AlMansoori, Rodgers agree on workover rig representation
March 17, 2010
Oilfield services provider AlMansoori Petroleum Services (MPS) has signed a joint venture agreement with US-based Rodgers Technology. This will lead to the introduction of the latter’s hydraulic workover `Versa-Rig’ to fields in the eastern hemisphere, through the newly formed AlMansoori Hydraulic Workover Services division.
Offshore staff
ABU DHABI -- Oilfield services provider AlMansoori Petroleum Services has signed a joint venture agreement with US-based Rodgers Technology.to introduce the latter’s hydraulic workover Versa-Rig to the eastern hemisphere, through the newly formed AlMansoori Hydraulic Workover Services division.
The rig can be used for workover services ranging from under-balanced and directional drilling to live well intervention, completion and well control services, and ESP pump replacements, according to Rodgers. It is designed for use on multi-well pads with mobile capacity, offshore and onshore, and is deployable at subsurface depths of up to 25,000 ft (7,620 m).
Versa-Rig has multiple lift capacities ranging from 170,000-450,000 lb (77,111-204,116 kg), set to be increased to 750,000 pull by 2011. It is a self-supporting structure which removes the load from the casing head and requires no guidelines to rig-up.
Unlike traditional snubbing units, it can be rigged-up and operated close to a drilling rig. Its total weight rests off the casing and on the substructure: to reduce the likelihood of casing failure.
According to Nabil Alalawi, CEO of AlMansoori, “Versa-Rig will revolutionize how workovers are carried out. Alternative methods, such as snubbing, have been on the market for decades but the risk of well collapse associated with this has always been an issue. The new rig ensures that the maximum reserves are extracted from the well in the safest and most efficient manner, without damaging the well."
Troy Rodgers said: “We have proven the benefits of Versa-Rig in our home market and we are now ready to extend the technology uptake to key growth areas such as the Middle East.”
