Expro adds 52-well P&A gig to its agenda

U.S.-headquartered energy services provider Expro has won a contract with an unnamed client for the provision of well decommissioning services during a plug and abandonment (P&A) campaign.

While the client and the location remain unknown, Expro has disclosed that the contract is valued at over $10 million. The U.S. player’s scope of work will entail the provision of a well decommissioning solution combining subsea safety systems and surface processing design to enable safe entry to the well and effective management of well fluids.

More specifically, the deal will see Expro provide a surface fluid management package and its 7-3/8” large-bore subsea test tree assembly (SSTTA) with surface tree and controls, providing dual barrier and disconnect capability to facilitate re-entry into the subsea wells.

The firm says it has supplied subsea safety systems and well test equipment to this client for almost 15 years and was involved in the construction of several of the 52 wells now being decommissioned. The new gig is seen as confirmation of the U.S. company’s ability to provide technical solutions across the entire well lifecycle.

“Having been involved in the development phase for many of these fields, we have gained a life of well experience that will be invaluable for this P&A campaign. Our expertise and know how will help deliver key technical and commercial benefits for the client across the project,” said Iain Farley, Expro’s Regional Vice President for Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.

In May, Expro completed its 100th job using its proprietary SeaCure cementing technology. The milestone was achieved during a five-well subsea batch campaign in Australia.

Earlier that month, the firm completed the acquisition of Scotland-based Coretrax, expecting the deal to expand its portfolio of technology-enabled well construction and well intervention and integrity solutions.