Weatherford recognized for drilling and completion technologies

April 1, 2018
Weatherford International plc has won two 2018 OTC Asia Spotlight on New Technology Awards for the HeatWave Extreme service and the WFX0 openhole gravel-pack system.

HeatWave Extreme logging-while-drilling service acquires gamma ray, resistivity, neutron porosity and density data at temperatures up to 200°C (392°F). (Image courtesy Weatherford)

Weatherford International plc has won two 2018 OTC Asia Spotlight on New Technology Awards for the HeatWave Extreme service and the WFX0 openhole gravel-pack system.

The HeatWave Extreme service features an enhanced logging-while-drilling tool string capable of acquiring comprehensive formation evaluation data while drilling at temperatures up to 200°C (392°F). The technology has been successfully deployed in more than 75 wells, including many in the Gulf of Thailand.

The WFX0 system is the industry’s first fully integrated gravel-pack system to achieve an API/ISO V0 rating, which validates that it has been tested to the market’s highest standards with zero gas leakage. The technology enables gravel-pack completion of multiple openhole zones in a single trip.

“We are pleased to be recognized for these two game-changing technologies which offer our customers significant time and cost savings, as well as enhanced reliability, in offshore environments,” said Frederico Justus, president, Eastern Hemisphere, at Weatherford.