ABERDEEN head-quartered services company Tendeka and diagnostic specialists TGT have agreed a partnership to mitigate the costly consequences of sand control failure in wells.
The remedial sand control collaboration known as ‘Find Fix Confirm’, will see TGT’s Sand Flow product used to accurately identify the locations of sand ingress within the wellbore.
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Tendeka’s Filtrex thru-tubing sand control system will then be used to repair the damage.
In mature basins, sand issues can account for up to 10% of all shut-in wells either due to failure of the existing downhole sand control or onset of sand production due to pressure depletion and/or water production.
Launched in 2019, Filtrex can perform sand cleanout and chemical treatments during live well deployment.
TGT’s Sand Flow product precisely locates sand entry to the wellbore and provides a qualitative sand count, clearly identifying problem zones, even in turbulent flow conditions.
Paul Lynch, Tendeka advanced completions director, said: “The management and control of sand production is an inherent problem in the oil and gas industry.
“We believe this is the first time a specialised, integrated tool can fully understand and fix sand production issues, to ultimately maintain asset integrity and extend the product life of the asset.
“We are already seeing significant interest from operators around the world.”
Ken Feather, TGT chief marketing officer, said: “Proper diagnosis is the critical first step to any kind of well remediation planning and execution. But determining the precise location and extent of sand ingress downhole has challenged the industry for decades, as previous attempts were unable to reliably distinguish between sand and fluid flow.
“Overall, Find Fix Confirm enables better use of resources and more reliable sand control outcomes.”
