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IndustryFocus: Companies, People and Products

New Tool Boosts Safety Of Connecting Flowlines
HOUSTON-Concentric Pipe and
Tool Rentals LLC has developed the Superior Safety Wrench System, which it
describes as a next-generation tool designed to eliminate the need to use
sledgehammers while making up or
breaking out high pressure, temporary
flowline connections.
Designed for onshore and offshore
operations, the tool has two parts: a
heavy-duty aluminum, wrench-style
head; and a quick-latch, adjustable
torque-assist device. The head adjusts

from one inch to four inches, creating an
even distribution of impact load on all
three union lugs, says Concentric, a Superior Energy Services company. The
company adds that the handle features a
quick-latch that extends 14-22 inches in
length, and evenly distributes torque to
allow the union to contact the seal
evenly, without compressing or compromising the seal.
According to Concentric, the tool
improves safety by removing the risks
associated with sledgehammer use,
such as injuries from
swinging sledgehammers with poor form,
holding a target while
hammering, releasing the
hammer midswing, or
fragmenting because of a
worn-out sledgehammer
or target. Because it is so
efficient, the wrench also
can speed rig-up and
testing times, the company reports.
For information, contact Concentric Pipe and
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and Tool Rentals LLC enables users to make up or break Tool Rentals at 337-256out temporary flowline connections without using sledge- 7051 or visit www.superiorenergy.com.
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hammers.

UOP To Build Gas Plant
For PennTex Midstream
DES PLAINES, IL.-UOP Russell announces PennTex Midstream Partners
LLC has selected it to supply a gas processing plant for recovering natural gas
liquids in northern Louisiana.
The plant will have a capacity of 200
million cubic feet of gas a day, and UOP
says it should enter service in the first
quarter of 2015. The company indicates
it will use a modular design and construction approach that enables equipment
to enter service as much as six months
faster than alternative approaches while
ensuring superior quality control.
UOP also will serve as engineering, construction and procurement contractor. The
company says the project includes supplying
and installing cryogenic, dehydration, acid
gas removal, inlet/residue compression, control and flare systems, as well as electrical
equipment, utility systems, and buildings
for office, control room, motor control
center, and compressor requirements. ❒

Baker Hughes Offers Tool
To Speed Casing Removal
HOUSTON-To help operators remove
casing during plugging, abandonment
and slot recovery operations, Baker Hughes
has introduced the HarpoonTM cut and
pull spear.
Unlike traditional tools, the Harpoon
spear can be set and reset several times
and enables multiple cut and pull attempts
in a single trip, greatly increasing the
likelihood of retrieving the casing in one
run, Baker Hughes says. The company
suggests this capability is especially advantageous when cement stringers, scale
buildup, and other downhole factors make
pulling the casing at the initial cut point
extremely challenging.
The spear is run with a cutting assembly
and does not require a stop ring, so it can
engage the casing directly above the cut,
which Baker Hughes says ensures maximum force distribution at the cut point.
Specially-designed FLEX-LOCKTM slips
distribute loads evenly across the entire
casing diameter to prevent casing deformation, and the tool applies tension during
cutting to improve cutting performance,
the company adds.
The spear supports loads in both directions, so it can accommodate fishing
jars, Baker Hughes concludes.
For information, visit www.bakerhughes.com/harpoon.
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KCL MAX Helps Stabilize Shale And Carry Solids
CUERO, TX.-Phoenix Chemical Technologies touts its KCL MAX as a proprietary, polymeric formulation clay and
swelling shale stabilizer that is applied
in small liquid doses to stabilize formations
during drilling, fracturing, workover and
well stimulation. The company indicates
KCL MAX works most effectively at a
modest ratio of 3-5 percent for every 100
gallons of fluids, and is especially beneficial in perforating fluid systems.
When used in shale drilling applications, the nearly solids-free nature of
clear brine fluids and their controlled
high densities contribute significantly to
stabilizing sensitive formations, the company says. When utilized as a stabilizer
in a drill-in fluid, the brine fluids help
speed penetration rates and decrease abrasion, the company adds,
According to Phoenix, KCL MAX is
part of the company's green solutions
family of environmentally safe products
and requires no U.S. Department of Trans-

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portation documentation. Nor does it require on-site personnel to use personal
protective equipment. It is temperature
stable to 400 degrees F and does not require a slurry, so it can be mixed on the
fly, Pheonix reports.
For information contact Phoenix Chemical Technologies at 361-275-9270. ❒

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