Mechanical pipe cutter saved two days rig time for Vietnam operator

Overview

Challenges
                  Stuck completion string
Cut needed quickly to avoid delay costs

                 

Results
                  MPC made successful cut on first attempt in less than one hour
Two days of rig time saved
No explosives resulted in a safer, cleaner job

                 

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Case study details

An operator in Vietnam was performing a workover on an offshore well. The company was unable to retrieve the old completion string in the well and contacted Baker Hughes to cut the stuck 4-1⁄2 in. tubing string in order to proceed with the job.

Ninety minutes after the call, the Baker Hughes wireline crew loaded its Mechanical Pipe Cutter^TM(MPCTM) tool onto a helicopter and took off for the rig. The MPC is fully transportable by helicopter because it is compact, light-weight, and operates without using any hazardous materials such as explosives.

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