TPi May 2014

business & market news

ICOTA Europe presents innovation award Intervention &Coiled TubingAssociation (ICoTA) has presented its European Chapter Innovation Award to Interwell in recognition of the company’s application of technical innovation. Picking up the trophy at the SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference, the company was acknowledged as the leading innovator in well intervention technology over the course of the past year. this award in recognition of all the hard work invested in engineering this solution.” Andrew Louden, Interwell’s UK managing director, said, “We are continuously developing novel solutions to address our clients’ well intervention challenges. This award is a great achievement for the company and showcases the benefits and savings that our technologies can bring to our clients.” (from left) Kenneth Rygh, Interwell; Michael Taggart, ICoTA; and Andrew Louden, Interwell UK

Interwell’s EJCA (expandable junk catcher add-on), winner of the 2013 ICoTA European Chapter Innovation award, enables clients to deploy and retrieve bridge plugs in a single trip. The EJCA has saved two wireline runs per intervention and has ensured the plugs can be equalised even in high debris well environments. Wellbore debris is a common occurrence in mature wells and can present a challenge to the equalisation and retrieval of wellbore plugs. Interwell’s Kenneth Rygh was asked by one of his clients to provide a solution that would allow them to run and pull a plug, with an integral junk catcher, in a single run. Mr Rygh said, “It’s a great privilege for the Interwell team to win Fine Tubes, a manufacturer and global distributor of precision tubes for critical applications, has appointed Adrian Salle in the new role of sales manager. The role has been created through global growth in a number of key market sectors, including aerospace, nuclear, and oil and gas. Joining Fine Tubes from energy industry supplier Tenaris, Mr Salle brings international experience of sales and customer service, account management, business development, supply chain management and project management. Having worked in more than 40 different countries, he is also accomplished in leading teams that are both multi- disciplinary and multi-cultural. Commenting on his new appointment, Mr Salle said, “I was very much impressed by the technologically advanced

ICoTA Europe chairman Michael Taggart added, “On behalf of ICoTA Europe, I would like to congratulate Interwell for this award win. The EJCA has approached a common problem within

that makes our industry so exciting to work in.”

well intervention and provided a solution that is both simplistic and easy to apply and will undoubtedly be of great benefit to operators. The award is one of the major activities of the organisation and rewards the very best in our industry. We are always very proud to present this award to those who represent the innovation, creativity and enthusiasm

IcoTa europe – UK www.icota-europe.com

Interwell uK uk@interwell.com www.interwell.com Fine Tubes appoints sales manager

cultural needs of customers and thus continue to be a supplier of choice.”

products manufactured by Fine Tubes at the headquarters in Plymouth. With the support of the new owners, the company has great potential for growth. I’m excited by the prospect of helping Fine Tubes build on their already impressive customer base and selling the innovative products to new markets.” Brian Mercer, global sales and marketing director of Fine Tubes, added, “As the business extends its reach to the global market we have been excited to see how our offering of high specification products combined with service and supply flexibility has engaged with the needs of our customer. The appointment of Adrian Salle brings us significant amounts of global professional experience, which particularly includes Australasia, China, Middle East and Latin America. This experience will help us to ensure we are adaptive to the local

Currently in its 70 th anniversary year, Fine Tubes is a metal tubing manufacturer with headquarters and production facilities in Plymouth, UK, and sales offices in Munich, Germany; Orleans, France; New Delhi, India; and Houston, USA, as well as several agents across the globe. The company manufactures both seamless and welded tubes, in a wide range of stainless steel, nickel, titanium and zirconium alloys, for critical applications in the oil and gas, nuclear and power, aerospace, chemicals and medical equipment industries.

Fine Tubes ltd – UK sales@finetubes.co.uk www.finetubes.co.uk

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