Centralizers benefit from optimization

摘要

Modern technology makes centralizers a surprisingly simple secret to enhancing offshore well integrity. Many new engineering solutions have been motivated by the challenge of well integrity in the HP/HT conditions common in offshore fields. The drive to improve offshore well integrity is natural and necessary, and the innovation spurred by this goal has benefitted the industry as a whole. However, in addition to seeking out new solutions, the importance of established, proven technologies must not be forgotten. Mechanical centralizers might not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of high-tech downhole tools, but their importance to well integrity should not be underestimated.