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HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES SETS NEW ULTRA-DEEPWATER DRILLING RECORD IN THE GULF OF MEXICO
DALLAS, Texas - Halliburton Energy Services continues to set new ultra-deepwater world records at Unocal Corporation's Trident prospect in Alaminos Canyon, Block 903, in the Gulf of Mexico. Halliburton’s cementing, drilling fluid, directional drilling, logging-while-drilling (LWD), surface data logging (SDL), and real-time operations (RTO) services help set the latest record in 9,727 feet of water. Earlier this year, Halliburton participated in drilling in 9,687 feet of water, where more than 300 net feet of hydrocarbon pay was identified at approximately 20,500 feet total depth. Halliburton Energy Services is a business unit of Halliburton (NYSE: HAL).
"These ultra-deepwater milestones further display the value of teamwork and our ability to provide a trouble-free, complete real-time reservoir solution to our customers. The entire Halliburton Energy Services Houston business development and Gulf of Mexico operations teams continue to do an outstanding job to help reduce drilling days in a safe environment and on budget," said Mark McCurley, vice president, Halliburton Deepwater. "This work also shows our commitment to providing cutting-edge technology that can conquer the hurdles encountered on the ultra-deepwater exploration frontier."
In setting the latest water depth record, Unocal continues to work with Halliburton Energy Services' Cementing, Baroid Drilling Fluids, and Sperry-Sun product service lines. Cementing is providing the operator with the ZoneSeal™ foamed cement process, which integrates the SPU-180, automated nitrogen unit with the Halliburton Advantage™ cementing skid. The ZoneSeal process has the ability to permit on-the-fly slurry design changes thus preventing anticipated downtime due to delays associated with the transportation of additional additives for unplanned slurry design modifications.
Baroid, the industry leader in Total Fluids Management® , works in conjunction with Unocal to develop the formulation for the synthetic-based drilling fluid. As part of its Total Fluids Management package, Baroid also provides ongoing fluids engineering for the project, allowing these wells to be drilled with fewer days on location while maintaining superior hole integrity.
For the directional drilling, LWD, SDL, and RTO services at the well, Sperry-Sun uses specially designed equipment that can help alleviate issues typically encountered in deepwater and ultra-deepwater drilling environments, such as flow rate and operating pressure limitations. This equipment includes an 8-in. high-flow Bi-modal AcousTic (BAT™) LWD sonic tool and an 8-in. high-flow compensated thermal neutron (CTN™) logging sensor with an integrated caliper (AcoustiCaliper™) sensor that can withstand higher downhole hydrostatic pressures.
Halliburton Energy Services provides products, services, and integrated solutions for oil and gas exploration, development, and production. Capabilities range from initial evaluation of producing formations to drilling, completion, stimulation, and well maintenance - for a single well or an entire field. With more than 300 service centers in more than 90 countries, Halliburton possesses the global perspective that is increasingly important for energy exploration and production.
Halliburton, founded in 1919, is the world's largest provider of products and services to the petroleum and energy industries. The company serves its customers with a broad range of products and services through its Energy Services Group and Engineering and Construction Group business segments.
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