Last week in Sarawak, WellsRX ran their advanced hydraulic casing cutter on a 9-5/8” 53.5# string. The cut was done in 75 seconds. When the tool came back to surface, the knives were virtually untouched.
For anyone who has waited on a casing cut, watching rig time tick by, wondering whether the knives are through or just spinning, that number lands differently. A clean cut on a 9-5/8” string in 75 seconds, with tooling in reusable condition, is the kind of result that changes how you plan your next P&A campaign.
It matters beyond the bragging rights. Casing cutting can be a bottleneck in P&A operations, not because it’s technically complex, but because inconsistent tools make it unpredictable. When you can’t rely on the cut being done in a defined window, you build buffer into your schedule, and buffer costs money.
WellsRX is a young company, but the people and tools behind this result are not new to the work. Some operators in the region already know that. Others are starting to find out.