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INTEGRATED WELL ABANDONMENT Drive down land campaign costs
Ensure land-based assets progress through
Engineer a better outcome offshore
Deliver high-efficiency abandonment campaigns
Migrate from subsea
complexity to greater certainty

SOLUTIONS FOR LAND, OFFSHORE, AND the final stage of production quickly and
cost‑effectively.
for platform-based assets with long-term
isolation in mission-critical offshore settings.
Ensure higher-precision,
lower-risk subsea well

SUBSEA abandonment operations.

As reservoirs mature and output levels change, oil and gas operators
must regularly reassess the performance of every asset in production.
Integrated well abandonment services help By restoring the integrity of the reservoir
meet your obligations to make uneconomic caprock by sealing each well with a
wells safe and guard against potential permanent, leak-free barrier, you can meet
liabilities for the long term. legal obligations and minimize liabilities once
and for all.
Secure the future profitability of production
operations on- and offshore by identifying And because any intervention can be a
and closing off any loss-making assets. complex, high-risk operation, Schlumberger
offers a fully managed service for well
Well abandonment eliminates the ongoing abandonment campaigns of any scale, with
costs of maintaining uneconomic oil and key technical offerings designed to keep
gas platforms, shut-in wells, and aging costs—and risks—firmly under control.
subsea infrastructure.
SEALED WITH
CONFIDENCE
DELIVERED WITH
EFFICIENCY
An integrated approach managed 01 APPRAISE Assess value and liabilities
through a single contact
Effective abandonment involves a number
02 ENGINEER Streamline job design
of services, each with its own specialized
workflow. With Schlumberger, every project 03 ACCESS Ensure safe well access
is delivered and managed through a single
contract and one point of contact, maintaining 04 PREPARE Prepare with precision
a clear line of accountability.
05 ISOLATE Prevent flow over the long term
06 VERIFY Confirm isolation and barrier integrity
 01 APPRAISE

Assess value and liabilities

As operators incur costs for each day of a facility’s life, the time ■■ Subsurface evaluation
between the cessation of production (COP) and the removal of ■■ Risk- and economic-based
facilities can result in risk and expense. Schlumberger uses subsurface modeling
evaluation to determine where the wells already in place can be Services Spotlight:
used to extend field life and defer decommissioning, and—when the Asset Development and
time comes—how well abandonment can be a fast, safe, and cost- Improvement Ltd. (ADIL)
effective process. An expert team identifies opportunities
to cut costs and simplify the
The number of wells abandoned can be reduced where well process scheme to reduce ongoing
abandonment activities can be run concurrently with production maintenance. Team members
also identify candidate wells with
enhancement, all while eliminating the delay between COP and P&A
production enhancement potential
lowers risks and delivers major savings. and plan P&A work while production
is ongoing.
 02 ENGINEER

Streamline job design

Well designs across a field may have initially followed a similar ■■ Techlog* wellbore software platform
template, but differences during construction and the production ■■ Invizion* well integrity services
life leave each well requiring its own individual abandonment plan ■■ Cement evaluation
aligned within the broader campaign strategy. ■■ Cementing software
Services Spotlight:
Schlumberger makes sure you’re working with the most up-to-date ■■ Integrated production services
Invizion well integrity services
information possible from the start. We review the data acquired By combining job design data with
during a well’s lifecycle with the latest evaluation tools, performing real-time measurements from the
dynamic modeling and simulation, and subsurface studies where rig and cementing unit, Invizion
required—all to engineer the optimal project design. services deliver the most accurate
live representation of cementing
operations. A higher level of control
over cement placement ensures
optimal results.
 03 ACCESS Services Spotlight:
Subsea Services Alliance
The Subsea Services Alliance was
formed by Helix, OneSubsea, and
Schlumberger to develop technologies

Ensure safe well access and deliver equipment and services

that optimize the value chain of subsea
well intervention systems.
Safeguarding personnel and the environment requires ensuring safe ■■ Cameron wellhead systems
access and maintaining well control throughout the abandonment— ■■ Cameron rig solutions
challenges that can be compounded in complex scenarios such as ■■ Subsea wells
HPHT and deepwater wells. ■■ Subsea decommissioning

