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Mission Statement
Our vision is to be the leading global provider of robotic well solutions
within the oil and gas industry.

To achieve our vision, we deliver superior service with proprietary high-tech-


nology equipment. We collaborate closely with oil and gas companies to de-
velop breakthrough technologies that solve challenges quickly, effectively
and with certainty - even in extreme operating conditions and technologi-
cally challenging wells.

Our mission is to deliver these core business benefits with clean technology
that advances our clients’ ongoing efforts to enhance personnel safety and
health while reducing their environmental risks, fuel consumption and car-
bon footprints.

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Preface
by Jørgen Hallundbæk

President and CEO


Allerød, September 2009

Welltec® is a solution-driven company, developing and applying proven technology to address the challenges of tomorrow’s needs.
We continue to push the boundaries of conventional oil field technology to their limits and force the only constant parameter we
know: change. Only through constant change are we capable of capturing the necessary improvements to assure a strong future for
our stakeholders: industry, customers and employees.

We motivate our work force with leadership through example. Our of oilfield applications. During this process, we deliver to our
superior level of service quality is underpinned and driven by the customers what they want, not what we think they need. Due
highest standards of ethical conduct incorporating all our policies to our culture of creative thinking and our determination to
and QHSE values in our everyday activities. move beyond the conventional, we are certain we will achieve
our goals.
Within the delivery of our services, we make a profit to assure a
continued source of funding for our ongoing research and develop- We are confident as to the future when measuring our success in
ment. By developing knowledge and competence based skills and relation to customer satisfaction, including the durability of our
taking initiatives that add value to our industry, we have assured our existing customer relationships and the recent rate of exponential
current position as the market leader in our field. growth sustained by our company. We have built our company to
last and look forward to the challenges of tomorrow.
We draw strength from our in-depth engineering and manufac­
turing knowledge, combining it with a detailed understanding

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Contents

p. 6 – 7 Welltec® at a Glance p. 24 – 25 Product Line


Gathering Logging Data While Driving Forward
p. 8 – 9 The Well Tractor® Story
p. 26 – 27 Well Tractor® Services
p. 10 – 11 The Well Tractor®
p. 28 – 29 Run in Hole Procedures
p. 12 – 13 Company History Type of Jobs

p. 14 – 15 Technological Leadership p. 30 – 31 Why Use a Wireline Well Tractor®?

p. 16 – 17 Awards p. 32 – 33 The Wireline Well Tractor®

p. 18 – 19 QHSE p. 34 – 35 Wireline Well Tractor® – Performance

p. 20 – 21 Welltec’s Team p. 36 – 39 Specifications – Well Tractor® 218


The Welltec® Employees Specifications – Well Tractor® 318
Specifications – Well Tractor® 412
p. 22 – 23 Pre-job Planning p. 40 – 41 Why Use a Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®?

p. 42 – 43 The Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®

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p. 44 – 45 Coiled Tubing Well Tractor® – Performance p. 62 – 63 The Well Cleaner®

p. 46 – 47 Run in Hole Procedures p. 64 – 65 Recent Developments


Type of Jobs p. 66 – 67 Specifications – Well Cleaner®

p. 48 – 49 Pressure Drop p. 68 – 69 Why Use a Well Miller®?


Specifications – Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®
p. 50 – 51 Mechanical Downhole Services
p. 70 – 71 The Well Miller®
p. 72 – 73 The Well Miller® NPR
p. 52 – 53 Why Use a Well Stroker®?
p. 74 – 75 The Well Miller® RCB
p. 54 – 55 The Well Stroker® Specifications – Well Miller®
p. 56 – 57 Why Use a Well Key®?
The Well Stroker® with the Well Key®
p. 76 – 77 Welltec Release Device®
Specifications – Welltec Release Device®
p. 58 – 59 Specifications – Well Stroker®
Specifications – Well Key® p. 78 – 81 Worldwide Contacts
p. 60 – 61 Why Use a Well Cleaner®?

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Welltec® at a Glance
We thrive on innovative ideas
and we are dedicated to move beyond the conventional

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The backbone of Welltec’s progressive growth has been the design, manufacturing and development of the patented Well Tractor®
- a downhole well bore intervention tool used for transporting diagnostic and maintenance equipment inside highly deviated and hori-
zontal oil and gas wells. Through years of experience, gained since the initial commercial introduction in 1996, Welltec® has identified
the need for clean, unique solutions to address the ongoing challenges of tomorrow’s intervention market.

Innovative thinking combined with professionalism and a strong focus on quality has established Welltec® as a world leader in the
develop­ment of cost-effective and value-creating solutions for vertical, horizontal and deviated wells.

Today, Welltec® is regarded as the leading provider of robotic solutions worldwide, and we have amassed an impressive operating track
record to clearly identify ourselves as the market leader.

Our only constant is change

Changing situations require innovative responses

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The Well Tractor® Story
In 1987, the first ideas for a conveyance device
 for horizontal well intervention were conceived

These original ideas led to the foundation of Welltec® in 1994. Lately, our areas of expertise have expanded from conveyance to
Throughout March 1996, the first commercial Well Tractor® field tri- also include well optimization. For instance, we have developed a
als were carried out successfully in Norway. From there on, the Well series of mechanical services to supplement our tractor services, and
Tractor® technology has changed the way operators plan and drill this series will expand to include new tools. We will continue to rev-
their wells. Our technology facilitated a step change in the tech- olutionize the well intervention technology to meet the demands
nique of deploying logging tools into horizontal and highly devi- of our clients and secure that we are constantly in a league of our
ated wells without the use of drill pipe or coiled tubing. own.

From the very beginning, Welltec® has focused on keeping the Welltec® currently has +450 employees who support the operational
time frame from development and design of an idea to the final activities. Support bases are located in Angola, Azerbaijan, Austra-
commercial application as short as possible, while still meeting the lia, Brazil, Canada, the Congo, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Malaysia,
requirements of the Welltec® QHSE Management System. Welltec® Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Russia, Saudi Arabia, U.A.E., U.K., U.S.,
has therefore established its own R&D, manufacturing, assembly, Venezuela and Vietnam. With the rapidly increasing demand for
testing and control facilities. Welltec® services, we will expand our activities with new bases in
the future.
At the well site, Welltec® carries out Well Tractor® operations with
specialized field engineers. Each tool is preconfigured in advance by
our team of experienced engineers to suit the necessary application
and other company interfaces, as required.

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Welltec’s technology

has revolutionized the oil and gas industry

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The Well Tractor®
Our Well Tractor® offers a deployment solution for all traditional wireline conveyed operations, including ballistic/perforating services,
production logging, cased and open hole logging and drill pipe recovery. The Well Tractor® can also be run on coiled tubing to extend
the reach of coiled tubing in extended reach oil and gas wells.

Wireline Well Tractor ® Services run on the wireline Well Tractor®:


Perforating, cement bond logging, production logging, plug setting and pulling, back-
off in drill pipe, gyro, caliper, tubing puncher, bailer runs, gas lift mandrel runs, shifting
sliding sleeves, opening and closing isolation valves, seismic operations, camera, open
hole logging, magnetic ranging services in SAGD wells, milling isolation valves, scale
milling, fishing, cleaning completions, pipeline inspection and other services done on a
wireline cable.

Coiled Tubing Well Tractor ® Services run on the Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®:
Perforating long intervals, setting straddles, “stiff wire” logging services, well bore clean-
outs, acidization, milling, fishing operations, plug pulling, shifting sliding sleeves and
other services done on coiled tubing.

Mechanical Downhole Services Setting and retrieving plugs, setting and retrieving gas lift mandrels, opening/closing
sliding sleeves, opening/closing isolation valves, fishing, removal of scale and sand bridg-
es, cleaning sub surface safety valves, sand clean out, milling of Barium Sulfate bridges,
­milling of downhole isolation barriers, cement plug drilling, cast iron plug milling, estab-
lishing flow paths, nipple profile milling and much more.

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D e v e l o p m e n t o f I n t e r v e n t i o n S t r a t e g y,
StatoilHydro (xStatoil), 1992 – 2008, Activity

As Well Tractor® technology replaces conventional services, it adds value to the management of well services, which is reflected in the
overall use of Well Tractor® interventions.

