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MS - Excellence Logging Newsletter - August 2022 - 1.0 - ENG
MS - Excellence Logging Newsletter - August 2022 - 1.0 - ENG
MS - Excellence Logging Newsletter - August 2022 - 1.0 - ENG
URTeC 2022
Standing from left to right:
This year’s Unconventional Resources Paula BAQUERO, Marcela
Technology Conference (URTeC) was MESTIZO, Adriana BOVEDA,
Philip AGNEW, John LECHNER,
held at the George Brown Convention
Greg Chapin Talia MOSQUERA, Pierre-Henri
Center, Houston, Texas between 20 Richard Anstey
and Chintan BOUTANT, Victor JARABA, Laura
demonstrating
and 22 June 2022. It was reassuring to Diver MONTOYA, Adriana VILLA,
CFDTR
see the industry getting back on its demonstrating Desislava IVANOVA. Kneeling
feet and people starting to travel gas detectors left to right: Juan Camilo
PARDO, Diana LEON, Juan
again after a very difficult two years. Esteban MARTINEZ, Fredy
Excellence Logging was a proud Opal SANTOS, Luis HERNANDEZ,
Excellence Logging participated as an
sponsor of the event and contributed Guillermo GREIFF, Julieth
exhibitor in this event. Our booth GUITIERREZ, Leonardo JAIMES.
It was a very positive visit, with the Complex Fishing Job Successfully “After signing the work permits, we
clients being very pleased to have our Executed by Slickline entered the location to verify the well
executive management visiting them. In Argentina, Exlog successfully fished head and the terrain of the location to
Following the previous news about a gas lift valve that was missing its deploy the slickline unit. A gas
mudlogging activity in Colombia, we fishing head. The valve was a BEK-2 detector was placed on the Christmas
are happy to report that most of the that requires an equalizer prong to be Tree, and an explosive mixture was
expected jobs are already running. set before fishing. detected. Constant gas loss was
observed in the wellhead liner, which
In addition to the advanced services Slickline is often a craftsman’s job, and
was damaged, preventing it from
being provided that include this fishing job was no exception. On
Geomechanics and GCTracer, we are being eliminated due to its
the first attempt, the head of the valve
also running XRD and XRF services. importance.”
was removed from the body of the
Colombia is working to have its own valve. An overshot with internal jaws “The task was stopped. The customer
GEAR Lab that will be used soon to to fish the valve from within the Well Services supervisor and Exlog
directly provide this service. internal body of the valve was then supervisors were notified. it was
specially developed in the machine agreed to halt the operation and we
During the last three months
shop. moved on to another location. Later
Colombian headcount has increased
by 43%. on, maintenance personnel repaired
After a few attempts the valve was
the wellhead”
In July, our management staff held a then fished, and the customer was
leadership workshop extremely happy as a workover
operation was not required.
In HSE, our CEO and Regional VP gave
suggestions on reinforcing local
procedures by displaying them in
more prominent places.
Sr Jose FERMIN
Gas lift valve Best Safety Observation Card
May 2022