Halliburton has signed a framework settlement with Shell to supply umbilical-less tubing hanger set up and retrieval companies utilizing its Distant Operated Management System (ROCS) know-how. The multi-well settlement follows a profitable three-well know-how section within the Gulf of America, the place ROCS demonstrated measurable beneficial properties in velocity, security and operational precision.
“This settlement alerts a shift in deepwater operations,” stated Josh Sears, senior vp of Halliburton’s Drilling and Analysis division. “ROCS’s velocity, precision, and security advantages provide operators a dependable, cost-effective different to traditional strategies—one which positions the system for broader adoption all through international rig fleets.”
ROCS is a compact, umbilical-less management system that replaces standard hydraulic setups, decreasing floor strain dangers and minimizing personnel publicity. The system has been deployed throughout a number of offshore areas, together with the Norwegian Continental Shelf, West Africa, and the Gulf of America, the place it just lately set a brand new international benchmark with the set up of a tubing hanger at 8,458 ft—the deepest umbilical-less operation accomplished thus far.
Developed by Optime, a Halliburton service, the ROCS platform enhances effectivity by decreasing deck operations by as much as 75%, shortening working and pulling instances, and bettering downhole line testing. The know-how’s monitor file underscores its rising position in enabling safer, smarter effectively completions in deepwater environments.
As international operators search to optimize offshore improvement below more and more advanced circumstances, Halliburton’s ROCS resolution gives a confirmed pathway to larger effectivity, decrease operational threat, and quicker mission supply in subsea completions.
