Salt: ESCO – Frisia BAS-3 Workover

Salt producing well BAS-3 Hydraulic Workover Operation (HWO)

Start execution: July 2012
End execution: July 2012

Result: Successful Hydraulic Workover Operation

Depth (AH): 3824m

Project Summary

Client: ESCO - Frisia Zout B.V.
Location: Sexbierum
Wells: BAS-3
Start Execution: July 2012
End Execution: July 2012
Target: Snubbing out the inner leaching string and sealing of the cavern.
Result: Successfully executed HWO
Depths (AH): 3824m (inner leaching string)
Role of WEP: Well Engineering Partners provides the overall engineering, total project management and wellsite supervision for this project.
Challenges: BAS-3 is a highly deviated well.

Project Description

After a period of preparation, planning and wireline operations, a hydraulic workover operation started on July 4th, 2012 on the BAS-3 well of Frisia (ESCO). The BAS-3 well is a highly deviated Salt producing well in the vicinity of the village Sexbierum, Friesland.  The executed operations consisted of snubbing out the inner leaching string (3824m) and sealing of the cavern in preparation of future drilling rig operations. Well Engineering Partners provided the overall engineering, total project management and wellsite supervision for this project.