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Inlaying advances
at Elmar
With the oil and gas industry continuously developing
and exploring increasingly pressurized and corrosive
environments, high quality inlaying capabilities are
becoming ever more necessary. Inlaying is a specialist
process applied to the bore of wireline BOPs which
are expected to be exposed to the most corrosive
environments, and usually takes many weeks due
to the complexity of the process and the scarcity of
qualified third party facilities. During the process the
BOP is heated to 600 degrees C to relieve stresses
within the BOP body.
Elmar has now created an in house inlay process, to
eliminate the need to rely on external contractors for
this critical process.
The process requires the surface of the base material to
be melted before introducing the inlay material to the
molten weld pool, in the form of a heated wire. This is then
adhered to the parent material as the weld pool cools,
after which a post-weld heat treatment is performed
to reduce and redistribute the residual stresses in the
material introduced by welding. This helps to maintain the
mechanical properties of the base material.
Meeting the required standard and specification for this
type of welding is a complex and costly process. However,
Elmar felt it essential to invest the necessary time and
money into the equipment and training needed to bring
the process in-house, to ensure it is providing the best
possible service for clients.
Offering it as an in-house service means we can provide our
customers with quicker reaction times for their production
demands.
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WHAT TO DO
WHEN THINGS
GO WRONG
Elmar BOP/DHSV
Control Unit
Five common wellsite problems with wireline PCE and how to solve them
Related equipment:
-- The Elmar Piranha Tool Catcher and Ball Check Valve
allows the fishing neck to be held securely on recovery
to surface, preventing a costly fishing job.
-- The Elmar Quickload Slickline Stuffing Box features a
innovative combined ball check valve and blowout plug.
Note: Shallow depth alarms on the winch, tool catchers, tool
traps, wrap counters, correct procedures and even Z charts are
all there to prevent this scenario.
Solution:
-- Stop movement of the cable
immediately and apply the
winch brake.
-- Close the pack off / stuffing box
using the hand pump (supplied
as standard on Elmar control
modules).
-- Should the stuffing box fail, as
a backup, the wireline rams can
be closed using accumulator
pressure or manual hand
pumps and locked in place
using manual handles
-- Re-establish air supply.
Related equipment:
-- The Elmar BOP/DHSV control
unit (L-690267V01) features
an air horn to warn of low air
supply pressure.
-- Elmar produces a BOP control
module (L-6901051974) which
is designed with reference to
API 16D and therefore carries a
large accumulator volume.
-- The Elmar series of diesel
driven BOP and grease control
units do not require an air
supply.
Solution:
-- Close the wireline valve and inject
grease between the rams to establish
an inflow tested barrier.
-- Bleed lubricators, lift the lubricators
and clamp the cable above the
wireline valve.
-- Repair the birds nest, or if this is not
possible, cut the cable as high as
possible below the birds nest, shorten
the WPCE rig up height in order to
back feed through the grease head,
and follow recommended procedures
for recovery of cable.
-- Recommence operations (if the cable
was not cut) or pull tools out of well.
Related equipment:
Variable Length Lubricator and
cable cutter sub.
-- The Elmar Variable Length
Lubricator can be used to
create a work window to work
on the cable without moving
the entire WPCE string, which
is necessary with a single lift
setup if stripping cable is to
be avoided or if the cable is
jammed in the grease head.
-- The Elmar cable cutter can be
used to cut the cable at the
highest possible point below
the grease head.
Related equipment:
Elmar Chemical Injection Sub &
Elmar Portable Glycol Injection/
Pressure test unit.
-- The continuous injection of glycol
reduces the risk of a hydrate
being formed.
-- The chemical injection sub is
used directly below the grease
head or stuffing box.
NOTE: Prevention is better than
cure. Prolonged injection of
methanol will damage elastomer
seals.
-- Useful facts regarding hydrates:
oo Hydrates can form in gas, gas
condensate and crude oil
systems.
oo 1 cubic ft of hydrates can
contain 180 static cubic feet
of gas.
oo Hydrate blockages can occur
very rapidly; transient
operations such as start up,
shut down and blow down are
very susceptible to hydrate
blockages.
TRAINING
This article provides advice of a general
nature, however detailed operational
procedures should be governed by
the exact circumstances, operating
company and service company
guidelines, and well control policies.
What appears in this article is merely
a summary. Elmar training courses
involve theoretical classes, practical
sessions and competency evaluation.
For more information contact your
local Elmar representative.
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