Case Study Egypt’s First Expandable in Exploratory Deepwater Well Challenge A leading multinational Operator working in deep water in the West Mediterranean was unable to run their 16 in. liner while sidetracking. The 13-5/8 in. and 11-3/4 in. casing strings were set high, which compromised the targeted 8-1/2 in. hole size. This in turn limited the utilization of coring and logging tools and the testing string in the exploration well. Added Value The SET ® system restored the lost hole size and drilling continued on target with the original 8-1/2 in hole size. The expandable liner allowed not only the use of conventional logging tools, but also the significant savings of cost and time. Ultimately the Operator preserved original ID —without having to

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