SHELL is continuing its successful relationship with AGR’S Riserless Mud Recovery system (RMR™) with a new USD4.7m deal.
The contract is for multiple development wells on Shell’s Prelude Floating LNG development off Australia’s north-west coast.
Bernt Eikemo, General Manager Asia Pacific at AGR , said: “ Shell has used RMR™ on all the wells it has drilled in Australia since 2006 – a fact that AGR is very proud of.
“ We are very happy to get the opportunity to work once again with Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd .”
The contract is for three years with the option of two one-year extensions.
RMR™, together with its sister technology the Cutting Transportation System (CTS™), has been deployed on more than 500 wells worldwide.
Riserless Mud Recovery allows engineered mud to be used in the top-hole section of a well, enabling a much more stable foundation for successful drilling, with all mud and cuttings being returned to the rig. There is no discharge to the seabed.
The top-hole section can be drilled more safely, quickly and with less impact on the environment.
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LNG World News Staff, March 5, 2012