Neptune commissions cooling system for HT North Sea Seagull wells

Offshore staff

ABERDEEN, UK – Neptune Energy has contracted OSSO to deploy its high-volume mud cooler and AutoCUL technology for the current Seagull development drilling campaign in the UK central North Sea.

The technology will allow Neptune to manage the field’s high bottomhole temperatures of up to 330°F (165.5°C), which might ordinarily reduce the lifespan and accuracy of downhole drilling and logging tools.

Through cooling the drilling fluid, the operator can avoid delays and lessen the number of trips out of hole which add time and costs to operations.

Using AutoCUL Neptune should be able to actively manage the mud cooler use and downhole temperature to preserve tool life as the technology is designed to maintain a consistent mud temperature.

This is said to prevent any risk of overcooling the mud system, eliminating the potential for thermal fracturing in the well.

OSSO recently developed an enhanced version of its technology to allow for continuous remote real-time data monitoring and auto adjustment directly from the drill floor, offering greater control.

All equipment being installed on the rig for this campaign is due to be in operation for 500 days.

Seagull development is in license P1622, block 22/29C, 17 km (11 mi) south of the (host) bp-operated ETAP Central Processing Facility.

03/19/2021