Snubbing/RAS Coiled Tubing WL Tractor RLWI

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Company History
1994 1999 2001 2003
Welltec and the Welltec Denmark
®
Office and service facility Office and service facility Office and service facility
office, production and service established in Bergen, Norway established in Calgary, established in Anchorage,
facilities were established Alberta, Canada Alaska & Midland, Texas,
USA

1997 2000 2002 2004

Office and service Office and service Office and service facility New Headquarters established in Denmark, that
facility established in facility established in established in Singapore & include: R&D, Manufacturing, Servicing, Operations
Aberdeen, UK Houston, Texas, USA Kuala Lumpur, Asia Pacific HQ and Training facilities. Office and service facilities
established in Fort Worth , Texas, USA.

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2005 2007 2009
Office and service facility established in Office and service facility established in Office and service facility estab-
Bonnyville, Canada - Maturín, Venezuela - Stavanger, Norway - Denver, Colorado, USA - lished in Minot, North Dakota,
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Farmington, New Mexico, USA - Conway, Arkan- USA - Balikpapan, Indonesia
Haugesund, Norway - Perth, Australia - sas, USA - Villahermosa, Mexico - Río de Janeiro,
Macaé, Brazil and Luanda, Angola Brazil - Port Harcourt, Nigeria

2006 2008

Office and service facility established in Prudhoe Office and service facilities established in
Bay & New Orleans, USA - Lagos, Nigeria - Pointe-Noire, Congo - Kakinada, India -
Labuan, Malaysia - Jakarta, Indonesia - Mumbai, India - Vung Tau, Vietnam and
Moscow, Russia and Baku, Azerbaijan Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

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Technological Leadership
1987 1996 2000 2002
First plans for the Well Tractor ®
The first wireline and Coiled The 318 Well Tractor XR
®
New associated technology
on the drawing board Tubing Well Tractors are is introduced is introduced: The Well Stroker®
introduced to the market

1994 1998 2001

First field trial with A miniaturized Well Tractor®, The 218 Well Tractor® XR
the Well Tractor® the 218 Well Tractor®, is is introduced
introduced

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2003 2004 2006 2008
New technology is introduced: New technology is introduced: The 218 Well Stroker , 312
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The 212 Coiled Tubing Well
The Well Cleaner® LE, The Well Miller® joins the Welltec® fleet. Well Cleaner® DE, 218 Well Tractor® is introduced
Well Key® & Well Brush* The 218 Coiled Tubing Key® and 212 Well Miller®
Well Tractor® XR is introduced are introduced

2003 2005 2007 2009

The 218 Well Tractor® XR DC Motor, The Welltec Release Device® The Well Miller® RCB and 218 The Well Cleaner® PST, 412 Well
which acquires downwards logging is introduced Well Cleaner® LE are introduced Tractor® and Well Miller® NPR
data while driving forwards in open are introduced
hole, is introduced
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The Well Brush is now a part of the Well Cleaner®

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Awards
1996 1998 2002
We are awarded Petroleum We win Woelfel Best Mechanical We proudly receive King
Technology Transfer Engineering Innovation Award Frederik 9th Award for
Council Award for the Well Tractor® Excellence in Export

Jørgen Hallundbæk and his wife receive


the King Frederik 9th Award for Excellence
1999 1999
in Export, presented by His Royal Highness,
We win Special Meritorious Award We receive Gazelle of the Year Prince Henrik of Denmark.
for Engineering Innovation

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2003 2006 2008
We are awarded Woelfel Best We win Entrepreneur We were awarded the ONS Innovation
Mechanical Engineering of the Year Award and OTC Spotlight on New Tech-
Innovation Award for the nology Award for the Well Miller® RCB
Well Stroker®

2005 2007 2009

We receive World Petroleum We win Woelfel Best Mechanical We achieve the OTC Spotlight on
Council Meritorious Award Engineering Innovation Award New Technology Award for the
for Technical Excellence for the Well Miller® Well Cleaner® PST

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QHSE
We l l t e c ’s Q H S E M a n a g e m e n t S y s t e m
meets the demand for modern quality
by setting the standards for achieving
t h e h i g h e s t l e v e l o f q u a l i t y, h e a l t h ,
safety and environmental management

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Quality Health Safety Environment

Our ambition is to exceed Welltec® strives to take The preservation and Welltec® endeavours to limit adverse
the expectations of our care of the health of every safety of all personnel effects on the physical environment
clients by offering and individual who is involved and equipment involved where all our activities are carried
delivering the highest in our activities in our operations is the out while considering employees and
level of service quality primary concern of all others who may be affected by our
Welltec® employees activities. Our manufacturing facili-
ties recycle 90%.

ISO 9001 Quality Management System Standard Award


DS/EN ISO 9001:2000 achieved in 2003

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Welltec’s Team
Co-operation, trust and respect are our strengths

Our people come up with ideas

and turn them into reality

Our employees are enterprising and they know how to motivate Our employees cope with their demanding work by participating
each other, enabling us to work as a team in a world characterized in creating an attractive workplace, based on their individual needs.
by daily changes and new challenges. Without our employees’ skills, creative input and responsibility,
Welltec® would not have been able to develop into the solid, com-
Welltec® provides the framework for the individual employee to petitive, international company we are today.
develop his or her personal and professional skills, guaranteeing
job satisfaction, competence and inspiration.

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The Welltec® Employees
Our employees are regarded as our greatest asset

The Welltec® employee

• Thinks – informs – reacts – measures • Supports and develops the internal and external
supplier/customer relationships
• Applies the highest level of consistent quality within
every process • Sets ambitious goals and achieves them

• Learns, respects and exchanges knowledge with • Knows that quality and professionalism are fundamental
other employees to every action

• Is open to change and acts as a catalyst to facilitate change • Strives for the success of others within the organization

• Adds value within the process of change

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Pre-job Planning

Based on years of experience, we utilize our own

WellSimTM is a program developed especially for analyzing and planning Well Tractor® operations. It is an essen-
tial tool when confirming the technical feasibility of the operation. WellSimTM predicts at what depth the Well
Tractor® needs to be started and what pull is required to get to any given depth in a well.

The pick-up weight is calculated along with a recommended weak point. The directional properties of the well,
inclination, azimuth and dog legs, are taken into account along with restrictions and casing/hole conditions, fric-
tion, when calculating the toolstring and cable drag.

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proprietary drag analysis program – WellSim™
Well profile Simulation results

Well Tractor®

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Product Line
W e l l Tr a c t o r ® • C T W e l l Tr a c t o r ® • W e l l C l e a n e r ® • W e l l
Stroker® • Well Key® • Well Miller® • Welltec Release Device®

• Cased and open hole wireline Well Tractor®

• Cased and open hole Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®

• Mechanical downhole services

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Gathering Logging Data
While Driving Forwards

We deliver what our clients want

– not what we think they need

Gathering data while driving forwards with a downhole convey- Welltec® has also refined the ability to transfer mud pulse telemetry
ance device has always been a desire among petroleum engineers. through subsurface drilling assemblies when using the Coiled Tub-
ing Well Tractor® as a constant weight on bit mechanism.
In our efforts for continual improvement, we have gained the abil-
ity to gather logging data on the downwards production logging We continue to push the boundaries of technology forward to add
pass, and we have implemented this concept with the launch of the value to our customers’ activities.
DC powered wireline Well Tractor®.

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Well Tractor® Services
The development of deviated and horizontal wells has been The original and revolutionary Well Tractor® technology has been
limited by the available intervention methods. Drill pipe, snub­- developed and perfected by Welltec®. This technology has become
bing and coiled tubing have been the traditional methods of the backbone of our company’s rapid rate of success and expan-
intervention, but based upon the large quantities of equipment sion. It is designed to complement the applications of both wire-
needed to facilitate these types of operations, they are sometimes line and coiled tubing interventions. The rapid rate of utilization of
cancelled before they start. our technology across the globe is a clear indicator of its ability to
reduce costs and enhance safety within the operations.
Extending the reach of the traditional wireline is one of the most
cost-saving and value-creating technologies in the well interven- The Coiled Tubing Well Tractor® enables a smaller diameter of
tion industry applied in the last decade. This has enabled operators coiled tubing to be drawn further out into the well bore, beyond
to carry out cost-efficient interventions, which have reduced AFE* the point where coiled tubing buckles and stops.
costs and enabled an increase in oil and gas production.
The introduction of composite coiled tubing technology, in con-
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AFE - “Authority For Expenditure” junction with the Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®, opens up a whole
new intervention technique. By combining the two, greater well
depths can be achieved.

