enables a Successful Sidetrack from an 18-inch Casing in the Gulf of Mexico

June 4, 2020

A Rapid Solution that Enables a Successful Sidetrack from an 18-inch Casing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Wellbore Integrity Solutions (WIS) engineering, manufacturing, and operational teams successfully collaborated on deploying a TrackMaster Select* System to sidetrack from 18 in., 117 lbm/ft, P-110 casing resulting in the recovery of the 16.5 in. hole section.

Result

A successful sidetrack operation utilizing team collaboration for planning, deployment, and execution.
An urgent mobilization time-frame was met.
A 28 ft long window was milled and 15 ft of rathole drilled.
Subsequent drilling BHA and liner assemblies were deployed without issues.
A 16.5 in. hole section was recovered for the customer.

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