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Prime Mapping

Actual Pipe Data for Highest Downhole Performance

Prime Mapping service delivers accurate casing and tubing geometry dimensions in digital format providing string actual bore volume for cement displacement, best packer fit pipe selection and thickest pipes for casing wear mitigation.

Benefits
Benefits
Enhanced Reliability
Accurate data significantly improves cement plug bump reliability and packer setting from the first attempt.
Time & Cost Saving
Actual bore volume mitigates waste from the perforation zone in production casing wells due to cement left in-hole & saves time and cost when drilling cement in the next section.
Highest Operational Performance
Running on top of Rig Preparation or Rig Return services, ID map shows and compares your string condition, helping to evaluate wall loss due to corrosion or casing wear.
Solution
Our Solution

Prime Mapping service delivers accurate casing and tubing geometry dimensions in digital format. Data is collected directly on the rig or at the yard.

  • Pipe bore volume for cement displacement: Enhanced tally list with pipe volume from measured internal diameter (ID) & length for cement plug bump.
  • Best packer-fit pipe selection: Full length 360° ID map is analyzed and pipes with lowest ovality and ID min/max/avg in range are identified for best packer fit. 
  • Thickest pipes placement for casing wear mitigation: Pipes with higher wall thickness (WT) are identified and segregated for placement in critical drilling sections providing higher casing wear margin.

A FLEXIBLE DATA SERVICE FOR ANY PIPE, ON ANY BENCH, AT ANY TIME

Geometrical data map is obtained using an In-pipe Rover, an automized device using laser and/or ultrasound technology. A caliper can also be used depending on conditions. Only one Vallourec trained technician needed to run the service anytime, on any pipe at any yard. 
Pre-run tally includes: pipe length, ID, OD, WT, ovality, eccentricity, bore and metal volume.

Applications
Applications

Our solutions for several steps in your Exploration & Production operations

  • Pipe bore volume for cement displacement
  • Best packer-fit pipe selection
  • Thickest pipes placement for casing wear mitigation
Resources
Documents & Resources

Webcast “Prime Mapping: Obtaining Actual Pipe Data for Higher Downhole Performance” – December 2022

Webcast “Intelligent Drift solution – Enhance your Rig Preparation service for drilling and completing operations” – December 2020

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Stories
Customer Story
A Winning Solution
An operator in the North Sea had its packer string stuck on top of the 7” liner leading them to pull out of hole and change the packer. For the following well, Prime Mapping service was run at their yard to scan the full-length 360° ID map of 10” casings and select the best joints that fit the packer. This resolved the issue, and the operator continues to call on Prime Mapping service for their wells’ ID checks to save NPT and costs.