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Wireline Well Tractor® Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®

The wireline Well Tractor® is designed to convey any conventional The Coiled Tubing Well Tractor® is driven by the fluid pumped down through
wireline toolstring used in the well bore, while pulling the wire-line the coil. This powers the Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®, which pulls the coil
behind it. The cable and tool friction are therefore compensated downhole and pushes the toolstring ahead of it. The buckling effect will
and allow the wireline string to be driven forward. be reduced due to the pull at the end of the coil, resulting in extending the
reach of the coiled tubing or the option to use a smaller coiled tubing.

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Run in Hole Procedures

After the Well Tractor® has been rigged The Well Tractor® is activated and the Once the toolstring reaches its objec-
up over the well at the end of the elec- wheels come out of the tool body. The tive depth, the Well Tractor® is powered
tric wireline, it descends into the hole in a action of initiating the tool centralizes it down. It now resembles a passive sinker
controlled manner. Due to gravity, it falls in the well bore. Once the wheels establish bar included within the toolstring so the
freely under the control of the wireline contact with the casing, the Well Tractor® wireline toolstring can be pulled out of the
until the deviation of the well reaches a starts to move forward and deploys the well bore.
point where friction on the toolstring and logging tools into the horizontal well bore,
cable prevents the string from progressing taking the string beyond the original hang
further. up point.

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Type of Jobs
What can be run on electric wireline in a vertical well

can be conveyed in a horizontal well with the Well Tractor®

Ballistics
• Perforating • Drill pipe back off/stringshots • Drill pipe severing
• Setting ballistic plugs • Pipe cutters • Selective Perforating Switches
– a new, more reliable product

Drilling/Reservoir Evaluation
• Logging in cased and open hole • Opening and closing isolation valves • Milling isolation valves
• Drill pipe free point/back off • Chemical and explosive cutters • Tubing punch operations
• Cement bond logging • Gyro and cement bond log combinations • Fishing
• Magnetic ranging tool conveyance • Radioactive source retrieval prior to • Seismic applications
for SAGD heavy oil applications carrying out “back off” operations

Production Evaluation and Workover


• Logging in cased and open hole • Plug setting/pulling non-ballistic • Shifting sliding sleeves
• Cleaning completions • Scale milling • Sand removal - bailing
• Slim hole logging • Fishing • Setting plugs
• Pipeline inspection/remediation • Nipple profile milling • Milling plugs of all types

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Why Use a
Wireline Well Tractor®?
Introduction of

intelligent wells

The wireline Well Tractor® allows logging tools to reach the end of the drilled horizontal or highly deviated well. It achieves
this without the need for drill pipe or coiled tubing conveyance methods. It is a tethered, wireline deployed conveyance
device, which pushes wireline toolstrings out to the end of the well bore.

With the introduction of intelligent wells onto the market, the need for developing a contingency intervention plan has
increased. The Well Tractor® technology is ideally suited to cover this new market with the advent of Welltec’s mechanical
services.

Prior to the introduction of the Well Tractor®, methods like drill pipe and coiled tubing were deemed the only feasible ways
to access horizontal and highly deviated well bores. These methods require the mobilization of large quantities of heavy
equipment and, subsequently, large numbers of personnel. This has a knock-on effect of increased operational risks along
with increased time required to rig up and down the respec­tive heavy equipment.

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Reduction of

operational hazards and risks

The introduction of the revolutionary Well Tractor® has catalyzed a radical increase in the application of wireline
interventions in horizontal wells. This increase in wireline interventions has been a major influencing factor in the
reduction of costs for intervention programs and also a major contributing factor in the reduction of operational
hazards and risks. Furthermore, the safety of both people and equipment is enhanced when applying Well Tractor®
technology.

The wireline Well Tractor® also embraces and perpetuates the mitigation of risks associated with environmental impact.
It has proven itself to be a key change agent in the quest towards establishing zero emissions and discharges.

The key reason for the increased utilization of Well Tractor® technology has been the demonstration of a clear reduc-
tion in operating costs for the oil companies. These cost savings have been achieved due to increases in operational
efficiency and well optimizations.

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The Wireline Well Tractor®
The electric wireline Well Tractor® is currently available in three sizes: four wheels per section. To increase the pull force of the Well Trac-
2 1/8, 3 1/8 and 4 1/2 inch outside diameter. They are optimized for tor®, it is possible to add extra drive sections. As a result of changing
pulling force and speed in conjunction with the downhole comple- the number of drive sections, speed can also be adjusted.
tion string.
The wheels in each section are in line and pumped out with 180
To provide good communication with the winch driver, the surface degree phasing, incorporating two wheels on each side of the sec-
control panels are normally positioned inside the wireline unit. They tion. To ensure 360 degree wheel coverage inside the well bore or
power and control the progress of the Well Tractor® when it is inside open hole, each drive section is subsequently phased 90 degrees to
the well. Diagnostic data is also relayed back to the surface. the previous drive section when assembled.

The Well Tractor® functions with an electric over hydraulic power When the Well Tractor® is initially powered up, the wheels in each
relationship. The control, communications and power are electric, drive section are hydraulically deployed out of the tool body. The
while the remaining parts and functions are hydraulic, allowing the wheels start to rotate automatically once they emerge from the
use of a modular structure for the drive sections. This makes it pos- body of the Well Tractor®. Each wheel contains its own independent
sible to change the Well Tractor’s traction by reducing or increasing hydraulic motor, which facilitates the rotation of the wheels and the
the number of wheels needed to drive the Well Tractor®, without forward motion of the Well Tractor®.
affecting the efficiency. The wheels are grouped into sections of

Fail-Safe Features
The passive and immediate fail-safe features prevent the Well Tractor® from getting stuck in the well bore with the arms and wheels
extended. The arms and wheels will retract automatically when the tool is powered down or disconnected, providing a flush outside
diameter tool.

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Top connector
Connects to the wireline through
mono or multi cable heads

Wheel sections
Wheel sections can be optimized
to maximize speed or force

Bottom connector
Connects to mono or multi line
logging tools below the Well Tractor®

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Wireline Well Tractor®
P e r f o r m a n c e

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The electrically driven Well Tractor ® can be configured for speed and pow-
er. It is powerful enough to push large open hole toolstrings into the open
hole, and it is robust enough to withstand the shocks of perforating.

With more than 13 years of experience, we can provide

solutions for any operational and environmental challenge

We are only limited by our imagination

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Specifications
2 1 8 We l l Tr a c t o r ®

Well Tractor ® 218 Standard 218 XR * 218 OH *

Body tool OD 2 1/8” 2 1/8” 2 1/8”


Length 16 ft**
17.5 ft **
17.5 ft**
Weight in air 175 lbs** 175 lbs** 175 lbs**

Completion ID, Small restrictions configuration 2.2” to 6.2” 2.2” to 8.4” 2.2” to 8.4”
Completion ID, Max. reach configuration 2.7” to 6.6” 2.8” to 9.2” 2.8” to 9.2”

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F

Force vs. Speed, Standard configuration 600 lbs, 2,400 ft/hr 800 lbs, 2,400 ft/hr 800 lbs, 2,400 ft/hr
Force vs. Speed, Optimized force configuration 800 lbs, 1,200 ft/hr 1,000 lbs, 1,200 ft/hr 1,000 lbs, 1,200 ft/hr
Force vs. Speed, Optimized speed configuration 400 lbs, 3,600 ft/hr 600 lbs, 4,000 ft/hr 600 lbs, 4,000ft/hr

Dog leg 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID

Tensile strength 24,000 lbs 36,000 lbs 36,000 lbs


Compressive strength 30,000 lbs 30,000 lbs 30,000 lbs
Wireline configuration Mono, multi Mono, multi Mono, multi

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XR: Extended Reach, OH: Open Hole **
Depending on configuration Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Specifications
3 1 8 We l l Tr a c t o r ®

Well Tractor ® 318 Standard 318 XR * 318 OH *

Body tool OD 3 1/8” 3 1/8” 3 1/8”


Length 18 ft**
19 ft **
19 ft**
Weight in air 365 lbs** 409 lbs** 409 lbs**

Completion ID, Small restrictions configuration 3.4” to 7.4” 3.4” to 9.6” 3.4” to 9.6”
Completion ID, Max. reach configuration 5.2” to 8.8” 4.2” to 12.6” 4.2” to 12.6”

