Reactive Downhole Tools assists in achieving world record for Middle East operator

ABERDEEN, Scotland -- Reactive Downhole Tools, a supplier of lower completion systems, has completed an oil swellable packer installation in the Middle East for a major operator in Abu Dhabi. At 19,000 m, it’s the longest liner of this size deployed by all parties to date, and a world record for the liner type.

With the length of wells in the Middle East continually increasing, it can be difficult for operators to find packers with a long enough delay time to allow the liner to travel to depth as well as the circulation of breaker fluids before production begins.

Reactive provided its client with a long delay oil swell packer; a completely new compound designed by the team for this specific application.

Mike Allen, CEO of Reactive, said, “This project is a significant achievement for Reactive and is testament to our hard working, dedicated and driven team, who continually deliver results. We not only manufactured and delivered the packer from Houston to Abu Dhabi with an exceptionally quick turnaround, but the successful mechanism allowed the operator to drill deeper and further than ever before.”