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with other LWD tools and porosity mea- surement without the need for nuclear sources www.halliburton.com

AeroGo unveils portable rigging kit

AeroGo debuted its portable Aero-Caster rigging kit designed to

Solutions accommodate load confgurations up to 40ft long and 64,000 lbs. It stores in a waterproof case and is compact and includes all of the components required to rig and move heavy loads in an industrial environment.

The rigging kit utilizes compressed air through air casters. Air casters offer superior load distribution by distribut- ing the load weight over a much greater surface area than rollers or wheels, elimi- nating foor surface damage and the need for reinforced foors. Load movement is smooth and omni-directional, making it easy to precisely place heavy loads even in tight spaces. The rigging kit can be

HAL extends utilized in any work environment where

XBAT service portfolio there is an adequate foor surface and

Sperry Drilling, a Halliburton (HAL) compressed air. www.aerogo.com business line, has introduced a 4-3/4-in.

Permasense upgrades slimhole size to its XBAT LWD service.

Data Manager 5

HAL’s portfolio now includes 4-3/4, 6-3/4, 8 and 9-1/2-in. tools, which allows the XBAT tool to service wellbore holes ranging from 5-3/4 to 36-in.

The XBAT LWD service delivers acous- tic measurements that are less sensitive to drilling noise and have a wider frequency response resulting in a greater signal-to- noise ratio. By combining multi-array azi- muthal sonic velocity measurements with Permasense upgraded its data multi-axis ultrasonic stand-off measure- visualization and analysis software, Data ments operators can improve their ability Manager 5. Powered by the adaptive cross to determine rock properties. correlation (AXC) processing technique, it

The XBAT service analyzes data to allows users to analyze the data gathered optimize the drilling process by assisting by Permasense’s corrosion and erosion- in the mud window choice and provide monitoring sensors.

Combining established ultrasonic sensor borehole stability analysis; deliver well- technology with wireless communication, bore placement data including time-to- it sends real-time data automatically to the depth seismic correlation while drilling user’s desk, enabling them to view equip- and real-time synthetic seismograms, and ment wall thicknesses and wall loss rates provide gas detection, rock mechanics, at critical or high risk locations. Users can complex lithology, porosity determination monitor and analyze how the metalwork is coping with the demands placed upon it due to changes in process conditions, and affords online optimization and valida- tion of corrosion or erosion mitigation www.permasense.com strategies. oedigital.com March 2015 | OE 61 060_OE0315_solutions.indd 61 2/23/15 11:04 AM

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