Oilfield Service Briefs
NCS Energy sets completion records in Bakken
NCS Energy Services has set two new completion records for its proprietary Multistage Unlimited coiled-tubing completion technology. The wells were completed for an independent operator in McKenzie County, ND. The first well, in the Middle Bakken formation, was completed with 94 stages and was flowing 7,120 boe/d on October 10, 2014.
When the well was completed, it established a world record for number of stages in a single well. Soon after, an offset well in the Upper Three Forks formation was completed with 104 stages. This well was flowing 7,824 boe/d on October 11, 2014. This was a hybrid completion comprising 97 NCS GripShift cemented casing sleeves, with seven NCS BallShift cemented ball-drop sleeves in the lower section of the well. In both wells, all stages were successfully fractured.
OFS Energy Fund partners with Pro Oilfield
OFS Energy Fund has invested in Pro Oilfield Services LLC, which included the legal merger of Maxx Oilfield Services (an affiliate company) into Pro concurrent with closing. Pro was founded in 2011 by Darrell Brewer, an oilfield services industry veteran. Brewer will continue as CEO. Pro's current service offerings include wireline, wireline lubricators, surface drilling, solids control, mixing plants/chemicals, and torque and test services. Proceeds from OFS's investment will fund the continued growth of the company's existing business lines, as well as the company's expansion into frac stack rental and related flow control services. Pro is headquartered in Houston, TX with field offices in Beeville and Midland, TX, Shreveport, LA, and New Castle, PA. The company is currently active in the Marcellus , Utica, Haynesville, the Permian Basin, and the Eagle Ford.
Precision Frac, Karmic Energy launch digital tank monitoring
Precision Frac and Karmic Energy have introduced a new digital frac water tank measurement and monitoring system. Karmic Energy Automated Tank Measurement & Monitoring System, is a solar-powered, satellite-linked, wireless water tank monitoring system. The Karmic Energy solution is designed for quick set-up and autonomous operations requiring little to no intervention. At the core of the each worksite is a solar-power and satellite-connected mobile transmission station that houses computer servers and communications systems in a SUV-towable, crane-liftable trailer built to withstand widely fluctuating temperatures and wind speeds up to 100 mph. Tank measurements from each sensor are uploaded via satellite to the cloud-based Karmic Energy app.
Fortis updates rig fleet
Fortis Energy Services has taken delivery of two 550 series workover rigs, specifically designed for their work in the Bakken, Utica, and Marcellus. One rig is dedicated to the Northeastern region. The second rig was delivered to the Rocky Mountain region, to service companies in the Williston basin. Fortis selected Hubbard Enterprises as their rig manufacturer.
HB Rentals opens new location in Mexico
HB Rentals, a Superior Energy Services company, has opened a new service location in Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico. The location supports HB's full range of service offerings that include accommodation modules and operating essentials. HB Rentals has been active in Mexico's offshore rentals market for 15 years.
InterMoor completes Red Hawk decommissioning
InterMoor, an Acteon company, has completed its contract supporting the decommissioning of Anadarko Petroleum's Red Hawk spar in the Gulf of Mexico. The Red Hawk spar is the deepest floating production platform to date to be decommissioned in the Gulf of Mexico.
It is also the first spar decommissioned in the "Rigs-to-Reefs" program, which required the spar to be laid down on its side on the seafloor. Work was split between the original spar site at Garden Banks, block 876, in the Gulf of Mexico, at a depth of 5,200 ft., and the reefing site at Eugene Island, block 384, at a depth of 430 ft.