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COVER FEATURE
Innovative Well Intervention Solutions A Unique Team People are the cornerstone of our success. Sean McCluskey, our Middle East Regional Manager and Niall Murray, our Asia Regional Operations Manager, are amongst some of the industry’s longest-serving and most-highly experienced well intervention experts. Many of the team bring with them track records of 25+ years to our operations. These industry experts have played an instrumental role in developing the company; building and retaining the best well intervention talent as we continue to grow and diversify.
A Sustainable Future
Jim Thomson, CEO
Wellpro Group provides a complete thru tubing, inflatable packer and well intervention technology portfolio including operational design, project management, service, rental and sales. Since founding the company in 2018, Jim Thomson and Grant Forsyth have built Wellpro Group from the ground up, driving growth organically and via strategic acquisition activity. They now head a 50+ strong international workforce that is active across the Eastern Hemisphere.
What We Do Via industry-leading technologies and bespoke service, Wellpro Group covers intervention service portfolios, from challenging and non-routine field operations to in-house engineering and manufacturing solutions. As an independent provider, we can deploy the most cost effective - and innovative well intervention technologies available on the market covering the following portfolios: • • • • •
Thru Tubing Fishing and Milling Thru Tubing Inflatable Packers Well Isolation Well Abandonment Well Surveillance and Monitoring
www.ogv.energy I November 2022
Grant Forsyth, COO
Case study 1 Permanent Tubing Patch Milling and Retrieval When: 2021 Where: Offshore South East Asia
Objectives · Mill permanent tubing patch using nitrified fluid · Retrieve permanent tubing patch to surface
Challenges The permanent tubing patch is a primary method, widely used to isolate water production zones, especially in slim-hole wells. As the name implies, the permanent tubing patch is nonretrievable and presents a significant challenge when removal is required. No global records of permanent tubing patches demonstrated successful removal.
Results Wellpro Group achieved the first-ever operation to remove and retrieve a permanent tubing patch to surface without damaging the primary completion. The success was a result of the pilot mill bit design, in conjunction with upfront planning and careful execution.
We’re proud that our regional workforces are comprised of a large percentage of local personnel and we’re committed to the development of local talent that will carry the Wellpro Group reputation for outstanding service over the coming decades. This is exemplified by our recent appointment of two engineering graduates, based in Dubai and KSA, from where they are undergoing a competency training programme whilst gaining invaluable day-to-day operational training.
Service Diversification As part of the company’s strategic growth plans, Wellpro Group now designs and manufactures thru tubing and well intervention tools. In addition to facilitating accelerated market entry, this means we also have the ability to support clients’ bespoke operational requests and address the most demanding of challenges. To support and drive this growth we have recently hired Alistair Gill as Senior Design Engineer, based in Dubai. A Chartered Engineer with over 12 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, he has been at the forefront of technology within various R&D departments and brings an extensive knowledge of both well completions and well intervention technology to the business.
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