At the recent SPE Artificial Lift Conference and Expo, the TechTAC® team had a chance to interact with engineers from production companies around the world. Some of those visitors wanted to know more about the patented Slimline® TAC. Others were already customers who just stopped by to say hello and offer feedback.
One of those conversations stood out. A petroleum engineer with a Fortune 500 energy company was on his way to an education session. When he saw the TechTAC booth, he came over to greet the team, and said, “That QuickSet anchor is money! It’s been a game changer. We needed it five years ago.” He was referring to the patent-pending Slimline® QuickSet™ TAC. Turns out that anchor had been the solution to several challenging well applications for his company.
And he wasn’t the only one. Several other engineers and operators stopped by during the two-day event to share positive feedback about the value of the Slimline QuickSet TAC. The only downside to those compliments was that we printed a plethora of the cooling towels below to hand out and promote the Slimline QuickSet – only to have many of the attendees say, we already use it and love it … and then not take a towel. (Side note: If you’d like a dozen cooling towels for your child’s sports team, hit me up at sdickerson@techtac.com!)
What Makes the Slimline QuickSet TAC Unique?
The Slimline QuickSet TAC sets in just 1-to-3 turns, as opposed to the traditional 6-to-8 turns, while still benefiting from the reduced OD and tapered design that is synonymous with the Slimline. The reduced number of surface rotations required to set the anchor makes the Slimline QuickSet TAC ideal for use in:
- Deep wells where it’s difficult to apply the torque rotations needed to fully set a traditional anchor.
- The curve of a horizontal well. (See Special Considerations for Deviated Wells for details on deploying the Slimline QuickSet TAC in horizontal wells.)
- Wells where the deviation survey indicates high dogleg severity or cork-screwed wellbore geometry.
Here is a sampling of other comments Slimline QuickSet TAC customers have shared:
“Despite trying a variety of different products, we could not get a tubing anchor to set in the dogleg of one of our horizontal wells. We tried standard and quarter-turn anchors but kept getting the same result. Finally, after hearing about the Slimline QuickSet TAC, we decided to give it a try – and we were able to fully set the anchor in the bend of the well.”
–Engineer with a large energy company operating in the Permian
“The deviation in one of our wells made it impossible to get enough torque with our surface tools to fully set a traditional anchor. We decided to try a Slimline QuickSet TAC instead of the usual quarter-turn anchor. Not only did the Slimline fully set, but it was a fraction of the cost of the alternative.”
–Engineer with a large production company operating in the Bakken
If you think the Slimline QuickSet TAC could be a valuable addition to your well designs, visit the website product page, talk to a TechTAC Authorized Dealer or contact our team today!
