Base Pipe
Special product
Base pipe is a full length tubing or casing that can be perforated with holes / slots, used as the backbone for sand screen joints or swellable packers. Sand screen joints are manufactured starting from base pipe on which layers of mesh are welded. Screens are used to filter the sand in the reservoir and to prevent it from coming in the production string. Swellable packers are downhole devices used in completion to isolate the annulus from the production conduit, enabling controlled production, injection or treatment. Pipe can be delivered with holes / slots already perforated. Base pipe is also known as sand screen and perforated pups.
Benefits
Benefits
Ensure Well Integrity through integrated VAM® accessories offer
Cost competitiveness with taylor made solutions
Easy supply chain and Global network
Materials
Connection & Materials
Material Type
- Standard OCTG pipe and coupling stock
Material Grades
- All API grades available
- All Vallourec proprietary grades available
Connection
- All API T&C
- All VAM® OCTG T&C
- All VAM® OCTG Integral connection
- Other connections available upon request
- VAM® IN-LINE option available upon request
Performances
Characteristics & Performances
Size Range
2 3/8” to 7”
Available Lengths
- 8’, 10’, 12’
- Standard tolerance: +/- 3” (76,20mm)
- Range 2: 28’ to 32’
- Range 3: 38’ to 42’
Performance
- Pipe body: Reduced performance due to the perforations
- Connection: Same as string according to connection performance
Applications
Applications
- Tubular equipment to be integrated by threaded connections in a production string in onshore or offshore wells
- No external energy source required
- No special handling needed
Resources
Documents & Resources