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F

Force vs. Speed, Standard configuration 1,200 lbs, 2,400 ft/hr 1,400 lbs, 2,400 ft/hr 1,400 lbs, 2,400 ft/hr
Force vs. Speed, Optimized force configuration 1,800 lbs, 1,200 ft/hr 2,400 lbs, 1,200 ft/hr 2,400 lbs, 1,200 ft/hr
Force vs. Speed, Optimized speed configuration 600 lbs, 3,600 ft/hr 800 lbs, 5,000 ft/hr 600 lbs, 5,000ft/hr

Dog leg 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID

Tensile strength 38,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 42,000 lbs


Compressive strength 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs
Wireline configuration Mono, multi Mono, multi Mono, multi

*
XR: Extended Reach, OH: Open Hole **
Depending on configuration Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Specifications
4 1 2 We l l Tr a c t o r ®

Well Tractor ® 412

Body tool OD 4.5”


Length 18 ft*
Weight in air 440 lbs*

Completion ID, Small restrictions configuration 4.55” to 17.9”


Completion ID, Max. reach configuration 5.85” to 22”

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F

Force vs. Speed, Standard configuration (3 wheel sections) 1,700 lbs, 4,000 ft/hr
Force vs. Speed, Optimized force configuration (4 wheel sections) 2,200 lbs, 3,000 ft/hr
Force vs. Speed, Optimized speed configuration (2 wheel sections) 1,200 lbs, 5,500 ft/hr

Dog leg 32°/100ft @ 5.00” ID

Tensile strength 42,000 lbs


Compressive strength 50,000 lbs
Wireline configuration Mono, multi

Depending on configuration Specifications are subject to change without notice


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T h e 4 1 2 W e l l Tr a c t o r ® w a s i n t r o d u c e d i n 2 0 0 9 a s a r e s p o n s e
to client demands for a larger version of the tool.

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Why Use a
Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®?
Do you need extra pull force for your coiled tubing interventions in

In tortuous or extended reach wells, coiled tubing can buckle for the utilization of smaller diameter coil with less wall thickness
and the progress inside the well bore is halted. As a result, the or composite coiled tubing, thereby reducing the reel weight and
forward motion of the coiled tubing stops while running in the removing the problems associated with crane lifting limitations.
hole. This is based on excessive amounts of friction. The relation-
ship between the outside diameter of the coil and the internal The use of the CT Well Tractor® also removes the need for “stiffen-
diameter of the casing can also result in buckling of the coiled ing” the coiled tubing with pipe stiffeners. As a result, the life span
tubing. These common effects in extended reach wells limit the of the coiled tubing is increased. Economic savings can be derived
lateral reach capability of the coiled tubing and prevent the coil by using smaller quantities of chemical friction reducers when using
from reaching the toe of the well. the CT Well Tractor®.

The fluid driven Coiled Tubing (CT) Well Tractor® extends the lateral For electrical operations on coiled tubing, it is possible to configure
reach capability of coiled tubing in horizontal and deviated wells. the CT Well Tractor® with a mono feed through, enabling real time
logging, electrical setting of plugs, straddles and electrically deto-
The CT Well Tractor® pulls the coiled tubing into the well bore, over- nated perforation carriers to be deployed on coil.
coming the tendency of the coil to buckle and lock up. This allows

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extended reach wells or pipelines?

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The Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®

The Coiled Tubing Well Tractor® is currently available in three sizes The wheels in each section are in line and pumped out with 180
- 2 1/2 inch, 2 1/8 inch and 3 1/8 inch outside diameter. They are degree phasing, incorporating two wheels in each direction. To
optimized for pulling force, speed, flow rate and pressure loss in ensure 360 degree wheel coverage inside the well bore or open
conjunction with the completion string. hole, each drive section is subsequently phased 90 degrees to the
previous drive section when assembled.
The fluid pumped down through the coiled tubing powers the CT
Well Tractor®. A turbine powered by the fluid drives the hydraulic When the CT Well Tractor® is initially powered up, the wheels in
system and moves the tool forward. each drive section are hydraulically deployed out of the tool body.
The wheels start to rotate automatically once they emerge from the
The CT Well Tractor® functions with a hydraulic over hydraulic body. Each wheel contains its own independent hydraulic motor,
power relationship. The controls and power source are complete­- which facilitates the rotation of the wheels and the forward motion
ly hydraulic, allowing the use of a modular structure for the drive of the CT Well Tractor®.
sections. This makes it possible to change the CT Well Tractor’s trac-
tion by reducing or increasing the number of wheels needed to drive
the tool, without affecting the efficiency. The wheels are grouped
Fail-Safe Features
into sections of four wheels per section. To increase the pull force of The passive and immediate fail-safe features prevent the CT Well
the CT Well Tractor®, it is possible to add extra drive sections. Chang- Tractor® from getting stuck in the well bore with the arms and
ing the number of drive sections allows for adjustment in speed. wheels extended. The arms and wheels will retract automatically
when the tool is powered down or disconnected, providing a flush
outside diameter tool.

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Top connector
Connects to the coiled tubing.
Turbine
It is possible to configure this
with an electrical feed through Fluid pumped through the coiled
tubing powers the turbine that powers the
CT Well Tractor®

Wheel sections
Wheel sections can be optimized
to maximize speed or force

Bottom connector
Connects to tools below. Can be configured
with a flow outlet or other applications

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Coiled Tubing Well Tractor®
P e r f o r m a n c e

The maximum pull achieved with the 318 Coiled Tubing Well Tractor® is 3,500 lbs, which doubles up to
7,000 lbs in tandem configuration. It is also possible to achieve up to 10,000 lbs pulling force when stacking
up three Coiled Tubing Well Tractors for extreme environments. By adjusting the fluid turbine system, the
same pulling forces can be achieved when pumping fluid at low pump rates.

To increase the ability of the coiled tubing to travel further within the well bore, nitrogen can be used to
create a neutrally buoyant state. A foam type mixture can be used for adjusting the density. By creating
a neutrally buoyant state, the resistance to the CT Well Tractor® pulling the coil is reduced and the travel
distance is subsequently increased. Experience has demonstrated that different mixtures have no influence
on the pulling force.

Features of Coiled Tubing Technology

• Ability to gather real time, downwards logging data on surface at the same time as driving inside
the well bore. This can be achieved through mud telemetry or by deploying the CT Well Tractor® in “stiff
wire” intelligent mode

• Ability to double or triple the downhole power applied with the introduction of the tandem configura-
tion CT Well Tractor® designed to access extreme extended reach well bores, along with extended wash
outs in the open hole well bore

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• Ability to reverse and drive backwards out of the hole • Compatibility with wireless casing collar locator technology
depending on the well and operational profile
• Acid stimulation
• Ability to drive in open hole as well as in cased hole

• Proven and verified with ballistic systems i.e. pressure pulse


detonation systems

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Run in Hole Procedures
After the Coiled Tubing Well Tractor® has been rigged up over the well at the end of the coiled tubing, it
descends into the hole in a controlled manner. The injector head controls the descent of the CT Well Tractor®
inside the well bore. The injector head also assists in pushing the toolstring into the well bore to a certain
extent. However, the effects of friction and buckling can prevent the string from reaching the toe of some
extended reach wells.

Once the toolstring can go no further, when feeding the coil with the injector head, tension is applied to the
coil and the coil string is raised up the well. The CT Well Tractor® is activated by pumping fluid or nitrogen
inside the coil. As a result, wheels come out of the tool body. The action of initiating the CT Well Tractor®
centralizes it in the well bore. Once the wheels establish contact to the casing or open hole, the tool starts
to move forward and pulls the coiled tubing further into the horizontal well bore, taking the string beyond
the original hang up point. When the toolstring reaches its objective depth, the CT Well Tractor® is powered
down. It now resembles a passive sinker bar included within the toolstring so the proposed coiled tubing
operation can be completed and the string can be pulled out of the well bore.

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Type of Jobs
The CT Well Tractor® works with different types of drive fluids, including drilling muds i.e. water, brine, acidizing fluids, pure nitrogen, co-
mingled nitrogen/water or drilling mud.

