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Tube ProducTs InTernaTIonal March 2014
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.
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
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.”
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
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
that makes our industry so exciting to
work in.”
IcoTa europe
– UK
Interwell uK
Fine Tubes appoints sales manager
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
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
cultural needs of customers and thus
continue to be a supplier of choice.”
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
(from left) Kenneth Rygh, Interwell; Michael
Taggart, ICoTA; and Andrew Louden,
Interwell UK
