HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 2009--
Today, Halliburton (NYSE:HAL) announced the recent deployment of its new
Hostile Sequential Formation Tester II (HSFT-II™) tool. This latest
formation evaluation tool allows operators to evaluate formations at
increased pressures and temperatures, up to 30,000 pounds per square
inch (psi) and 450°F, respectively, and in boreholes as small as four
inches. No other commercially available formation testing tool is rated
for such operating conditions.
In June 2009, Halliburton evaluated Shell’s Rashda A1 well in Libya with
its industry-leading high-pressure/high-temperature (HPHT) wireline
logging suite and the newly introduced HSFT-II tool to acquire downhole
formation pressures, at temperatures reaching 420°F, a first for Shell,
and pressures of about 20,000 psi.
Normally, in these hostile conditions, drilling would have been “blind,”
and the low-risk option would have been to set an intermediate liner to
prevent formation damage, at considerable cost with associated
nonproductive time. With the new HSFT-II tool, five pressure points were
successfully acquired, which revealed that the drilling operation could
continue with minimal risk of a blowout, saving time and money.
As operators continue to expand their operations into increasingly
challenging downhole environments, Halliburton is keeping pace with
their evolving demands by providing the technologies and expertise to
help them optimize their assets while reducing nonproductive time, costs
and risks.
“This capability is clearly demonstrated on the
high-pressure/high-temperature job successfully completed in Libya for
Shell,” said Jonathan Lewis, vice president of Wireline and Perforating,
a Halliburton product service line. “The Rashda A1 pressure data was
successfully collected at the highest temperatures ever attempted by
Halliburton and provided the customer with very valuable information in
the most difficult of downhole conditions.”
About Halliburton
Founded in 1919, Halliburton is one of the world’s largest providers of
products and services to the energy industry. With more than 50,000
employees in approximately 70 countries, the company serves the upstream
oil and gas industry throughout the life cycle of the reservoir – from
locating hydrocarbons and managing geological data, to drilling and
formation evaluation, well construction and completion, and optimizing
production through the life of the field. Visit the company’s Web site
at www.halliburton.com.
Source: Halliburton
Halliburton
Public Relations
Brad Baethe, +1-281-575-3197
brad.baethe@halliburton.com
