Challenges
Two challenges facing the Oil & Gas industry are accessing new reservoirs that currently cannot be reached economically and maintaining profitable production from producing older fields. Expandable tubular technology is considered one of the most revolutionary technologies that has benefited the oil and gas industry during the last 10 years. The development of this technology was initiated by the industry need to reduce drilling costs, increase production of tubing constrained wells and to enable operators to access reservoirs that could otherwise not be reached economically. Expanded casing applications concentrate on reducing the telescopic profile of well designs through a downhole tube expansion process. Wider applications of the technology exist for example water shut off, and casing repairs in old wells.
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