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Ceramics used by the Oil Exploration companies
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• Petroleum Petroleum ExplorationExploration
• Challenges with Challenges with Corrosion, Corrosion, Abrasion, and Abrasion, and PressurePressure
• Materials Materials AlternativesAlternatives
Ceramics Used in Oil Ceramics Used in Oil ExplorationExploration
World Areas of GrowthWorld Areas of Growth
• (NSA)-North and (NSA)-North and South America South America AreasAreas
• (ECA)-Europe, (ECA)-Europe, C.I.S. (Communist C.I.S. (Communist Independent Independent States) & Africa States) & Africa AreaArea
• (MEA)-Middle East (MEA)-Middle East Area Area
• (ASA)-Asia Area(ASA)-Asia Area
Potential Growth for Potential Growth for Next Couple YearsNext Couple Years
• Forecast on Forecast on deepwater (1500 deepwater (1500 ft+) for 1999-ft+) for 1999-20042004
• New Growth New Growth forecast in various forecast in various parts of the worldparts of the world
TOP 5 MAJOR PLAYERS IN TOP 5 MAJOR PLAYERS IN THE ENERGY SERVICES THE ENERGY SERVICES INDUSTRYINDUSTRY
• HalliburtonHalliburton• SchlumbergerSchlumberger• Weatherford Completion SystemsWeatherford Completion Systems• National OilwellNational Oilwell• B.J. ServicesB.J. Services
MAC Emphasis is with MAC Emphasis is with Environment Interaction of Environment Interaction of EquipmentEquipment
• Deep Sea Water Deep Sea Water Equipment Equipment Interaction.Interaction.
• Petroleum Pressure Petroleum Pressure Variations Inside Variations Inside Piping.Piping.
• Metrological Metrological Differences in Differences in Aggregate Geology Aggregate Geology of Hole.of Hole.
Goal Depth of Drilling Goal Depth of Drilling over 20 Year Timelineover 20 Year Timeline
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1987 1991 1997 2002 2007
Hole Depth(in Ft.)
Down Hole Environment Down Hole Environment IssuesIssues
• CorrosiveCorrosive• High AHigh Abrasive Solids brasive Solids
in Suspension in Suspension • High Intense HeatHigh Intense Heat• Intense Hydrostatic Intense Hydrostatic
PressurePressure• Extreme Variance in Extreme Variance in
ViscosityViscosity
Down Hole LimitationsDown Hole LimitationsPlaced on CurrentPlaced on Current
Existing Metal Materials Existing Metal Materials
CorrosionCorrosion
BucklingBuckling
DisintegrationDisintegration
ShearingShearing
Down Hole Environment Down Hole Environment ChallengesChallenges
• Horizontal Horizontal Drill into Drill into Vertical Oil Vertical Oil pocketspockets
• Hole Hole PressuresPressures
Geology ChallengesGeology Challenges
• Hardness Hardness GradientsGradients
• Particulate Particulate EntrapmentEntrapment
• Mineral Mineral InteractionInteraction
• Penetration at Penetration at Angled DirectionsAngled Directions
Deep Water Applications Deep Water Applications for MACfor MAC
• (BOP) Blow Out (BOP) Blow Out PreventorPreventor
• Matrix Drilling Matrix Drilling HeadsHeads
• Perforation Perforation GunsGuns
Deep Water Alternatives Deep Water Alternatives for Ceramicsfor Ceramics
• Split Shot CoversSplit Shot Covers• Ceramic Pipe Ceramic Pipe
ComponentsComponents• Gaskets in Gaskets in BOP BOP
Annular Annular PreventersPreventers
DRILLING HEADSDRILLING HEADS
• Ceramic Ceramic Cutting Cutting Inserts for Inserts for HeadsHeads
• New New Brazing Brazing Metals for Metals for InstallationInstallation
Additional Ceramic Additional Ceramic Petroleum ApplicationsPetroleum Applications
• Pumps Pumps [[Ceramic ZrOCeramic ZrO22 Liners Liners for Trenchless Pumps]for Trenchless Pumps]
• NozzlesNozzles• PlungersPlungers• HydroclonesHydroclones• Downhole Logging Downhole Logging
CountersCounters• Geiger CountersGeiger Counters
Additional Metals Additional Metals ApplicationsApplications
• Braze Alloys on Braze Alloys on Thicker Parts in Thicker Parts in Deeper Deeper ExplorationExploration
• Braze Metals for Braze Metals for ABA on smaller ABA on smaller partsparts
• Scallop Charge Scallop Charge HoldersHolders