ENVENTURE GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY
BRINGING EXCELLENCE TO THE EXPANDABLE MARKET
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BRINGING EXCELLENCE TO THE EXPANDABLE MARKET Houston-based Enventure Global Technology Inc. is the world’s leading provider of solid expandable tubular solutions for the energy industry. The company’s innovative technology to expand liner in open hole was developed out of necessity to solve the drilling, completion, and production issues that threatened a reservoir’s potential value. Matt Meiners, Director of Technology & Product Development, explained more to Hannah Barnett.
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ince its first milestone installation in
equipment undertaking pressurized drilling
the Gulf of Mexico in 1999, Enventure
on the well surface.
has completed over 2,600 installa-
Enventure’s SET®, ESeal SET® and ESeal™
tions worldwide, providing solutions through
technology employs a cold-working pro-
the use of solid expandable tubulars in both
cess that radially expands the inner diam-
open and cased hole applications to over
eter (ID) of liner. These systems feature
350 customers worldwide.
a launcher with an expansion assembly –
Enventure ranges from 100-200 employees
including a solid cone driven by hydraulic
but maintains an efficient global presence
pressure – which moves upwards to
with sales offices, warehouses, and opera-
expand the liner's diameter. These expand-
tions in North America, the Middle East, South
able systems have been deployed in set-
America, Africa, Europe and Asia Pacific.
tings ranging from 30 to 7,000 feet in length,
“We’ve been in business now for 25
through various wellbore configurations in
years,” Director of Technology and Product Matt Meiners said, “and in 2022 we sur-
both onshore and offshore environments. “A typical well’s casing design uses a
passed two million feet of expandable liner
‘telescope’ design; so it starts with larger
installed globally, which is far more than
diameter surface casing, then as the well
any of our competitors. This year, we did
gets deeper, slightly smaller intermediate
an installation in our 40th country, which was Cameroon in Central Africa. So that was an exciting accomplishment.”
The expandable method Enventure is the market leader in expandable liner technology, with the most experience and ownership of related patents in the market. Its method is far cheaper than some of its indirect competition, much of which involves sophisticated
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sizes need to be installed depending on the
Sidetracks and extended reach wells
various pressure regimes in the formations
provide substantial value by accessing
drilled,” Mr. Meiners explained. “The tech-
untapped reserves. For example: in the
nology we use – expanding the liner
North Sea the use of our expandable liners
downhole – assures that larger ID can
is invaluable,” Mr. Meiners explained.
be maintained as the well deepens, so not
“Without them, tapping into new reservoirs
as much ‘telescoping’ is needed. The well
would not be possible without investing in
design approaches a mono diameter form.”
new platforms.”
The use of expandable liners streamlines wellbore profiles and can significantly cut
New tech
development cost, ultimately enhance
The company keeps on innovating:
well longevity and improve estimated
Enventure has recently unveiled a new
ultimate recoveries, maximizing the return
generation of expandable liner hangers
on investment for operators.
designed with a simpler operations
“The technology opens opportunities
sequence, leakproof performance, rota-
to perform unique types of well design.
tional capabilities, elimination of moving
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parts and a one-step setting of the hanger and the packer. With fewer parts, the new generation
“Our SET ELH is the same technology and procedure we’ve done thousands of times, over 25 years, with SET open hole
SET Expandable Liner Hanger (ELH)
expandable liners,” said Mr. Meiners.
is the result of over 20 years of
“The expandable liner is run in the hole
experience and innovation in solid
to depth, cement is pumped, the liner is
cone expandable anchor hanger
expanded, and the installation is finished
technology. It is designed to reduce
by expanding the topmost liner hanger
non-productive time and improve safety
into base casing. With our SET ELH, the only
and reliability, featuring five integrated
difference is the liner is not expanded, just
liner top packing elements. The SET ELH
the liner hanger.
is suitable for both onshore and offshore applications.
“We’re working with customers who have experience running expandable liners.
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Because there are no moving parts, it is
receive very high praise for their level of
more reliable and it’s safer.”
expertise, knowledge and professionalism.
Enventure is working to shift from being per-
They’ll go on any job, anywhere, at the drop
ceived as a contingency business to that of
of a hat. Many have been with Enventure for
a necessity for well operations. “What we’re
10-15 years. Others who haven’t been with
trying to do is to sell ourselves more on an
the company as long still have an extensive
assurance as opposed to insurance basis,”
track record of rig operations, such as
as Mr. Meiners put it. “When we speak with
drillers, tool pushers, superintendents
new customers, we discuss how our prod-
or consultants.”
ucts can be used across the whole lifespan
Enventure also maintains a robust
of a reservoir; from exploration to develop-
relationship with its supply chain. As all
ment, to completion; to intervention and not
casings made for the oil and gas industry
just when you need a contingency liner
must meet API standards, its pipe is made
expanded to maintain your ID when an unex-
to specification by working closely with
pected trouble formation is encountered.”
the company’s various steel mill partners. Our steel is a proprietary chemistry and
The toolkit of success
follows a stringent heat treatment which
Like any successful service business,
allows for the more unique, expandable
Enventure’s strength lies largely in the
features of the piping.
experience and dedication of its personnel around the globe.
“Our premium threaded connections are also extremely important to the success
“Our field crews, by far, give us the com-
of an installation. We have a string portfolio
petitive edge,” said Mr. Meiners. “We often
of intellectual property and trade secrets
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that go into the design of our thread,”
investments in equipment and maintenance
Mr. Meiners said. “There are only a handful
procedures, and we now perform our own
of machine shops that are qualified to make
clean out services in the United States; and
these types of threads. So, we have to work
in 2024 we will begin expanding this ser-
with them very closely.”
vice abroad. This value to the operator is the assurance the cased hole is cleaned to
Plans in the pipeline
our standards, one less service company
The company recently renewed its ISO
to coordinate, and less people on the rig
9001 certification and became the first
floor. For Enventure, it is an additional
expandable liner company to receive API
revenue stream.
Q2 certification. The latter is the leading
Mr. Meiners is dedicated to changing the
standard for oil and gas service providers.
perception of expanding liner downhole –
“Because of the API Q2 certification, we
a risky enterprise – and has the backing of
must have much more stringent standards,”
Enventure to make it a reality. “We are the
said Mr. Meiners. “All the vendors we work
innovators of this technology and have
with follow the API Q2 certification process,
been doing this for 25 years: we operate
and none of our competitors can make
at a global level, have the best technology,
that claim."Another recent enterprise is
an impeccable safety record, the highest
Enventure’s Wellbore Clean Out Services.
quality standards and the best people” he
Cleaning a cased hole prior to installing
concluded. “Alastair McClean, our CEO, has
an expandable liner is a vital part of a
created a company culture that prioritises
successful installation. Up until the start
safety, collaboration and results. We all wear
of 2023, the company had traditionally
a lot of hats at Enventure: everyone’s voice
sub-contracted this service.
is valued: every team member can openly
“We’ve been asked by our customers for
share ideas, and whether you’re an entry
years why we don’t just provide clean out
level employee or a senior executive, what
services ourselves,” Mr. Meiners explained.
matters most is getting the job done. That
“So, we finally listened. We’ve made some
atmosphere drove me to this company.”n
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