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Torque-Action Debris Breaker
Wellbore cleanup and debris removal tool
Overview
Flow assurance is critical in maintaining well productivity and the Torque-Action Debris Breaker™ wellbore cleanup and debris removal tool can reduce the time required to clean up a compromised wellbore, particularly in the case of stubborn-to-remove and hard scales that resist traditional methods including standard broaches, chemical treatments, jetting, milling, explosives, and sonic pressure pulses.
Torque-Action Debris Breaker
The Torque-Action Debris Breaker wellbore cleanup and debris removal tool breaks up stubborn sand and scale concretions that resist removal by other methods.
Applications
- Wellbore cleanup
- Removal of hard scale, cement, and asphaltene deposits
Benefits
Enables resuming production faster after cost-efficient, rapid, effective debris removal in comparison with other methods.
Features
- Efficient conversion of downward force to rotational torque
- Rapid, effective scale removal
How It Works
The Torque-Action Debris Breaker tool is a fully mechanical design. The tool is jarred down mechanically in the well. This causes the helically split torque sub to apply a short-duration torque to the cutting edges of the Torque-Action Debris Breaker tool. The main torque body comes in 1½-in, 1⅞-in, and 2½-in diameters and has different shoe sizes for easy exchange on the main body as the scale is broken down. The debris is recovered by subsequent bailer runs.
Tech Specs
Torque-Action Debris Breaker Specifications
| Main body OD* | 1.5 in [38.1 mm] | 1.875 in [47.62 mm] | 2.5 in [63.5] |
| Gauge cutter size range,** | 1.7—2.25 in [43.2—57.1 mm] | 1.9—3.79 in [48.3—96.3 mm] | 2.7 –5.5 in [68.6—139.7 mm] |
All specifications are subject to change without notice.
*Additional sizes available on request.
**Custom sizes available on request.
The Torque-Action Debris Breaker tool comes in 1 1/2-, 1 7/8-, and 2 1/2-in body sizes with different shoe sizes for easy changeout as the scale is broken down.
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