Precision actuation and manipulation of downhole hardware and components
Welltec® Wellgrab MOVE is the oil & gas industry’s premier solution for manipulation of downhole hardware and components, offering levels of force more commonly associated with coiled tubing setups while maintaining e-line precision and accuracy. This combination makes Wellgrab MOVE ideal in scenarios where rig-up space is limited, or if operators are simply looking to minimize time, cost, and operational footprint.
Wellgrab MOVE is designed for strength and durability, providing effortless handling of high load capacities and extreme pressure conditions, ensuring smooth, reliable operations such as shifting SSDs, reactivating downhole safety valves, and swaging.
MOVE is just one category of attachments within the Wellgrab technology platform, the entirety of which is surface-controlled, wireline-deployable, and offers
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Low side-loading tolerance exhibited by sliding sleeve doors (SSDs) was repeatedly causing slippage and disengagement from a standard shifting tool/key at ~8,000 lbs force, unless it was perfectly centralized. The situation not only threatened to turn a simple manipulation into repeat runs and increased non-productive time but carried far-reaching strategic implications: the operator had well-established plans to use the same sleeve type in multiple wells.
The first-ever deployment of Welltec® Wellgrab MOVE provided a precision actuation and manipulation solution capable of delivering radial force, bypassing the SSDs lock profile. Both SSDs were closed, as planned, via ~10,000 lbs force – later confirmed by high-resolution imaging.
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