A major operator invited IPT Global and another pressure testing company to a head-to-head trial on sister drillships in the Gulf of America. The trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of each participant’s pressure testing application.
IPT Global analyzed the pressure tests using its patented advanced algorithms, while the competitor used “predictive” analysis, a form of standard decline analysis. Based on the results of these field trials, the operator deemed IPT Global’s SureTec® PressureTesting solution 20% more efficient than its predictive counterpart. Testing details and results are outlined below.
IPT Global’s Advanced Algorithms Accurately Predict Results Based on Real Data
IPT Global delivers the most efficient and accurate pressure testing solution in the industry. Using proprietary physics-based algorithms, it’s the only method available on the market that delivers objective, unambiguous pass/fail test results based on real data. This enables IPT Global to routinely validate tests more efficiently than “predictive” competitors that are validating based on arbitrary coefficients and no data.
Employing physics-based algorithms, IPT Global’s PressureTesting solution can detect any subtle deviations from expected test results, ensuring even subtle leaks are identified. This is achieved by comparing the results of similar pressure, volume, and temperature systems. These are critical variables that must be accounted for when predicting test results.
Operator Confirms PressureTesting is 20% Faster
The head-to-head field trial took place on two sister drillships with similar BOP designs, operating in similar water depths with compatible wellbore designs. Both pressure testing companies performed a BOP latch-up test and two BOP interval tests using their respective analysis methods.
Figure 1 – Trial test results presented by the operator show that SureTec PressureTesting was 20% faster than the competitor’s application.
The results of the tests were gathered by the operator and presented to both parties (Figure 1). According to the operator, tests performed using SureTec PressureTesting were 20% faster than those using predictive methods. In addition to faster test validation, IPT Global provided a high level of integrity assurance using PressureTesting’s patented algorithms.
IPT Global Advances Well Assurance
Ensure your testing on integrity-critical equipment and well barrier elements is accurate and effective with advanced leak detection from IPT Global’s SureTec PressureTesting solution. Our physics-based analysis validates results against real test data, rather than assumptions, so you get pressure testing results you can trust the first time. Contact us today to see how PressureTesting can strengthen your next test program.
