NCS Multistage has entered into a 5-year frame agreement with Aker BP for well-stimulation services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
Image: Aker BP's office in Trondheim, Norway. Photo: courtesy of Aker BP.
Work to be performed under the agreement is subject to individual purchase orders. Following a recent Valhall well completion that incorporated NCS’s Multistage Unlimited pinpoint hydraulic fracturing technology, Aker BP issued purchase orders for additional wells that are expected to be completed in late 2018 and 2019.
Aker BP and NCS both see potential to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of offshore well completions using NCS’s Multistage Unlimited Technology.
Max Sorenson, Senior Drilling Engineer, Aker BP, stated that the use of pinpoint fracturing can be a game changer in the North Sea, because of improved stimulation efficiency: “Using conventional plug-and-perf technology, we were limited to completing a single stage in 2.5 to 3 days. With the pinpoint technology we moved much faster, at one point completing four stages in 26.5 hours, a vast improvement.”
NCS chief operations officer Tim Willems said: “The recently completed Valhall well was the first offshore application of our pinpoint fracturing technology. We are grateful to Aker BP for the opportunity and for providing their resources and knowledge to ensure the success of the installation.
“We look forward to a continued partnership with Aker BP and their service providers to ensure safe, efficient, and predictable results.”
Source: Company Press Release