The liner was run but not cemented when the rig was evacuated for Hurricane Katrina. Operations resumed 10 days after the hurricane passed. The pipe was not differentially stuck and circulation was immediately established. An excellent cement job was accomplished, proving that the Protech “C” shaped centralizer blades kept the pipe off the hole wall.

Aluminum Drill Pipe Wear Pads for Eni in Italy.

Slotted Liner Centralizers, Alba Field - Job for ChevronTexaco in Aberdeen.

Total Exploration: 3.50" tubing inside of 9 5/8" casing was buckling, thus preventing wireline work. The Protech blades pictured above are 2.25" in height.

The photo above shows a Protech blade after retrieval from a well in which the liner hanger set while GIH.

Protech CRB blades that were run inside of a whipstock with a 54 degree deviation.

Protech Blade after a Sperry-Sun milling job where the Protech blade is utilized as a stabalizer.

Sperry-Sun millrite subs just after installation of Protech's CRB carbon fiber material.

Protech CRB carbon fiber blades BEFORE drilling in a horizontal hole for Anadarko in the Austin Chalk Field.

Protech CRB carbon fiber blades AFTER drilling in a horizontal hole for Anadarko in the Austin Chalk Field.

-from vertical to 92 degrees in 200'
-no disbondment or broken blades

Unocal's ECD Tool made with Protech's CRB Carbon Fiber. Each joint of 5.50" drill pipe has 4 blades each 24' long.

After drilling, the Protech CRB material is in great condition with very little wear or damage!

Protech CRB carbon fiber blades installed on 11 7/8" stress/keel joints for BP's 15 well Holstein Project.