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Pipe Recovery Services

Halliburton Free Point Tool

Game-Changing Technology for Safe and

Cost-Effective Free Point Determination to Support
Drilling and Well Abandonment Operations in
Vertical and Horizontal Wells
When stuck pipe stalls operations, Halliburton Pipe Recovery
Services can reduce costly nonproductive downtime. With single
trip operation, the Halliburton Free Point Tool (HFPT) measures
the changes in the pipe’s magnetic properties and provides fast
and precise free point location without the repetitive stop and set
measurements of traditional free point tools. The tool compares
logging passes to create a log in real time using new free point
technology. Correlating the free / stuck pipe region of the log with
geological or petrophysical data can aid in root cause
determination of the downhole condition.

• First, the estimated stuck pipe region is determined with a

stretch calculation.
• Then, with the pipe in neutral weight, the base down-logging
pass is made over the region of interest. Stretch is applied
briefly to the pipe, and the pipe is returned to neutral weight.

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• A second up-logging pass is made.
• An optional third logging pass can be made after torque is Halliburton Free Point log in 4 1/2-in. drill pipe in a 14,000-ft
applied and released. The stretch and torque logging passes are (4,267-m) horizontal well. With a one-trip operation, the HFPT,
compared to the base pass. tractored downhole, quickly and accurately identifies free versus
stuck pipe in 2-ft increments.
• By comparing these measurements, the tool generates a
continuous log that quickly and precisely identifies free, partial, Back-Off and Severing Services
and stuck areas in 2-foot increments. • String shot and back off
Capabilities • Jet cutters
Free-Point Determination • Chemical cutters

• Halliburton Free Point Tool: • Radial cutting torch

Continuous log for free-point determination • RF-safe detonator
• Traditional Free Point Tool: • Drill pipe / drill collar severing tools
Strain gauge measurement system
Logging Services
• Pipe evaluation log
• Temperature/Noise
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Benefits Free Point Indicator

• Wellsite Safety: Minimal stretch and torque of pipe Tool Size (OD) 1.69 in. (4.69 cm)
• Quick: Fast and accurate operation requires less rig time, Length (including centralizers) 96 in. (243.84 cm)
decreases costs Temperature Rating 350°F (177°C)
Pressure Rating 30,000 psi (207 MPa)
• Simple Operations: Easy transport and
uncomplicated measurements

Halliburton Pipe Recovery Services provide:

• Dedicated pipe recovery units and experienced crews
Centralizer
• Conveyance flexibility: (optional) 18 in.
45.72 cm
– Conventional deployment
– Tractor
– Pump down
– E-coil
– Coiled tubing for pressure actuated cutters
26 in.
Features 66.04 cm

• Stretch / torque applied and released only one time each to

determine free point vs. stuck point
Length Length
• Operates in high-angle or horizontal wells and in high-strength without with
Centralizers Centralizers
alloys, coated, or concentric pipe 57 in. 96 in.
(144.78 cm) (243.84 cm)
• Easily pumped through drillstring, tubing, or casing to record
free-point measurement
31 in.
• Operates reliably in difficult well conditions with no anchors or 78.74 cm

springs to set
• Real-time operations and 24/7 satellite communications

Locations

Alice, TX Williston, ND New Iberia, LA

800-580-0941 701-774-3963 337-367-9261
Centralizer
(optional) 18 in.
Odessa, TX Rock Springs, WY Laurel, MS 45.72 cm
432-563-1214 307-352-8600 866-764-5944
Kilgore, TX Prudhoe Bay, AK Carmichael, PA
800-654-6926 907-659-2805 724-966-3307
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3 in.
7.62 cm

For more information, contact your Halliburton representative or call 1-877-STUCK77.

Or visit www.halliburton.com/piperecovery to watch the HFPT in action.

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