December 26, 2024

Complete Package: How to Ensure Long and Efficient Well Operation

The widespread use of new extraction technologies both on land and offshore has led to an increased demand for well completion equipment. These are turnkey well construction technologies that are carried out after drilling before the well is put into operation. Today, this is a highly promising market in which Novomet has been actively operating since 2018.

The company offers a new vision for the development of completion technologies. This is a unique integrated approach, the end result of which is a well designed and constructed according to the client’s project for long-term and maximum output. This method fully reflects the trend in the oil and gas industries towards the integration of completion and production technologies. For the company, this is a significant challenge in its effort to help clients extract more hydrocarbons from new and existing wells.

“Downhole equipment is divided into two types: upper completion, which is located in the casing, and lower completion, which is installed in the open borehole,” explains Dmitry Gorbunov, head of the design bureau for packer systems at Novomet. “What unites them is an important factor – this equipment is designed for the construction and subsequent operation of wells over long periods – 10, 20, 50 years or more, which means it must be highly reliable. Novomet's vast experience and capabilities allow us to provide a complete package with all the necessary solutions for long-lasting and efficient well operation.”

Novomet has developed a range of over 50 product names for various purposes for different types of wells - standard, large diameter, single-string, and multi-string. We also offer only reliable equipment from trusted suppliers and our own production at competitive prices and within optimal timeframes. A complete quality control check is performed on each product before shipment.

Upper completion includes systems for mechanized extraction, downhole safety, and surface operations. Lower completion equipment is typically not retrieved, and its correct selection determines the lifespan of the well. These include inflow control systems and sand management systems, multi-stage hydraulic fracturing systems, as well as technologies for repair work during emergency situations (water influx, gas influx, various complications during operation), and fishing operations.

In particular, these include both complex and simple completion solutions, among which are packers, shut-off valves, sliding sleeves, landing nipples, tailpipe suspensions, filters, and much more. Novomet holds several patents for developments in well completion equipment, as well as the necessary technological equipment and research base for developing new products.

The company has a wide network of service centers and assembly shops, ensuring short delivery times and highly reliable support during operation. Experience in participating in complex integrated offshore projects allows us to meet high reliability requirements for equipment performance and service levels.

All of this makes Novomet a specialized company in well completion, supplying a complete set of equipment necessary for both lower and upper completion systems, including offshore, where downhole equipment is an essential component.