With many years of experience, we can perform almost any service on coiled tubing including:

• Clean-outs • Plug pulling • Fishing operations and other mechanical


downhole activities
• Bleach cleaning & acidization • Stimulation and fracture activity
• Side track drilling with coiled tubing
• Perforating • Shifting sliding sleeves - acting as a constant weight on bit

• Cement bond logging and other cased • Milling operations • Hydrate/paraffin plug removal
hole logging

Tandem configurations can access extreme extended reach well bores

along with extended washouts in open hole, enabling operators to reach the toe of the well

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Pressure Drop

1000

900

800
Pressure Drop Water (psi)

700
The pressure drop is configuration dependent. Changes
600 to the configuration of wheel sections and operational
flow rates will result in changes to the pressure drop
500 across the CT Well Tractor®.

400 Communication with tools beneath the CT Well Tractor®


utilizing pressure pulses has proven to be reliable, despite
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the pressure drop across the CT Well Tractor®.
200 This means that the CT Well Tractor® is fully compatible
with logging tools, orientation tools and perforation
100 devices that are initiated by the application of pressure
0
pulse sequences.
0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3

Flow Rate (bbl/min)

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Specifications
C o i l e d Tu b i n g We l l Tr a c t o r ®

CT Well Tractor ® 218 TV * 212 TF * 318 TF * 318 TV *

Body tool OD 2 1/8” 2 1/2” 3 1/8” 3 1/8”


Length 18 ft **
14.5 ft **
17 ft **
17 ft**
Weight in air 150 lbs** 370 lbs** 400 lbs** 400 lbs**

Completion ID, 2.2” to 8.4” 2.6” - 9.2” 3.4” to 7.4” 3.4” to 9.6”
Small restrictions configuration

Completion ID, 2.8” to 9.2” 3.4” - 10.1” 5.2” to 8.8” 3.7” to 12.6”
Max. reach configuration

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400° F 400º F 400º F
Max. speed 2,700 ft/hr** 4,200 ft/hr** 3,600 ft/hr** 3,600 ft/hr**

Traction force 1,700 lbs @ 0.8 bbl/min** 3,000/6,000***lbs @ 0.8 bbl/min** 3,500/7,000*** lbs @ 1.4 bbl/min** 3,500 lbs @ 1.4 bbl/min**
Max. flow rate 2.0 bbl/min 1,7 bbl/min 3.0 bbl/min 3.0 bbl/min
Flow rate, configured 0.4 - 1.4 bbl/min 0.7 – 1.5 bbl/min 0.6 - 3.0 bbl/min 0.6 - 3.0 bbl/min

Dog leg 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID 32º/100 ft @ 4.00” ID

Tensile strength 38,000 lbs 37,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 42,000 lbs
Compressive strength 50,000 lbs 41,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs
TV: Top Vented, TF: Through Flow
* **
Depending on configuration Tandem configuration Specifications are subject to change without notice
***


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Mechanical Downhole Services
Electric wireline tractor technology has • Opening and closing zonal isolation valves • Cement plug drilling
expanded well beyond the initial scope of • Manipulating sliding door valves • Removing Inconel and Superchrome
conveying logging tools into horizontal cased • Setting straddle packers for water shut-offs isolation valves
wells. Redefining the current use of electric • Setting and retrieving gas lift valves • Scale milling
wireline is seen as one of the more exciting • Setting and retrieving mechanical plugs • Removing barium sulfate bridges in dry gas
areas to develop. At Welltec®, we are focus- • Fishing electric line and slick line tools wells
ing on applying this technology and we are • Establishing flow paths through flapper
viewed by the industry as ground-breaking in • Removing scale bridges and ball valves
the application of new techno­logy. • Removing debris fill • Removing downhole barriers
• Removing sand bridges • Cast iron bridge plug milling
Our mechanical intervention services allow • Cleaning nipple seats prior to setting • Composite bridge plug milling
operators to perform the following electric straddle packers • Nipple profile milling
wireline operations: • Cleaning sub surface safety valves • Removing downhole debris barriers

Well Stroker ® Well Key ®


Designed to apply a focused force downhole, the Well Stroker® The Well Key® is operated in conjunction with the Well Stroker® and
anchors itself against the tubing and applies a bi-directional force is designed to open and close multiple sliding sleeves in a single run.
on the end of the electric wireline. This makes it possible to apply When the tool is run in the hole, the keys are retracted in the body
up to 16 tons of force, strategically located on the end of the electric of the tool. The tool is selective and can be activated at a required
wireline in the horizontal well bore. The benefits of providing the depth where the keys will expand and engage a nomi­nated pro-
Well Stroker® is that it can provide high pushing and pulling forces file. The Well Tractor® conveys the toolstring to target depth where
down-hole where and when required in order to easily set and pull the Well Key® engages the nominated profile, and the Well Stroker®
plugs, shifts sleeves and valves. applies the necessary force to actuate the sliding sleeve.

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Well Miller ®

Well Cleaner ®

Well Stroker ®

Well Key ®

Well Cleaner ® Well Miller ®


In essence, the Well Cleaner® can be described as a hydrostatic bail- Representing a technological revolution, the Well Miller® has been
er system that is deployed on the end of the electric wireline. The designed to mill and drill a wide variety of downhole obstructions.
selective tool can be used to remove sand and debris from the inside Bit designs have been developed to pressure equalize isolation
of the completion string or to remove debris that has built up on valves and plugs and regain flow paths through isolation valves. The
top of downhole isolation barriers. The Well Cleaner® is suited to Well Miller® complements the removal of downhole barriers by drill-
complement the Well Miller® in scale milling operations. With the ing on the end of electric wireline. Other milling features include
recent introduction of the Well Cleaner® PST, it is possible to recover milling of cement plugs, removal of scale bridges and nipple profile
up to 500 liters of sand per run. milling.

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Why Use a
Well Stroker®?

The different aspects of mechanical interventions such as gas lift plugs can be retrieved on standard wireline with the use of the Well
valve retrieval/deployment, setting and retrieving mechanical plugs, Stroker®.
manipulating sliding side door devices and opening zonal isolation
valves have historically been in the domain of slickline and coiled The force of the Well Stroker® can replace the use of explosives in
tubing. packer setting applications, providing enhanced safety and easier
logistics.
By employing the Well Tractor® in conjunction with the Well Stro-
ker®, operators are able to carry out any type of slickline operation Case history: setting bridge plug
in horizontal wells on electric wireline. The Well Stroker® is the holder of several world records. In July 2006,
the tool was used to set a bridge plug under 300 Sm3/D X-flow off-
With the Well Stroker®, it is now possible to open and close zonal shore Norway, which was a world’s first. The result of the job was
isolation valves and sliding side door valves. Setting and retrieving reduced water rates from 2150 to 150 m3/sd. Oil rates were main-
gas lift valves in highly deviated side pocket mandrels is also possible tained while water cut was reduced from 90% to 45%.
by incorporating the use of a standard kick-over tool. Retrievable

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Retrievable plugs can be retrieved

on standard wireline with the use of the Well Stroker ®

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The Well Stroker®
Recent developments have shown that it is feasible to Tractor®, which conveys the Well Stroker®/shifting tool to
perform mechanical interventions in horizontal wells by the desired depth i.e. zonal isolation valve or packer.
applying standard electrical wireline in conjunction with
Well Stroker® technology. When the Well Stroker® is activated, it anchors itself
to the tubing using a fail-safe hydraulic system. Once
Since the Well Stroker® was introduced to the market anchored, it applies an axially focused force, up to
in 2002, the tool has been used to shift sliding sleeves, 33,000 lbs, through the attached shifting tool. The
change out gas lift valves, set and retrieve mechanical direction of movement is controlled from the surface
plugs and to conduct fishing operations. The Well Stro- each time it is activated.
ker® can open and close several sliding sleeves in one run.
The advantage is that all these operations can be done The design of the Well Stroker® is based on the same
without a rig. fail-safe design that is used for the Well Tractor®.
Should an operational problem occur, the Well Stroker®
The Well Stroker® is normally run in conjunction with is designed to default into safety mode. The anchors will
the Well Key® or a mechanical shifting tool and the Well collapse, preventing the tool from getting stuck.

The Well Stroker® is the equivalent of a downhole


piston that can produce an axially focused force up
to 33,000 lbs.

