While WellsRX had one crew running P&A operations offshore East Malaysia, another crew was executing a separate campaign for a different customer in Vietnam. In Vietnam, they cut through 30” casing (typically the largest strings in a well) in under 45 minutes, a clean and efficient start to that program.
The 30” cut is worth noting on its own. Conductor or surface strings at this diameter can be unpredictable; wall thickness, corrosion, and years of cement interaction all play a role in how a cut behaves. Getting through cleanly and quickly, without a second run, keeps the abandonment sequence on track from the first step.
For operators planning P&A campaigns in the region, the practical question is always whether a vendor can deliver the same result on your well as they did on the last one. A fast, clean 30” cut in Vietnam is another data point in that answer.