Control Line Isolations on a North Sea Wellhead

We provided isolations on three severed control line on a wellhead for a major operator.

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Georgina Hay
Why you should be using time-activated sealants rather than pressure-activated sealants.
Georgina Hay
Wellhead isolation: Three common failures and how to resolve them

Ageing, corroded and eroded equipment can cause wellhead seals to harden, crack and fail. Here we discuss the three common failures that are encountered while carrying out isolation tasks and how our solutions can restore well integrity.

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Georgina Hay
Preventing Delays and Downtime from Failed Valve Isolations

Isolation valves obstruct the flow path to isolate a portion of your system.

Under normal operating conditions, isolation valves remain open. It is typically only under certain exceptional circumstances, such as for safety reasons or system maintenance, that they are functioned closed.

One of our clients needed to establish barriers to isolate their system and conduct essential maintenance Pigging operations. However, due to the Ball Valves on the Main Oil Line (MOL) passing, establishing the required isolations was impossible.

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Georgina Hay
Reinstating Well Production after Valve Failure

One of Europe’s leading independent oil and gas operators approached KCI with a problem.

After routine maintenance on one of its wells, an actuated hydraulic master valve failed. With the valve stuck in the closed position due to an oil leak, gas could no longer flow, and the well was shut in.

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20 Year Review

Kinetics Controls & Innovation (KCI) Ltd was established on the 4th of March 2002 with the mission of providing engineered leak sealing solutions to aftermarket and ageing facilities within the global oil & gas industry.

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What are Gate Valve Isolations?

Ageing equipment leads to leaking and damaged seal areas in Annulus Gate Valves. KCI’s one-part non-curing product, Mac-Pac, isolates leaks and keeps valves lubricated.

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Filling Wellhead Voids with Sealants

Ageing, corroded and eroded equipment can cause Wellhead seals to fail. KCI’s Sealant Solutions are time and cost-effective solutions for restoring integrity.

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Downhole Packer & Casing Shoe Isolations using IG-H

Designed to isolate and seal leaks in deep-set Production Packers and Casing Shoes, IG-H is an easily deployed solution with a very low risk of affecting well operations

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Downhole Safety Valve and Hydraulic Control Line leak repairs
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