Expro deploys heaviest casing string to date in ‘Gulf of America’

Expro says that it has achieved a world record by deploying the heaviest casing string to date, using its Blackhawk Gen III Wireless Top Drive Cement Head with SKYHOOK technology.

Expro says that the record was achieved on “a significant project in the Gulf of America for a super major.”

The operation, conducted aboard the Transocean Deepwater Titan – an eighth-generation ultra-deepwater drillship – is said to have set a new benchmark in deepwater well construction. With a maximum hook load of 2.849 million pounds, Expro says that the casing deployment exceeded all prior offshore records.

Expro says that the Gen III cement head with SKYHOOK technology now stands as the only three million pound combined rated cementing system in the industry, designed to deliver safety, efficiency, and reliability in the most extreme offshore environments.

Expro also commented that “the operator’s project stands among the world’s most technically demanding well construction campaigns. Facing casing high tensile hook loads resulting from deep casing set points, the operation demanded a cementing solution engineered for extreme conditions."

Expro says that it leveraged its engineering expertise to deliver a bespoke, high-capacity cement head purpose-built for the operator’s campaign.

“This deployment marks a step-change in offshore cementing, setting a new standard for ultra deep high-pressure targets,” said Jeremy Angelle, VP of Well Construction of Expro.

“We are extremely proud to have supported this operator in achieving this critical milestone with a robust, high-performance cement head that delivered safely and reliably under record-setting loads.”