Source: Wireline by SchlumbergerA proprietary perforating gun system combines a plug-in gun design with instrumentation that monitors well dynamic unbalance. The system has the ability to support up to forty loaded guns in a single shot, which allows the system to selectively perforate multiple producing zones in a single deployment.

Schlumberger’s Tempo instrumented docking perforating gun system is the company's latest offering. It was designed to improve productivity and increase well site safety. It helps streamline the perforation process with a maximized payload and real-time measurements.

The system is flexible enough to handle a wide range of perforation guns and charge sizes with a special emphasis on the arming process. It addresses variability by eliminating field wiring and crimping, which helps mitigate misruns and misfires.

“The Tempo system delivers a major step in improving well site safety and operational efficiency as well as providing real-time measurements in perforating operations,” said Djamel Idri, president of Wireline by Schlumberger.

The Tempo system creates clean perforations, which in turn increases well productivity. It also mitigates risks associated with the handling of explosives. It has been third-party tested and qualified for recommended practices as described by API RP 67 Group 2.

The Temp system was introduced at the SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing and Well Intervention Conference and Exhibition and is undergoing field trials worldwide in Egypt, Oman, Kuwait, Algeria and Ecuador. Through 11 perforation runs the onboard diagnostics and RF filtering technology have provided operational assurance and RF protection as exemplified during field trials in Egypt.