Challenges • Packer bore receptacle retrieval in a deep well with deviation of 28° • Chromium steel tubing under compression • Four previous unsuccessful pipe cutting attempts by competitors using two types of tools • Limited time frame due to stopped production on well Results • Precisely controlled real-time pipe cutting operation in Latin America from USA • Retrieved receptacle to enable operator to resume production • Saved rig time and associated costs due to one-run solution An operator in Latin America needed to cut a pipe in order to retrieve a packer bore receptacle. Previous attempts to cut the 4-1/2-in. tubing were unsuccessful and the operator would be forced to prematurely abandon a producing well if the pipe could not be cut. Baker H

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