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<\/p>\nBaker Hughes, an energy technology company, has launched a new subsea wellhead technology, the MS-2 Annulus Seal, to save substantial operational rig costs by helping lower overall wellhead installation costs due to reduced rig trips.<\/p>\n
The new integrated sealing solution, globally launched and exhibited at the 2022 Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, has already been adopted by multiple customers in North and South America.<\/p>\n
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The MS-2 Annulus Seal is the latest technological development to Baker Hughes\u2019 existing wellhead seal, the MS-SN, which brings increased operator confidence in well integrity and further extends well life.<\/p>\n
The MS-2 Annulus Seal integrates with Baker Hughes\u2019 existing MS-800 wellhead system and helps to lower the cost of well construction and intervention, expands intervention options, and ensures security and confidence of well integrity in challenging conditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe constantly strive for technological optimization and delivering the most advanced solutions to our subsea customers,\u201d said Neil Saunders, executive vice president of Oilfield Equipment at Baker Hughes.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough our new MS-2 Annulus Seal, we are helping to transform the subsea market and are developing quality technology that delivers long-term value, reliability and efficiencies for subsea customers.\u201d<\/p>\n
The MS-2 can be installed in a single trip, with an integrated lock ring that results in improved rig efficiency by providing immediate lockdown of up to 2 million pounds force without the need for a second trip, saving rig time.<\/p>\n
The MS-2 also provides easier access to wells, with no need for supplemental lockdown devices. It is tested to 20,000 psi, and to 200 load cycles ensuring life-of-field reliability and further demonstrating the seal integrity.<\/p>\n