MPC performed multiple cuts under compression in a single operation, saved 24 hours rig time Result • Saved 24 hours in rig time • Performed multiple cuts in a single operation Challenges • 30-year old well with stuck completion assembly • Tension pull limits from the tubing condition • High potential for breakage due to compressional force BHGE solution Mechanical Pipe Cutter An operator with a 30-year old well in the Marat formation in West Kuwait wanted to recover as much tubing as possible in order to have the lowest kickoff point for sidetracking a producing formation. The operator tried to set a whipstock at 13,300 ft (4054 m), but it failed because the string was stuck and the completion assembly couldn’t be pulled out. The completion string was completely

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