Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year contract to deliver fully integrated completions systems for Petrobras’ offshore fields in Brazil.
The contract, awarded after an open tender, will utilise Baker Hughes’ advanced completions technology to optimise production across multiple deep-water fields.
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The agreement will see Baker Hughes deploy a range of technologies specifically tailored to Petrobras’ offshore developments.
These include intelligent completions technologies, conventional upper and lower completions solutions, and remote operations capabilities.
The solutions aim to provide multi-zone control, limiting water and gas breakthroughs while reducing the risk of costly interventions.
Petrobras will also benefit from Baker Hughes’ new SureCONTROL Premium interval control valve (ICV), designed for enhanced reliability in high flow rate conditions.
This technology enables operators to respond remotely to evolving well conditions across multiple zones in real time, meeting Petrobras’ standards.
Baker Hughes Oilfield Services & Equipment executive vice-president Amerino Gatti said: “Deep-water, high pressure wells require an unmatched level of reliability, and our completion technologies have proven themselves in these harsh environments.
“Through continual innovation, improvement and testing, and in close collaboration with Petrobras, the Baker Hughes team has pioneered new ways to help develop Brazil’s natural resources safely and efficiently for decades to come.”
Other Baker Hughes technologies that will be implemented include SureSENS QPT ELITE downhole gauges, the SureSENS B-Annulus monitoring system, the SureTREAT chemical injection system and the Sur-Set flow control system.
Additionally, Orbit Premium barrier valves, a gas lift system, REACH subsurface safety valves, DeepShield subsurface safety valves, Premier packers, screens and the gravel pack system will also be deployed.
In related developments, Petrobras recently completed a drill stem test at the Sirius-2 well, located 31km off the coast of Colombia at a depth of 804m.
The test evaluated a 100m reservoir interval, confirming “good productivity”.
Petrobras operates the Sirius-2 well through its subsidiary, Petrobras International Braspetro – Sucursal Colombia, holding a 44.44% share in the consortium, with Ecopetrol owning the remaining 55.56%.
