High Pressure, High Temperature

Challenges in high-pressure oil, high-temperature gas

Attractive new prospects like deepwater high-pressure wells in the Gulf of Mexico, the commercial viability of previously uneconomic gas plays, and the increasing use of thermal recovery techniques has dramatically increased the requirement for HPHT technology.

New reserves often mean hostile conditions

Finding and producing new hydrocarbon reserves involves contending with increasingly harsh downhole conditions. Designing and operating equipment that can withstand these hostile environments is difficult but the real challenge is to deliver high-quality measurements reliably.

Rigorous HPHT qualifications for real-world performance

ThermaFRAC shear-tolerant fracturing fluid improves proppant transport, resulting in 500% production increase for Pakistan operator.