AnTech Improves Welhead Outlet Range
AnTech Limited, a UK design engineering and manufacturing company serving the upstream oil and gas industries, announced that it has significantly expanded its ‘wellhead outlet’ range. In addition, the entire range is now fully IECEx-certified. Since 2001, AnTech has been supplying ATEX-certified, single and dual conductor wellhead outlets. The wireline, completions and coiled tubing drilling specialist now announced two new options: the triple conductor and the fibre optic line.
The wellhead outlet is used in permanent completions where pressure and temperature must be continuously monitored. It connects the downhole cable to the surface telemetry system, and is attached to the wellhead to provide a safe connection between the cables and seal against downhole pressure. The configuration ensures that the integrity of the wellhead is maintained, even if the downhole cable is flooded.
Increased Use Of Fibre Optics
Having developed a bespoke fibre optic wellhead outlet for a major service company, AnTech is now making a system available to the global market. It is working on numerous enquiries to provide a fibre optic alternative to operators and service companies around the world. “We always aim to develop products that arise from specific demands from the marketplace, and the fibre optic wellhead outlet is no exception”, said Tim Mitchell, sales manager at AnTech. “Well before we created a custom-built system for our customer, we had been receiving enquiries for a fibre optic option. We’re confident that the new system will be embraced by the global market, just as our Wellhead Outlet range has been during the past 10 years”, he added.
Simple, Safe
With the growth in multi-drop intelligent completions, there has been an increase in the number of conductors required and power requirements downhole. In response AnTech has developed a new triple conductor option to further enhance its range which features both single and dual conductor Wellhead Outlets. With its innovative connector and cablehead, the triple conductor design offers simple and safe connection, while retaining the same configuration as AnTech’s existing outlets.
Wide Range
With the introduction of the fibre optic and triple conductor options, AnTech now offers solutions for nearly every type of wellhead seal and downhole line. With single, dual, triple and fibre optic solutions available, AnTech aims to meet all customer requirements and become the leading provider of ATEX- and IECEx-certified wellhead outlets worldwide.