Total E&P UK extends use of RMR™ in £4.5 mio deal

TOTAL E&P UK’s multiple-well deal with Norwegian solutions provider AGR also includes the firm’s Cutting Transportation System (CTS).

The extension, worth approximately £4.5m (NOK40m), takes the contract period up to the end of July 2015.

Total E&P UK, an exploration and production subsidiary of the TOTAL Group, was an early adopter of RMR™ technology, first signing up to the system in 2006. This latest contract extension follows an earlier one made in 2009.

David Hine, EVP of AGR’s Enhanced Drilling Solutions, said: “We’re delighted with the continued commitment to our technologies and services by Total E&P UK. It is also a further endorsement of the added value created through our RMR™ and CTS™ solutions.”

RMR™ (example attached) has been an industry changer since it was introduced. It enables engineered mud to be used in the top-hole section of a well, with all mud and cuttings being returned to the rig. The top-hole section can be drilled more safely, quickly and with far less impact on the environment.

CTS™, meanwhile, enables operators to take cuttings, cement, mud, clay and other deposits away from the well area, keeping templates debris free. Because of this, it has had a major impact on the validity of drilling operations in areas that have been deemed as being particularly environmentally sensitive.

AGR will soon surpass the 500-well landmark for the deployment of its RMR ™and CTS ™ systems.

For further information, please contact: 

 
David Hine, EVP, AGR Enhanced Drilling Solutions
+47 46869877 david.hine@agr.com
Torund Diane Bryhn, VP Strategic Communications
+47 5631 7317 mailto:torund.bryhn@agr-ps.com

AGR Group supplies innovative technical solutions and services to the global offshore industry. It has offices in Norway, Australia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Canada, CIS, Malaysia, UAE, UK and the USA