Schlumberger delivers and manages conventional rig-based ■■ Subsea landing services

intervention projects both on- and offshore. And our strategic Subsea ■■ MARS* multiple application
Services Alliance uses Helix Energy Solutions vessels, strengthening reinjection system

our integrated well abandonment services portfolio with managed

rigless intervention options.
 04 PREPARE

Prepare with precision

Maximizing the effectiveness of every well abandonment ■■ Isolation Scanner* cement evaluation service Services Spotlight:
operation requires the highest standard of wellbore ■■ ReSOLVE* instrumented wireline intervention Realtime downhole profiling
preparation. It’s critical to identify early on any job service Schlumberger offers a range of distributed vibration
aspects that may lead to isolation issues and compromise ■■ Wireline pipe recovery and perforating services (hDVS) and distributed temperature sensing (DTS)
the success of the project. ■■ LIVE* digital slickline services services for real-time profiling of the complete wellbore.
These services provide definitive, on-demand data
OPTICall* thermal profile and investigation service
From casing evaluation to advanced cleanup tools,
■■
acquisition, insight into the integrity of the completion
ACTive* real-time downhole coiled tubing services and identification of downhole problems. Furthermore,
Schlumberger has what it takes to implement and ■■

conveyance using slickline, wireline, or coiled tubing

manage a highly efficient wellbore preparation project. ■■ Intervention fluids systems and wellbore
intervention methods gives us the flexibility to combine
conditioning
multiple downhole services in a single run, maximizing
■■ Fishing and annular access efficiency and effectiveness.
 05 ISOLATE Services Spotlight:
Saltel Expandable Steel Packers
This proprietary expandable stainless steel technology
uses a patented thin layer of bonded elastomer to
conform to the true wellbore shape. By sealing without

Prevent flow over the long term welds or other potential failure points, operators can
achieve effective long-term isolation.

Protecting downhole and surface environments requires long-term ■■ Cementing services

mechanical prevention of flow. To achieve this, Schlumberger can ■■ CemFIT* adaptive cement systems
help you formulate and deploy the most effective sealing material at ■■ CemCRETE* concrete-based oilwell
every interface. We use information acquired downhole to select the cementing technology
most effective packers and plugs, and to accurately pinpoint their ■■ Peak well systems
placement in the wellbore. ■■ BluePlug* cement retainers and
bridge plugs
In conjunction with these, Schlumberger has also created a range of
■■ Saltel expandable steel packers
cement systems with properties chosen specifically for their long-term
isolation performance.
 06 VERIFY

Confirm isolation and barrier integrity

The project has been delivered to plan when the abandonment ■■ Annular barrier evaluation services
operations have been completed and the vital last step of the verification ■■ CEMENTICS* zonal isolation software
process has taken place to ensure the results are robust. ■■ Downhole gauge systems

Schlumberger provides comprehensive measurement services that ■■ Chain of custody

confirm every aspect of the abandonment operations process. These ■■ PowerFlex* and PowerEcho* annular
barrier evaluation services
include accurately tagging the placement of each barrier in the wellbore, Services Spotlight:
using wireline to evaluate the contents of the annulus, and running PowerFlex* and PowerEcho* annular barrier
pressure tests at the surface. evaluation services
A new generation of ultrasonic tools enable robust,
With Schlumberger integrating and managing these services, reliable measurement of annular content across all
well fluid weights and cement densities. Enhanced
documentation is standardized and a continuous chain of custody
wellsite processing enables a turnaround time of
maintained throughout the process. Our work helps operators 2 hours or less.
demonstrate compliance and gain long-term peace of mind.
ISOLATION WITHOUT DELAYS Each well abandonment project is built
on Schlumberger’s unrivalled subsurface
OR COST DUPLICATION knowledge to eliminate costly surprises
on land, platforms, or in subsea wells. Our
multiskilled crews reduce headcount and
simplify project management.
Schlumberger service teams use the best
technologies available, including proprietary
chemistries, advanced engineering, and
cutting-edge digital innovations. For a clear
line of accountability, each project can be LIVE Digital Slickline Services Reduce Wellhead Retrieval System Saves CT in Subsea Riserless Interventions
delivered and managed through a single Operating Time by 50% for Plug and USD 600,000 in Single-Run Offshore Reduces P&A Operation Time by 40%
contract and one point of contact. Abandonment P&A Operation Schlumberger used riserless coiled tubing
A single digital slickline unit was used ProLATCH* wellhead retrieval system interventions to perform more efficient
to recover plugs, punch and perforate the enabled an operator to retrieve both deepwater well abandonment operations.
tubing, and run a clean chemical cutter. wellhead and casing string together while In addition to minimizing personnel and
By combining mechanical services and real- leaving the wear bushing in place. The equipment exposure in a 14-well campaign,
time cased services in a single unit, logistics deepwater abandonment operation was the average operation time of 22 hours per
were simplified and operating time halved. completed in just 13.5 hours. well was reduced by 40%.