HOUSTON, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/
-- Weatherford International plc (OTC Pink: WFTLF)
announced it successfully and remotely used a restricted crew to
install a 16-inch liner hanger on an offshore platform in Sakhalin
Island, Russia during the COVID-19
lockdown. Remote training and monitoring procedures enabled the
successful installation of the liner hanger system, cementing
products and tubular running services.
The operator objectives were clear: First, install and cement a
16-inch liner and hanger at an offshore platform that was locked
down as a precaution to protect against COVID-19 viral exposure.
Second, provide remote guidance and technical support to ensure a
trouble-free liner installation. The lockdown restricted the number
of personnel aboard the platform to reduce potential contamination
risks.
"The Weatherford liner team
developed remote training and monitoring procedures to enable
successful installation and testing of a 16-inch liner using a
restricted crew that reported zero equipment malfunctions," said
Fayaz Kamalov, Vice President,
Russia, Weatherford. "Weatherford met all service quality and HSE
standards in absolute accordance with the operator's
expectations."
The Weatherford team provided
remote guidance to ensure a trouble-free outcome for each step,
including equipment rig-up, liner running, hanger installation,
cementing, packer setting, pressure testing, and rig-down. The
liner team prepared schematics and training videos on equipment
preparation and installation for the operator to share with
platform workers. As their next step, the liner team set up an
office at the Weatherford Sakhalin base to provide remote, 24-hour
support for the installation. They also monitored and assisted the
equipment preparation and loadout before transporting it to the
platform.
To assure the job went smoothly, the liner team held online
conferences before each major step, from rig-up to installation,
cementing and rig-down. The liner team also reviewed photos and
remotely monitored equipment-preparation videos sent by the
operator representative to confirm that procedures were conducted
properly. From their shore base, the liner team guided the platform
crew through each process to successfully set, cement and
pressure-test the liner.
About Weatherford
Weatherford is the leading
wellbore and production solutions company. Operating in more than
80 countries, the Company answers the challenges of the energy
industry with its global talent network of approximately 20,000
team members and 600 locations, which include service, research and
development, training, and manufacturing facilities. Visit
https://www.weatherford.com/ for more information or connect
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