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Top connector
Connects to the
Well Tractor® above
or cable

Anchor section
Anchors the Well Stroker® to the completion
Stroker rod before the axially focused force provided by
The Well Stroker® rod provides the stroker rod is applied
the axially focused force

Bottom connector
Connects to either a Well Key®
or a third party shifting tool

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Why Use a
Well Key ®? Top connector
Connects to the
Well Stroker® above

The Well Key® offers the flexibility to run an intelligent shifting tool. The tool provides maximum
flexibility in completion design for optimized production and intervention strategy. The Well Key®
complements the concept of intelligent completions that do not require intervention.

Case history: opening isolation valve


Anything that slickline can achieve in a vertical well can now be achieved in a horizontal well on
the end of electric wireline. For instance, at a sub sea installation, the Well Key® was used in con-
junction with the Well Stroker® to open a partly closed isolation valve on electrical wireline.
As a result of the operation, full rate production was achieved. Additionally, substantial
working hours were saved.

Bull nose Shifting key


The bull nose can be replaced with a The Well Key® can be fitted with two
bottom connector for connection of customized shifting keys, enabling
logging tools below the Well Key® shifting upwards and downwards

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The Well Stroker®
with the Well Key ®?
To compliment the Well Stroker ®, the Well Key ® has been developed

as a command controlled shifting tool for downhole valves

The Well Key® is run in conjunction with the Well Stroker®, which When the valve has been shifted, the Well Key® will disengage from
applies the required force to shift a valve once the Well Key® has the shifting profile and continue in search mode.
latched into the shifting profile.
When all valves have been shifted, the search mode will be termi-
When the Well Key is located at the nominated depth, it is acti-
®
nated. The keys retract into the tool, allowing the wireline string to
vated and put into “search mode”. Depending on the direction in be pulled out of the hole.
which the valve has to be manipulated, the Well Key® is pushed by
the Well Tractor® or pulled by the wireline until the Well Key® latch- The use of active hydraulics while the key is in search mode prevents
es into the shifting profile. the tool from getting stuck in a sliding sleeve since the nature of
the key is inactive. The keys on the Well Key® can be configured
Once the Well Key® has located the shifting profile and has latched according to the specific profile, ensuring compatibility to a range
into it, the Well Stroker® is powered up to shift the valve. of downhole valves.

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Specifications
- Yes
Well Stroker®

Well Stroker ® 218 Standard 318 Standard 318 XR * 338 XS *

Body tool OD 2 1/8” 3 1/8” 3 1/8” 3 3/8”


Length 15.3 ft 15 ft 22 ft 13.7 ft
Weight in air 180 lbs 220 lbs 240 lbs 250 lbs

Completion ID, 2.19” - 2.7” 3.2” - 4.7” 3.2” - 4.7” 3.45” - 4.7”
Small restrictions configuration

Completion ID, 2.5” - 3.2” 5.35” - 6.85” 5.35” - 6.85” 5.35” - 6.85”
Max. reach configuration

Pull/Push force 8,000 - 12,000 lbs** 20,000 lbs 20,000 lbs 33,000 lbs
Stroke length 8” 14” 52” 8”
Surface read out - Yes*** Yes*** Yes***

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F 400º F

Tensile strength 36,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 42,000 lbs
Compressive strength 30,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs

XR: Extended Reach, XS: Extra Strength


* **
Tool configurable Depending on configuration Specifications are subject to change without notice
***

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Specifications
Well Key®

Well Key ® 218 Standard 318 Standard 312 Standard

Body tool OD 2 1/8” 3 1/8” 3 1/2”


Length 12 ft 11 ft 11 ft
Weight in air 80 lbs 160 lbs 160 lbs

Completion ID, 2.4” - 5.5” 3.2” - 3.9” 3.62” - 4.28”


Small restrictions configuration in steps of 0.7”
Completion ID, 5” 5.7” 5.5” to 6.2”
Max. reach configuration

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F

Tensile strength 30,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 42,000 lbs


Compressive strength 30,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs

Cable Applicable to all cable types approved for Well Tractor® operation

Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Why Use a
Well Cleaner ®?

The Well Cleaner® offers the ability to selectively clean areas of the well bore and remove debris
from inside the well. With the latest developments for this system, it is possible for electric wireline
cleaning systems to remove up to 500 liters of sand per run from a well (depending on bailer size,
type of sand and rig up height).

It is being viewed by the operating community as a major breakthrough in the application of


ground-breaking technology, reducing the cost of well intervention whilst enhancing production.

Case history: cleaning on wireline


When attempting to run a PLT in a 90° deviated well, an operator had to cancel the job due to sand
production early in the wellbore. The Well Tractor®, Welltec Release Device® and Well Cleaner® PST
(Power Suction Tool) configured with 20.5 ft 4” bailer sections were run in hole and successfully
recovered 250 liters of sand over the course of 16 runs.

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Due to the highly modular construction,

the Well Cleaner ® is the ideal system

for removing sand, scale and other types of debris downhole

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The Well Cleaner®

The Well Cleaner® has been designed to remove built-up scale, sand and debris from the inside of the completion pro-
file. It can be configured to fit specific well conditions, collect specified amounts of sand in dry gas wells or dislodge
scale from inside the tubing wall. Depending on well conditions and the application, we offer liquid environment and
dry environment cleaning systems.

Areas of operation for the Well Cleaner® are cleaning nipple seats prior to setting straddle packers or picking up sand
inside of the well bore. All Well Cleaner® operations are run on the Well Tractor®, which applies the constant weight
on bit and holds the reactive torque away from the electric wireline.

To optimize the cleaning of different materials and downhole completion items, it is possible to change the type of
cleaning head attached to the end of the Well Cleaner®. Cost-savings are obtained as the tool can be configured to
clean even very small areas of the well bore selectively.

Well Cleaner® operations are run in conjunction with


a W e l l Tr a c t o r ®, w h i c h a p p l i e s t h e c o n s t a n t w e i g h t o n
bit and controls the reactive torque.

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Top connector
Connects to the
Well Tractor® above

Filtration
The capacity of this unit can be configured for
the expected amount of debris to be collected

Pump/outlet
Provides the circulation through the
filtration unit in liquid filled wells

Cleaning Head
Several cleaning heads are available
depending on the application

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Recent Developments

Welltec® recently introduced a series of new developments


within the Well Cleaner® family of tools

The Well Cleaner® PST (Power Suction Tool) HV (High Vacuum) is the most effective sys-
Well Cleaner ® PST HV
tem for certain debris sizes and large drawdown applications.

The Well Cleaner® PST LD (Large Debris) is the most effective wireline cleaning system in
Well Cleaner PST LD
® the industry for removing sand fill in vertical wells. It can handle various types and sizes
of debris in a single run.

The Well Cleaner® PST HF (High Flow) is the cleaning system of choice for long bailer sec-
Well Cleaner ® PST HF tions in horizontal wells because of its high flow rate.

The Well Cleaner® WBH (Wishbone Honer) is designed to clean finer materials from
Well Cleaner ® WBH
tubular walls, such as mandrels and profiles, with pinpoint accuracy.

The Well Cleaner® SVB (Safety Valve Brush) is an exceptionally precise cleaning device for
Well Cleaner SVB
®
removing scale and debris from sub­surface safety valves while ensuring that full integrity
on downhole jewelry is maintained.

