New lithium cell ideal for MWD/LWD

Offshore staff

CLARENCE, New York -- Electrochem Commercial Power Inc. has developed a new primary lithium cell, patent-pending MR125DD, for oil and gas measurement-while-drilling (MWD) applications. The company says that the MR125DD is rated to a maximum temperature of 150°C (302°F) but operates most effectively between 75°C (167°F) and 125°C (257°F), the range that covers most of the world's actual downhole temperatures.

Electrochem says this new cell serves as an ideal power source for an array of oil and gas applications including measurement-while-drilling, logging-while-drilling, and pressure measurement.

"Electrochem's lithium cells are well known as the power source of choice for applications where the cost of failure far exceeds the cost of a battery, like oil and gas," says David Sugrue, product manager at Electrochem. "We found that the majority of our customers see downhole temperatures ranging from 75°C (167°F) to 125°C (257°F), and as such we developed a solution that optimizes capacity in this temperature range. This cell reiterates our ongoing commitment to providing the best power solutions to our customers who operate in some of the world's toughest environments."

11/28/2007