First HT30 Max core barrel system run saved 1.5 days rig time and delivered excellent core quality Results • Recovered 270 ft (82 m) of core in one run • 100% core recovery • 100% barrel efficiency • Provided excellent core quality • Improved ROP 150% • Saved an additional core run through longer barrel setup • Saved 1.5 days rig time Challenges • Acquire the core in as few runs as possible • 4 in. core required in combination with JamBuster technology in 81/2 in. hole section • Limestone interbedded with anhydrite BHGE solution • HT30 Max core barrel system • JamBuster core jam mitigation system • Talon Core coring bit • Non-rotating inner tube stabilizers • Universal wellsite kit equipment Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), was approached by an internati

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