Rig selection for well decommissioning - seeing past traditional approaches
‘Unit selection’ in recent times has more often than not been a straightforward task with a plentiful supply of units available to operators at knock down rates. However, with the upswing in rig demand driven by a recovery in commodity price and renewed security of supply concerns, the task is set to get a whole lot more challenging. Matt Rothnie, SVP Senergy Wells & ModuSpec, examines how decisions on decommissioning and end of lifecycle can be influenced by the development of a “fit-for-purpose” well abandonment philosophy, alongside optimised unit selection.
