Once a well has been drilled, the decision must be made: Will this well become a producer or be plugged and abandoned as a dry hole? Should the operator decide to move forward with developing the well ...

Full-bore isolation valves (FBIVs) and multicycle tools (MCTs) eliminate the need for installing a drilling rig with a completion riser during subsea tree installation, thus reducing the time and cost ...

Operators can reduce costs and risks involved in completing wells by using pressure-pulse communication, absolute well pressure, or a hydromechanical valve to set wellbore packers. In deepwater, ...