Halliburton’s New Real-Time Coiled Tubing Services Uses Hybrid Cable Technology

Halliburton has introduced SPECTRUM FUSION service, the newest offering in the SPECTRUM family of real-time coiled tubing services.  The FUSION service includes the reported first real-time system in the market using hybrid cable technology that combines fiber optic and electric to provide downhole communication and continuous power for a variety of diagnostic applications.  The cable is conveyed through coiled tubing to deliver intervention, diagnostic, and reservoir assessment services in one trip downhole to help customers achieve greater efficiency, safer operations and a higher return on investment.

Since the 2016 launch of SPECTRUM Real-Time Coiled Tubing Services, Halliburton has seen a rapid increase in the demand for diagnostic and intervention services.  The family of services is designed to deliver more accurate and effective interventions by capturing data, such as weight on bit, pressure, temperature, and acoustics, with casing collar locator and gamma ray for depth correlation in real-time.

According to the press release, the SPECTRUM FUSION service is the new enhanced platform for real-time coiled tubing services that eliminates runs and reduces surface footprint by integrating full wireline capability with downhole intervention tools.  The FUSION service combines the existing insight from fiber optics inside the coil with power from the surface creating versatility in selecting logging tools.  It also enables customers to diagnose wellbore conditions in real time and customize the wellbore treatment or intervention operation using the data transmitted to the surface.

Keywords: Coiled Tubing Services, Fiber Optics, Downhole Communication, Wellbore, ARC Advisory Group.