Halliburton launches Clear electromechanical well intervention portfolio for completions operations

(WO) – On the first day of Gastech 2024, held this week in Houston, Texas, Halliburton Company introduced the Clear portfolio of electromechanical well intervention technologies and services.

This portfolio addresses challenges related to high-angle deployment and includes surface readout telemetry for communication and precise control to deliver differentiated performance.

The Clear portfolio includes: ClearTrac wireline tractor; ClearCut non-dangerous goods electromechanical pipe cutters; and, coming soon, ClearShift high-expansion shifters to open and close downhole valves that include barrier isolation devices.

The ClearTrac wireline tractor is the most advanced wireline conveyance technology on the market for highly deviated or horizontal wells that require cased-hole logging diagnostics, perforating, and powered mechanical intervention services.

It uses an innovative electromechanical drive and real-time telemetry for communication and precise control to deliver unmatched performance compared to pipe-conveyed solutions.

ClearTrac wireline tractor achieves speeds from 5 to 125 ft per minute and carries payloads up to 1,000 lbs. with a single-drive section. It provides an economical conveyance solution that acquires data in up-and-down passes. This increases efficiency and reduces the potential for HSE incidents.

“Today's launch of our power mechanical services will enable our customers to intervene in their completions in a more reliable, precise, and powerful way,” said Chris Tevis, vice president of Wireline and Perforating.

The ClearCut service portfolio offers a family of pipe severing tools for a machine shop quality cut without dangerous goods from 2⅜ to 9⅝ in. ClearCut can be deployed on eline or RELA Digital Slickline and navigate through small restrictions. It cuts outer tubing encapsulated cables in intelligent completions.