by Nigel Greenways | Nov 8, 2019 | Drill Pipe, DUO
Complete Group is proud to have contributed to the record 8,510m TD well drilled by the Shell Canada and PD #574 teams in northern Alberta’s Duvernay formation, through the use Complete Group’s 480 DUO connection and 4-3/4” custom drill string. The Canadian record...
by Nigel Greenways | Oct 25, 2019 | Drill Pipe, DUO
The 450 DUO, designed as a high torque, field friendly 4-1/2” drill pipe connection, has been successfully deployed and inspected in the Permian Basin of West Texas, the world’s largest and most productive shale basin. The strings of Range 3 pipe were manufactured...
by Nigel Greenways | Jan 17, 2019 | Drill Pipe, DUO
The first commercialized drill string of 4 ½” 400 DUO drill pipe and HWDP has continued to excel in the field, with the latest inspection results confirming it’s designed field friendly capabilities. 400 DUO connections were used in the drilling of 4 additional...
by Nigel Greenways | Nov 27, 2018 | Connection, Technical Bulletin
A thread compound traditionally has two primary functions when applied to a rotary shouldered connection (RSC) in a drill string. The first role is the prevention of metal to metal damage (ie. anti-galling) of thread flanks and seal surfaces from the extremely high...
by Nigel Greenways | Nov 20, 2018 | Technical Bulletin, Tubulars
Complete Group has observed a potential trend within the industry regarding increased frequency of downhole corrosion in brine-based fluid systems. Regarding drilling tubulars in particular, our observations indicate increased pitting being experienced by contractors,...
