Get assured bidirectional zonal isolation, without the need for an expensive intervention, with the X-AFV recloseable annular flow valve from Baker Hughes.

When deployed in the upper interval of your multizone completion, the X-AFV isolates a concentric flow path created between the isolation string inside the screen and blank pipe assembly. You get positive zonal isolation after stimulation treatments have been completed and fluid loss control during production installation—without pressure sensitivity that could prematurely open or close the valve.

Reliably deploy and activate—without premature opening

The X-AFV is hydraulically actuated by creating a preset inner diameter (ID)-to-outside diameter (OD) differential across the actuating piston. This recloseable valve actuation method you operate multiple fluid loss control valves in the same pressure cycle. And because actuation is interventionless, you can reduce both your operational risk and project costs. The valve includes a balancing feature that prevents treating pressure from prematurely shearing and shifting the actuating piston until the production seals are landed. Formation pressure has no effect on valve actuation.

Unlike a conventional annular flow valve (AFV), the X-AFV can be reclosed to isolate the production zone after production is initiated—and you can mechanically reopen and reclose the valve an unlimited number of times. The valve provides unrestricted flow paths when open to maximize your production rates.

The X-AFV is ideal for use in deepwater intelligent completions where mechanical access is not possible, deviated wellbores, completion designs with limited tubing inside diameter (ID) access, and multizone completions.

Contact us to learn how the X-AFV recloseable annular flow valve can deliver reliable, bi-directional isolation in your upper completions.

SLCM™ series isolation valves from Baker Hughes are high-performance, nonelastomeric valves that give you reliable communication and flow control between your tubing and annulus.

These proven devices allow for versatility during installation of a gravel-packed completion while providing a reliable inflow device during selective production once the completion is installed. The SLCM’s small outside diameter allows it to be placed into gravel pack screens without any modifications.

SLCM valve options include the SLCMD for downward opening and SLCMU for upward opening. Each valve features either a long- and short-slot profile insert to allow you to independently operate multiple SLCMs and control production from multiple zones.

Ensure reliable, robust operation any time

The valves may be opened and closed an unlimited number of times, giving you an economical circulation and selective-zone production option for the life of the well. The valves may be shifted open or closed using a variety of standard wireline methods and tools. Should the SLCM valve be installed in a highly deviated or horizontal completion where standard wireline methods are not possible, it can be shifted open or closed with coiled tubing or a range of shifting tools.

The SLCM series isolation valves are designed with standard features, including BX™ nipple profile, RTS–8™ and BST-8 box x pin end connections, 10,000 psi (689 bar) burst and collapse rating, and a nominal pressure opening differential of 1,500 psi (103 bar).

And to ensure compatibility with your completion fluids and drilling muds, the valves are available in different standard material configurations for standard service. For corrosive service (NACE), the valve is available in 17-4 PH stainless steel.

Contact us to learn how SLCMD and SLCMU isolation valves can optimize your zonal isolation and production from multiple zones.

The Secure Inner Flow Valve (IFV) from Baker Hughes gives you reliable, robust isolation between multiple production zones while stimulating your upper zones. Placed in the lowest zone of your stacked completions, the Secure IFV uses a concentric flow path to allow production fluid from the lower zone to produce up the radial annulus between the screen and the concentric pipe and into the tubing.

Ensure efficient installation and reliable operation

The Secure IFV is installed above the blank screen joint, with its seal assembly stabbed into the sealbore below your last screen joint. The valve will remain closed during your lower and upper zone completions—ensuring isolation and improving the efficiency of your operations.

Once you’re ready to open the valve, the upper zone concentric string seal assembly is stabbed into the lower concentric valve. Tubing pressure is applied from surface to shear the Secure IFV’s screws at a predetermined shear value. This activates a metering device, which cycles for approximately 15 minutes with inhibited water before the valve shifts open. The metering process begins at the same time that pressure from the surface is bled off, providing further efficiency gains to bring the lower zones into production.

Contact us to learn how the Secure IFV can help optimize your completion operations.

Get assured fluid loss control in your multizone completions with the SAF-1 Hydraulic Selectaflow™ valve from Baker Hughes.

A reservoir isolation device in the downhole sand control assembly, the SAF-1 Selectaflow valve is typically installed in the top zone of a multi-zone completion. The valve, in conjunction with concentric isolation tubing, provides complete loss control during installation of your upper completion.

The valve is remotely actuated by applying hydraulic pressure to the production tubing, which initiates production from the isolated zone. In a dual-string completion, actuation pressure is applied through either the long string or the short string. As a backup actuation option, the SAF-1 Selectaflow valve may also be mechanically opened with a standard B-type shifting tool.

The SAF-1 Selectaflow valve gives you assured flow by remaining permanently locked open and incorporating optimized flow areas. The valve is available with a 13 ksi collapse rating, making it ideal for frac pack applications. And because it is available with a bonded main seal, you’re assured reliable performance in extreme downhole environments.

Contact us to learn how the SAF-1 Selectaflow valve can control fluid losses in your multizone completions.

Get an assured, economical hanger solution for your medium-to-long liner lengths and high-angle wells with the BAKERLINETM hanger packer from Baker Hughes.

A non-welded slip-and-cone-style hydraulic hanger, the BAKERLINE hanger packer is designed to reliably withstand harsh downhole conditions that often cause corrosion issues.

With its convex-concave slip-and-cone geometry, the hanger reduces flexing and stress concentrations in the cone pads and slips. This unique geometry also ensures effective slip and cone contact in all host casing IDs within range, while providing a large distributed slip contact area that reduces stress in your supporting casing.

