Conductor Installation Services Ltd (CIS), an Acteon company, has been awarded a contract to provide a range of conductor installation services to Weatherford Colombia, on behalf of Equion Energia Ltd. This is the first major exploration campaign to be undertaken in shallow and deep water in the Colombian Caribbean since the Caribbean bidding round conducted by the National Hydrocarbons Agency (NHA) in 2007.
The work will be carried out on Equion’s shallow water Mapale-1 and -2 wells in the RC5 block off the coast of Cartagena, Colombia. CIS will be installing two 30in driven conductors for Weatherford, the first in late spring, and the second in mid-summer. In addition to installing the conductors, the firm will provide conductor make-up and cold-cutting services, and a variety of installation tooling equipment, including hammers, conductor handling tools, and cold cutting equipment. CIS will be using hydraulic hammers which are much safer and more environmentally friendly. Support will be provided by CIS from its base in Lafayette, Louisiana.