Wellbore Integrity

Restoration Services

New Life for Mature Wells

Optimize and extend recovery with cost-effective,
integrated services for permanent casing repair
and a full range of isolation applications.
Fix it permanently
with Weatherford casing repair and isolation.

Extend your field recovery with our life-of-well repairs

We can provide you with all the engineering expertise and technology that you need to successfully develop your
recoverable reserves with greater well-performance gains and operating-cost reductions.

Why Weatherford? Cased-hole,

mature-field challenges
Industry-leading technology
Our services are designed to
We have a full suite of technologies that reliably, quickly, and safely restore
remediate your cased-hole
your wellbore integrity, minimize your lifting costs, and maximize your
issues, whatever the application.
reservoir output.
• Corroded or eroded casing
Efficient, full-service capabilities • Water shutoff
By providing you with a single source, Weatherford increases efficiency. • Zonal isolation
You’ll get one company that can design and coordinate your entire remediation • Perforation isolation
operation. For optimal results, we collaborate with you to develop a plan, select • Split or parted casing
the best technology for the job, and coordinate installation at the job site. • Worn casing
• Collar leaks
Reduced operating costs
• Buckled or deformed casing
Through our solid-expandable technology, we can help you make long-term
• Thief-zone elimination
casing repairs that are more cost efficient than short-term, squeeze-cementing
• Lateral and sidetrack isolation
jobs. Weatherford’s MetalSkin® cased-hole liner system or HOMCO® internal
casing patch provides a permanent fix that lowers cumulative well operating costs. • Well deepening
• Refracturing
Solid results from around the world
USA (North Dakota) Europe
Casing Repair and Isolation Services Fix Leaky MetalSkin Liner Restores Production in Offshore
150-ft Section Well with Severely Corroded Liner
Weatherford provided the single-source solution— Weatherford ran and expanded a 2,967-ft (904-m),
including fishing, wireline, and tubular running 7 5/8-in. × 9 5/8-in. MetalSkin liner. The liner system
services. Our MetalSkin® liner repaired a 150-ft (46-m) reduced operating expenses by 50 percent and
casing section, bringing the well to full quality and rig time by 28 days, compared to a slot-recovery
health, safety, and environmental (HSE) integrity alternative. The flexible system enabled the client
standards in less than 2 weeks. to run additional liner after discovering casing leaks
deeper in the well.

Colombia Malaysia
MetalSkin Liner Seals Off MetalSkin Liner Restores
Water-Producing Zone in Casing Integrity, Saves Offshore
Less Than 24 Hours Well from Abandonment
Weatherford services maximized production and After unsuccessful cement squeeze
reduced downtime significantly with the MetalSkin attempts, Weatherford installed a
liner, which was installed faster than a scab liner. 7 5/8-in. × 9 5/8-in. MetalSkin liner and
then ran an IPP® inflatable production
packer below it. The liner re-established
the integrity of the 9 5/8-in. parent casing,
Congo
enabling the operator to recomplete the
Weatherford Services Eliminate Produced Water well as a water-alternating-gas injector.
from Corroded Interval in Shallow, Offshore Well
Weatherford fishing and rental, wireline, and tubular Iraq
running services, and our H2S-resistant MetalSkin MetalSkin Liners, CLEARMAX™ Cleaning Services
liner system covered a corroded interval and brought Remediate Casing, Maintain Maximum ID in 29 Hours
the well to full HSE integrity with no drillout needed.
Weatherford ran our MAX-Blade™ casing scraper and
Designed around platform limitations, a specialized
MAX-Brush™ assembly to 3,494 ft (1,065 m), preparing the
jack system eliminated the workover-rig requirement
casing interior for two 7 5/8- × 9 5/8-in. MetalSkin liners.
during liner installation.
The liners provided one-trip installation with no additional
drillout, hydraulically isolated the perforated intervals, and
maximized the pass-through diameter.
Find it
Cased-hole logging services
Take advantage of advanced technologies that help pinpoint casing problems, water-
production sources, wellbore obstructions, and bypassed production opportunities.
The UltraView™ tool simultaneously delivers 360° ultrasonic cement and casing
inspections in real time. The CalView™ multi-sensor caliper captures high-resolution
samples at 10 times the industry standard, and the FluxView™ tool reveals internal
and external casing damage using 360° magnetic-flux, sensor-array technology.
These three tools are part of our SecureView suite of casing evaluation tools.
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Threats To
Casing Integrity
yyWear
yyDeformation
yyThickness
yyDefects (internal
and external)
yyPressure

UltraView technology revealed the casing defects (left)

in the actual pipe (right) that was pulled from the well
Wellbore Integrity
Minimize costs and

Prepare it
Wellbore preparation services MAX-Blade™
Casing Scraper
Our wellbore preparation services use fast, effective, thorough
methods that prepare your well for remediation. Our fishing services
include the industry’s most comprehensive line of fishing, milling
and pulling tools to get the job done right the first time, while
CLEARMAX™ wellbore cleaning services can remove unwanted
debris and prepare your well for the liner with chemical, mechanical
and hydraulic technologies.

MAX-Brush™ Tool

Benefits Permanent casing repairs and water shutoff Quick, cost-efficient, reliable technology Reduced
Restoration Services
maximize recovery

Fix it
Solid-expandable liners
Weatherford solid-expandable liners provide
a permanent fix that restores wellbore
integrity. In addition, this technology saves
you money in the long run, while giving you an
extra margin of safety and security.
Our MetalSkin® cased-hole liners isolate
damaged casing and seal off unwanted
perforations and formation fluids. With
single-trip installation and no drillout
required, both rig and nonproductive time
are significantly reduced. In many cases,
liners can be installed in one day, enabling
you to test immediately and get the well
back on production.

No Drillout
Required

rig time Well-performance gains and maximized production Flexibility, agility Industry-leading services
Complete it
Cased-hole completion services
Cased-hole completion services offer a full suite
of technologies—including the latest in packers,
flow controls, and subsurface-safety and control
valves. Coupling the right technology with in-house
engineering expertise enables us to effectively and
efficiently complete virtually any well.

New Life for

Mature Wells

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Wellbore Integrity Restoration Services

New Life for Mature Wells

Weatherford casing repair and isolation services give new life to

mature wells. To learn how our single-source services and solid-
expandable technology can help you permanently repair casing and
shut off water to maximize production and extend recovery, contact
an authorized representative at [email protected],
or visit weatherford.com/integrity.

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