Well Abandonment

Finish strong with safe, permanent abandonment solutions

The economic life of every well eventually ends. Our dedicated specialists solely focus on safe and permanent abandonment. We use the best tools on the market to supply a rock-to-rock, cement-to-formation bond that meets the strictest compliance standards. Using a project-managed approach, our specialists take you through all phases, from pre-job to contingency planning, compliance, engineering, implementation, and final abandonment.

Extend the life of your surface infrastructure

Slot Recovery

Our single-source services plug nonproducing wells and reclaim the production slot for a new sidetrack. Working in any type of asset, our conductor-removal teams leverage our Rig-Free® pulling and jacking units to provide cost-efficient pulling, boring, pinning, sawing, and cleaning operations for conductors up to 36 in. After a safe and permanent plug is set, the slot is set for a more profitable future. 

Slot Recovery

Reduce the risk and costs of subsea abandonment

Subsea Abandonment

As your single-source subsea abandonment partner, our abandonment crews use field-proven technologies to help you permanently abandon your unproductive subsea wells.

Subsea Abandonment

Set a rock-to-rock barrier and P&A the right way

Rock-to-Rock Barriers

Using our proprietary section mills, we deliver a rock-to-rock hydraulic seal across the borehole that mimics natural bedding, mitigates gas migration, and can be verified with a pressure test.

 Rock-to-Rock Barriers

Cut and pull tubulars rig-free

Jacking Services

Equally suited for intervention or abandonment operations, our jacking services accommodate tubulars as large as 36-in with weights up to 500 tons.

Jacking Services

Place high-integrity cement plugs

P&A Mechanical Cementing Packages

We offer a total-systems approach to mechanical cement-plug placement. Anchored by our abandonment specialists, we provide a complete cement-plug package that includes our industry leading top-drive cementing head, dart catcher tool, darts, and a diverter shoe. Our systems enable correct placement of multiple high-quality cement plugs, reduce the number of trips required to set multiple plugs, and avoid cement contamination.

P&A Mechanical Cementing Packages

Remove conductors safely and efficiently

Conductor Removal

Our conductor-removal teams deliver service excellence for any asset, including multi-wells, single-jack platforms, and mono-wells. Our single-source services leverage our Rig-Free pulling and jacking units to provide cost-efficient pulling, boring, pinning, sawing, and cleaning operations for conductors up to 36 in.

Conductor Removal

Replace costly mobile and workover rigs

Pulling & Jacking Units

Our compact and powerful Rig-Free technologies pull up to 220,000 lb (99,790 kg) and jack up to 1,000,000 lb (453,592 kg).

Pulling & Jacking Units

Intervene or abandon – from onshore to deep water – without a rig

Rigless Solutions

Our Rig-Free technology eliminates the need for a rig, which delivers significant savings in your onshore, offshore, and deepwater assets.

Rigless Solutions

The Industry’s Most Comprehensive Casing-Recovery Portfolio

Ardyne Technologies

Extend productive well life and maximize asset value before final decommissioning with the leading compilation of P&A and slot-recovery technologies and expertise—powered by Ardyne Technologies and the exclusive casing-recovery systems from Trident® and Titan®.

Weatherford partners with Ardyne to bolster Plug & Abandonment portfolio

Ask Us How To Finish Strong

We supply a rock-to-rock, cement-to-formation bond that meets the strictest compliance standards. Using a project-managed approach, our specialists take you through all phases, from pre-job to contingency planning, compliance, engineering, implementation, and final abandonment. Please complete the contact form below to learn more.