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6 reaching out to the world With petroleum production rising, Canadian industry looks to all points on the compass to move product to market
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tight oil matures Tight oil plays have enjoyed explosive growth, but that growth will moderate as plays develop
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turnaround time Gas prices rebound in winter of 2013, but the question is, what lies ahead?
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on hold Bitumen bubble will keep prices discounted for a decade, but production will keep rising
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Fracceleration!
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Resettable frac isolation on coiled tubing + Grip/ShiftTM sleeves
The unique resettable frac plug grips and shifts the sliding sleeve and isolates the frac zone.
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Plug-and-perf and ball-actuated sleeves are brute force frac methods that bullhead fluids and sand down the casing with no feedback about formation response, no recourse in the event of a screen-out, and no way to manage water and chemicals usage. Both methods limit the number of stages and usually require post-completion drill-out of composite plugs or ball seats.
the coiled tubing/casing annulus; smaller, low-rate fracs can be pumped through the coiled tubing.
The Multistage Unlimited system overcomes those limitations and drawbacks using coiled tubing as a work string and circulation path to the frac zone.
• reduce water and chemicals requirements up to 50%
Circulation path adds capabilities
The circulation capability allows operators to:
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Fast frac isolation, mechanical sleeve shift The work string operates the Multistage Unlimited resettable frac plug, a dual-function tool that 1) isolates frac zones and 2) grips and shifts the sleeves. With no pump-down plugs and sleeve-shifting balls, time between fracs is only about 5 minutes. Large-volume, high-rate fracs are pumped down
• monitor actual frac-zone pressure for better control of sand placement
• recover quickly from screenouts by circulating excess sand out of the well • use sand-jet perforating to add stages in blank casing, without tripping out of the hole
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Canada: 403.969.6474 Victory pressure services US: 281.453.2222 info@ncsfrac.com www.victorypressure.com
It all adds up to unlimited stages and spacing, streamlined frac operations, better frac control, lower-cost completions, less environmental impact, and no drillouts. Call, email, or visit our website for more information.
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