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1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

1. Well Cleaner® WBH for large area honing 6. Well Cleaner® PST HV for liquid environments
2. Well Cleaner® WBH for small profile honing 7. Well Cleaner® PST LD for liquid environments
3. Well Cleaner® WBH for scale under-reaming 8. Well Cleaner® PST HF for liquid environments
4. Well Cleaner® SVB for safety valve cleaning 9. Well Cleaner® PST HF for liquid environments
5. Well Cleaner® DE for dry environments

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Specifications
Well Cleaners for liquid environments

Well Cleaner ® PST * 318 HV * 318 LD * 318 HF * 218 HF *

Body tool OD 3 1/8” 3 1/8” 3 1/8” 2 1/8”


Length 14.7 ft **
12 ft **
12 ft**
26.6 ft**
Weight in air 200 lbs** 220 lbs** 220 lbs** 220 lbs**

Completion ID 3.4” - 12.6” 3.4” - 12.6” 3.4” - 12.6” 2.19” - 8.2”

Debris volume/5.6 ft bailer 6.38 L - 12.49 L** 6.38 L - 12.49 L** 6.38 L - 12.49 L** 2.52 L - 5.70 L**
Available bailer sizes*** 3 1/8”, 3 1/2”, 3 3/4”, 4” 3 1/8”, 3 1/2”, 3 3/4”, 4” 3 1/8”, 3 1/2”, 3 3/4”, 4” 2 1/8”, 2 1/2”, 2 3/4”
and 4 1/4” and 4 1/4” and 4 1/4” and 3”
Flow rate 380 L @ 0 bar** 120 L @ 0 bar** 200 L @ 0 bar** 170 L @ 0 bar**

Debris size**** 0.0025”-3” 0.0025”-3” 0.0025”-3” 0.0025”-1.5”

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 20 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F 400º F

Tensile strength 38,000 lbs 38,000 lbs 38,000 lbs 24,000 lbs
Compressive strength 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs

*
PST: Power Suction Tools, LD: Large Debris, HF: High Flow, HV: High Vacuum **
Depending on configuration
***
Other sizes available by special request Large object jaws and chamber available on request
****

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Specifications
Speciality Well Cleaners

Well Cleaner ® 318 WBH * 318 SVB * 312 DE *

Body tool OD 3 1/8” 3 1/8” 3 1/2”


Length 10.3 ft **
23 ft **
25 ft**
Weight in air 94 lbs** 551 lbs** 220 lbs**

Completion ID 3.4” - 12.6” 3.4” - 8” anchor limit 3.6” - 9.0”

Debris volume/5.6 ft bailer - - 8.10 L**


Available bailer sizes*** - - 3 1/2”

Stroke length - 12” -


Brush diameter 2 1/8” - 3 1/8” 6” -

Debris size - - 0.004” - 2.36”

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F

Tensile strength 42,000 lbs 38,000 lbs 38,000 lbs


Compressive strength 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs

*
WBH: Wishbone Honer, SVB: Safety Valve Brush, DE: Dry Environment **
Depending on configuration ***
Other sizes available by special request
Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Why Use a
Well Miller ®?

The electrically driven Well Miller® makes

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it possible to mill and drill on wireline

Our milling technologies offer the opportunity to perform heavy- In new wells, the Well Miller® has been utilized to establish flow
duty well intervention with a light touch. paths through isolation valves, such as flapper valves and ball valves,
which have failed to open. The flow paths have been established
The Well Miller® has revolutionized technology for the oil and gas by cutting out and retrieving a section of the valve that would not
industry as it enables operators to remove downhole isolation valves open.
or barriers by milling and/or drilling on wireline.
Case history: milling of flapper valve
Various milling bits, all designed by Welltec®, are available for the At a platform in the UK part of the North Sea, the Well Miller®
Well Miller®. Welltec® also designs custom-made milling bits that was used to drill a 1” hole through a flapper valve, allowing full
enable the tool to engage any obstruction downhole. injection rates required for chemical squeezes. Total drilling time
was 20 minutes, which was a considerable time saving compared to
The Well Miller® has been used to remove isolation valves made of coiled tubing milling.
Inconel and Superchrome. It has also been used to remove Barium
Sulfate scale bridges in dry gas wells.

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The Well Miller®
With its ability to drill and mill on wireline,
the Well Miller® represents the next generation
o f i n t e r v e n t i o n t e c h n o l o g y.

In many situations, coiled tubing cannot apply the neces- The Well Miller® provides operators with the ability to
sary weight on bit to deal adequately with scale build-up. carry out “keyhole surgery” in their completions on the
Our wireline milling services utilize the Well Tractor® to end of electric wireline. This has a radical impact upon the
ensure a constant, optimized weight on bit regardless of cost of mobilizing conventional intervention equipment.
the extension of the well.
Depending on the application, the Well Miller® also fea-
The cutting face is specifically designed by Welltec ®
to tures the ability to pick up the cuttings generated dur-
remove the obstruction in the well bore. ing the milling process, which means that no debris is left
downhole.

The Well Miller® provides revolutionary capabilities to


oil and gas companies that seek to increase production
while reducing costs.

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Top connector
Connects to the
Well Tractor® above

Gear
The gear ratio can be
configured depending on the
milling bit requirements

Milling bit

Several bit designs are available


depending on the application

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Introducing cutting edge technology:

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The Well Miller® NPR

milling nipple profiles and tubing collapses on wireline

Welltec® has designed, manufactured and tested a groundbreaking This new tool setup, electronics and software enable us to solve
solution for milling nipple profiles; the Well Miller® NPR (Nipple Pro- problems never before solved on wireline.
file Removal) This solution includes a brand new milling bit that has
been developed for the Well Miller® in order to expand the ID of the Case history: world’s first nipple milling on wireline
nipple profile from 3.895” to 4.45” in one run. The world’s first jobs took place in Indonesia in 2008 where an oper-
ator needed to remove a number of nipple profiles. Initially, they
The purpose of this new development is to expand the nipple profile had considered coiled tubing but this would require a well kill first,
IDs in order to allow e.g. straddle packers to pass through. However, which made Welltec’s lightweight wireline solution the preferred
the Well Miller® NPR can also be applied to partially deformed pipe service.
due to collapse as well as to many other restrictions in the tubu-
lars. For instance, the Well Miller® NPR was mobilized offshore and Welltec® mobilized with the Well Miller® NPR to enlarge the nipple
removed a tubing collapse in a 7” 26# tubing. The whole operation profiles in eight wells and clear the way for further intervention
from rig up to rig down took six hours. services. The operator avoided a well kill and had tremendous cost
savings compared to CT. Total operating time was 10.5 days and
The Well Miller® NPR provides precision milling without mobilizing involved less equipment and less people.
heavy surface equipment for circulating and handling fluids and
therefore, no risk of damaging the reservoir. As of July 2009, Welltec® has successfully enlarged the ID of 16 Super
13 Chrome nipples from 3.697 and 3.570 to 3.7” for this operator.

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The Well Miller® RCB
 Milling on wireline and retrieving debris to the surface

Introducing the possibility to mill out obstructions and remove them Furthermore, the Well Miller® RCB reduces the time and man power
to the surface, the Well Miller® RCB (Reverse Circulating Bit) stands for required for performing services, onshore as well as offshore. Com-
a technological breakthrough. When wells display lost production due pared to coiled tubing or rig work-over operations, savings in opera-
to mineral deposits, the Well Miller® RCB can mill and also recover the tion time and personnel can be reduced by more than 2/3. Combined
debris in a bailer system. It is also the ideal solution to remove tempo- with quick returns on investment, this makes the Well Miller® RCB a
rary cement plugs. highly advantageous solution.

The Well Miller® RCB can be mobilized in a matter of hours together Case history: preventing costly recompletion
with the conveyance solution and required field personnel. This rapid Due to suspension of a tubing collapse, an operator was about to pull
mobilization makes pro-active maintenance of the well site attractive the completion in a deviated well. As a last attempt prior to pulling
and avoids the cost of a full coiled tubing spread operation. the completion, Welltec’s newly developed Well Miller® RCB was called
out. Configured with a 3.75” milling bit and two bailer sections, the
With its unique ability to operate across any depth range, pipe size, system successfully milled from 9,890 to 9,940 ft in 20 minutes.
high temperature and pressure as well as flowing conditions, the Well
Miller® RCB ensures that the well is quickly ready for production, After one run, seven liters of debris were recovered and the well was
exposed to fewer risks and eliminates a larger intervention in the well. drifted open to 3.75” ID, proving that the tubing was intact. Mobiliza-
tion was extremely fast for this job; from the meeting with the client
until the tools were put onboard a helicopter only took six hours.

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Specifications
Well Miller®

Well Miller ® 212 Standard 318 Standard 312 Standard 312 RCB * 312 NPR *

Body tool OD 2 1/2” 3 1/8” 3 1/2” 3 1/2” 3.5”


Length 10 ft **
10.4 ft - 12.2 ft**
10.4 ft - 12.2 ft **
25 ft **
12.2 ft**
Weight in air 70 lbs** 95 lbs** 95 lbs** 220 lbs** 95 lbs*

Completion ID 2.6”** 3.4”** 3.6”** > 3.6“ 3.6”**


Type FV, BV, PR*** FV, BV, SB, PR*** FV, BV, SB, PR*** NPR*

Debris volume/sections 6 liters**


Max. no. of bailer sections 3 **
Debris size 12 mm – 300 µm

Max. well pressure 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi 25 kpsi


Max. temperature 400º F 400º F 400º F 400° F 400º F

Tensile strength 36,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 42,000 lbs 38,000 lbs 42,000 lbs
Compressive strength 30,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs 50,000 lbs

*
RCB: Reverse Circulating Bit, NPR: Nipple Profile Removal **
Depending on configuration ***
FV: Flapper valve, BV: Ball valve, SB: Scale bridge, PR: Pressure release
Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Welltec Release Device®

The Welltec Release Device® (WRD) is a command controlled release sub, which can be placed anywhere on the wireline tool-
string. It can be placed below the Well Tractor® or directly below the cable head. The WRD is designed to facilitate maximum
flexibility and can be used in multiple positions at the same time, assuring optimum reliability and dependability. It is possible
to use multiple Welltec Release Devices® on the same toolstring as the tools are set to release at different times.

