| Issue 38, November 2011 |
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| TUBULAR SEVERANCE: INNOVATIONS BY WELLTONIC |
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Severing tubulars downhole can be both time consuming and challenging. A variety
of methods are currently available, each with their pros and cons.
Welltonic have primarily focussed on hydro-mechanical and abrasive methods purely
because mechanical cuts produce a degree of accuracy unparalleled by any other
method and the abrasive jet cutting being a cost effective procedure which does
not involve any explosives or dangerous chemicals.
The Welltonic Hydraulic Pipe Cutter has been developed through years of experience,
it utilises precision machine tool inserts to ensure a clean cut and a dual hydraulic
piston assembly to provide the correct amount of load to achieve a cut in the
shortest possible time.
The Abrasive cutting technology has been advanced throughWelltonic’s development
of their own sealed bearing section for Positive Displacement Motors. This bearing
section design enables the motor to run for longer in abrasive fluid, enabling
several cuts in one run if required. full text of the article | all articles of this issue
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