Decommissioning Insight 2018

DECOMMISSIONING INSIGHT 2018

PRACTITIONER PROFILE

Baker Hughes GE Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), is the world’s first full-stream provider of integrated oilfield products, services and digital solutions. Its capability spans the upstream, midstream and downstream sectors. BHGE helps its customers acquire, transport and refine hydrocarbons more efficiently, productively and safely, with a smaller environmental footprint and at lower cost per barrel. With operations in over 120 countries, the company uses its global scale and local know-how to develop smart solutions to well decommissioning challenges. BHGE has developed a multi-skilled team of well intervention specialists, led by subject matter experts to develop optimised well plug and abandonment solutions. BHGE has bases in the UK, Norway, Denmark and the Netherlands to service its North Sea customers. With its long offshore experience, the UK is a regional and global hub for design, manufacturing and operations of BHGE’s Oilfield Services (OFS) and Oilfield Equipment (OFE). BHGE is one of the world’s most experienced providers of integrated well abandonment solutions, with an offering that spans discrete services to complete well plug and abandonment turnkey solutions, minimizing costs, improving reliability, and reducing non-productive time. BHGE’s comprehensive integrated portfolio allows it to tailor its approach to each customer and asset, helping meet objectives and adhere to all relevant and local regulations. From Stage 1 reservoir isolation or suspension, through to the Stage 2 placement of barriers and the Stage 3 wellhead and conductor removal, BHGE continuously develops new technology to improve the efficiency of plug and abandonment operations. Specific to well abandonment, BHGE’s Mastiff™ rigless intervention system, Retriever™ jacking unit and Wellhead Abandonment Straddle Packer (WASP) are all developed in the UK and in some instances, exported internationally.

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