And because the BAKERLINE hanger packer is activated with applied hydraulic pressure, you save time and money by avoiding pipe manipulation and mechanical actuation to set.

This hanger packer also offers cylinder seals that have been API 11D1 V3 qualified to 10,000 psi (689.5 bar) for a temperature range of 82-300°F (27.8-148.9°C).

Built on decades of run history and field expertise, the BAKERLINE liner hanger packer has undergone the most stringent qualification and validation testing to ensure reliable operations in your wells.

Contact us to learn how the BAKERLINE liner hanger packer can reduce the costs and risks of your well construction.

Get assured single-run window milling with reduced window drag, reduced vibration, and increased ROP for faster window milling and higher quality windows with the xSight analytics service for casing exits from Baker Hughes. xSight leverages well data analytics and an enabling cloud-based software application to add value through improved operational efficiency and consistent service delivery.

Casing exit operations provide a way to access a reservoir zone from an existing wellbore. However, milling a clean casing window in a single trip is not efficiently and consistently achieved. In more complex offshore wells, the failure rate could be as high as 20 percent, due to additional trips caused by failure of downhole equipment or suboptimal window quality that requires additional window polishing. Non-optimal milling parameters could lead to excessive vibration and other downhole milling dysfunctions –reducing milling efficiency, and in the worst cases, causing downhole tool failures.

The xSight service collects well data pre-job to conduct risk assessments and provide recommended milling parameters based on data analytics models, which have been trained from historical data sets and validated by performance improvement in the field. Data sets from historical jobs are used to develop predictive and prescriptive models. In this manner, well details, BHA details, downhole data, and surface data provide a holistic perspective on your casing exit operation. Accurate downhole measurements eliminate uncertainty and provide reliable input data for analytics modeling.

During operations, advanced analytics are used with real-time downhole measurements to enable data-driven decision making. Prescriptive analytics, coupled with real-time downhole measurements, ensure the best operating envelope while enforcing accurate control, combined with a corrective action roadmap during milling. This approach helps you optimize rotational speed (RPM), weight on bit (WOB) control, torque-on-bit (TOB), vibration, ROP, and window quality.

After the job, data is collected from the rig and downhole tools to enable post job analytics. This includes key performance indicators (KPIs) and data visualizations to describe job performance and to provide future recommendations, enabling real-time optimization and continuous improvement.

Contact us to learn how the xSight service can help you assess your next well to achieve clean casing windows in single trips, every time.

Baker Hughes spooling services give you assured solutions for deploying downhole instrumentation and monitoring systems—with low risk and high reliability. Work with our spooling specialists to efficiently deploy your permanent downhole gauges and lift and injection pumps—in less time and at lower cost.

Over the course of the last five decades, we have installed more than 10,000 permanent monitoring gauges and typically install between 600 and 800 permanent gauges per year. You can rely on our application expertise to reliably deploy your downhole monitoring tools—safely, securely, and cost effectively—and ensure access to real-time, continuous downhole information for the life of your asset.

Our market-leading position in monitoring systems is aided by our ongoing advancements in spooling and deployment services and equipment.

• Efficiently deploy and retrieve monitoring control lines and tubing encapsulated conductors (TECs) with our spooler units. The units are air operated by rig supply, which allow you to adjust tension on the cable via an air regulator while running in hole for ease of installation. You can monitor the spool, continuously and in real time, by deploying a slip ring that connects to surface equipment located in a safe area.
• Ensure uniform and simultaneous deployment of your TEC and hydraulic control line with our sheave wheels. The sheave is designed for safety, with guide pins that prevent cable from being ejected from the sheave if slack develops in the line during deployment or retrieval. And to make the most of a single hanging point, a spreader beam can be installed to facilitate installation of up to four sheaves in the derrick.
• Deploy a wide range of pumping equipment, depending on your downhole needs. From NAS units to chemical injection pumps to HPU pumps, we provide pumping solutions that optimize your production rates and ensure downhole asset integrity for the long term.
• Protect your lines from damage caused by the well completion process and the dynamic motion of production tubing in the well bore with our clamping tools. Available in hydraulic, pneumatic, and manual actuation options, our clamps are designed to run 25,000 m with no evident wear on fasteners or structural weakening and can support a line weight of 200 kg without slippage.
• Reliably test necessary components and seals during the installation process with our pressure test kits. The kits include pressure transducers, pressure test fittings, an integral hydraulic pump, and chart recorders. You can quickly and accurately test a range of equipment, including the permanent monitoring gauge-to-gauge carrier, gauge cable head, cable splice and wellhead outlet, subsurface safety valve, and chemical or hydraulic control line fittings.
• Ensure the successful deployment of your well monitoring systems and cables with our range of installation and meter tool kits. Our kits include hand tools, safety equipment, torque wrenches, multimeters, power supply, fittings, splicers, and deck cables and connectors—everything you need to efficiently deploy and install your fiber optics systems, SureSENS quartz-based pressure/temperature gauge, SureVIEW fiber optic wellhead outlet, and other downhole monitoring accessories.
• Protect your equipment and personnel from harsh environmental conditions with our full range of field containers. Our lab cabins and trailers let your field crews monitor downhole pressure and temperature in a safe, climate-controlled area. And our job boxes, baskets, and protector boxes keep your equipment safe and contaminant-free to ensure optimal, reliable operation when you need it.

Our full range of services are available for rental at competitive rates. We regularly maintain our equipment to ensure you get the safest, most efficient, and reliable spooling operations in your wells—allowing you to get back into production quickly.

Contact us to learn how our spooling services can help optimize your downhole equipment installations.