The Welltec Release Device® can be actuated in one


of two ways:
a) Command from surface
b) A timer-executed release will occur after the toolstring has been static and not powered for a pre-specified period of time

After the WRD is released, a fishing profile is provided on the toolstring, which is left downhole. This allows conventional fish-
ing operations to take place.

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Specifications
Welltec Release Device®

Welltec Release Device ® 218 Standard

Body tool OD 2 1/8”


Length 3.8 ft
Weight in air 22 lbs

Min. completion ID 2.19”

Max. well pressure 20 kpsi/400psi


Max. temperature 300º F

Tensile strength 42 Klbs


Compressive strength 42 Klbs
Wireline configuration Slickline, mono, multi
Release control Timer/Surface command*

*
Depending on configuration Specifications are subject to change without notice

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Prudhoe Bay

Anchorage Bergen Haugesund


Stavanger Moscow
Grande Prairie Bonnyville Aberdeen
Allerød
Calgary
Minot
Denver
Farmington Conway Baku
Midland Fort Worth
Houston Houma Al-Khobar

Abu Dhabi
Ciudad del Carmen Mumbai
Kakinada Vung Tau
Maturín
Lagos
Port Harcourt Labuan
Kuala Lumpur
Balikpapan
Pointe-Noire
Jakarta
Luanda
Macaé
Río de Janeiro
Perth

Copyright © 2009 Welltec A/S


All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of Welltec A/S.

Welltec, Well Tractor, Well Stroker, Well Key, Well Cleaner, Well Miller and Welltec Release Device are trademarks of Welltec A/S and may be registered in Denmark and/or in other countries.
All products are protected by patents or patent pending.

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Worldwide Contacts
For further deails go to welltec.com

Europe, Russian Federation & CIS


- Area VP Alex McKay

Welltec Denmark Welltec Oilfield Services (Azerbaijan) Ltd. Welltec UK Ltd. Welltec Oilfield Services (RUS) LLC.

Gydevang 25 Ahad Yagubov Street 87 Silverburn Crescent 40/4, Narodnogo Opolchenia str,
3450 Alleroed Baku Bridge of Don Moscow, RF, 123298
Denmark Azerbaijan, AZ-1003 AB23 8EW Russia
UK

Phone: +45 48 14 35 14 Phone: +99 (412) 491 2210 Phone: +44 (0) 1224 708705 Phone: +7 (499) 942 5838
Fax: +45 48 14 35 18 Fax: +99 (450) 491 2211 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 704625 Fax: +7 (499) 943 5938

Jesper Vinge Alex McKay Mike Affleck Sergey Beryuschev


BDM Continental Europe Area VP Europe, Russian Federation & CIS General Manager Deputy General Director, BDM
jvinge@welltec.com amckay@welltec.com maffleck@welltec.com sberyuschev@welltec.com

Norway Subsea Interventions


- Area VP Terje Skeie - Global Subsea BDM Ole Eddie Karlsen

Welltec Norway Welltec

Kokstadflaten 23 Stoltenberggt.1
Postbox 147 5527 Haugesund
N-5863 Bergen Norway
Norway

Phone: +47 5592 6300 Phone: +47 92 46 55 52


Fax: +47 5592 6301 Fax: +47 52 86 40 81

Norman Skeie Ole Eddie Karlsen


Operations Manager Global Subsea BDM
nskeie@welltec.com oekarlsen@welltec.com

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Worldwide Contacts
For further deails go to welltec.com

Middle East and Africa


- Area VP Christian Krüger

Welltec Oilfield Services Welltec Middle East Welltec Oilfield Services Welltec Angola, Lda.
(Saudi Arabia) Limited (Nigeria) Ltd.

Shoaibi Building Trading and delivery address: Postal address: 31A Adeniyi Jones Avenue Rua 6 - I.L. Boavista
King Abdulaziz St. Plot No. 34, Sector M38 Welltec Middle East Ikeja, Lagos Sonils Base
P.O.Box 1280 Mussafah, Abu Dhabi PO Box 4118, Abu Dhabi Federal Republic of Nigeria Luanda - Angola
Al-Khobar 31952 United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Phone: +966 3 894 1700 Phone: +9712 5511140/+9712 5511961 Phone: +234 (805) 509 34778
Fax: +9712 5511962

Mazen Al-Omari Mazen Al-Omari Abiodun Akinsanya Brad Ervin


General Manager General Manager General Manager General Manager
maomari@welltec.com maomari@welltec.com aakinsanya@welltec.com bervin@welltec.com

Asia Pacific
- Area VP Joe Collins

Welltec Oilfield Services Pty. Ltd. Welltec Oilfield Services Sdn. P.T. Welltec Oilfield Services Welltec Oilfield Services
Bhd. (Malaysia) (Indonesia) (India)

Trading and delivery address: Postal address: A-1-4, Block-A, Megan Ave- Graha Kapital Building 5th Floor 701, Meadows,
Units 3/4, 80 Forsyth street, Welltec Oilfield Services Pty. Ltd. nue 1 suite 506 Sahar Plaza Complex
O’Connor, Perth PO Box 1655,Melville, Perth No 189, Jalan Tun Razak Jl. Kemang Raya No. 4 M.V.Road, Andheri East
Western Australia 6163 Western Australia 6956 50400 Kuala Lumpur Jakarta Selatan 12730 Mumbai - 400 059
Malaysia Indonesia India

Phone: +61 (0) 8 933 15355 Phone: +603 2171 1949 Phone: +62 21 719 8750
+61 (0) 8 933 15379 +603 2171 1415 Fax: +62 21 718 0781
Fax: +61 (0) 8 933 15322 +603 2121 1915
Fax: +603 2171 1615

Joe Collins Joe Collins Antonius Aji Mohan Vaidhyanathan


Area VP Asia-Pacific Area VP Asia-Pacific General Manager General Manager
jcollins@welltec.com jcollins@welltec.com aaji@welltec.com vmohan@welltec.com
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North America
- Area VP Gregg Lindstrom

Welltec Canada Inc. Welltec US Inc. Welltec Oilfield Services Mexico S.A.

4860 25th Street S.E. 19424 Park Row, Suite 130 Calle 51 A # 36
Calgary, Alberta Houston, Texas 77084 entre calle 22 y Avenida López Mateos,
T2B 3M2 USA Colonia Pallas, C.P. 24140
Canada Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche
México

Phone: +1 403 263 2248 Phone: +1 281 398 9355 Phone: +52 938 131 0042
Fax: +1 403 263 2258 Fax: +1 281 398 9365 +52 938 381 4733

Gregg Lindstrom Lorne Simmons Virgilio León Sanchez


Area VP North America General Manager General Manager
glindstrom@welltec.com lsimmons@welltec.com vlsanchez@welltec.com

Asia Pacific South America


- Area VP Joe Collins - Area VP Brian Schwanitz

Welltec Oilfield Services Welltec do Brasil Ltda. Welltec Venezuela C.A.


(India)

65A. 30/4 Road Av. das Americas n° 3333 Sector La Planta


Thang Nhat Ward Sala 816, Barra da Tijuca Calle 17 #221
Vung Tau City CEP: 22631-003 Maturín
Vietnam Río de Janeiro – RJ – Brasil Estado Monagas
Venezuela

Phone: +55 21 2431 0952 Phone: +58 291 642 46 44


Fax: +55 21 2431 0952 Fax: +58 291 642 46 44

Joe Collins Brian Schwanitz Angel Luviano


Area VP Asia-Pacific Area VP Brian Schwanitz Business Delivery Manager
jcollins@welltec.com bschwanitz@welltec.com aluviano@welltec.com
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