Innovative Well Intervention Solutions

Wellpro Group provides a complete thru tubing, inflatable packer and well intervention technology portfolio including operational design, project management, service, rental and sales.

Since founding the company in 2018, Jim Thomson and Grant Forsyth have built Wellpro Group from the ground up, driving growth organically and via strategic acquisition activity. They now head a 50+ strong international workforce that is active across the Eastern Hemisphere.

What We Do

Via industry-leading technologies and bespoke service, Wellpro Group covers intervention service portfolios, from challenging and non-routine field operations to in-house engineering and manufacturing solutions.

As an independent provider, we can deploy the most cost effective - and innovative - well intervention technologies available on the market covering the following portfolios:

• Thru Tubing Fishing and Milling
• Thru Tubing Inflatable Packers
• Well Isolation
• Well Abandonment
• Well Surveillance and Monitoring

A Unique Team

People are the cornerstone of our success. Sean McCluskey, our Middle East Regional Manager and Niall Murray, our Asia Regional Operations Manager, are amongst some of the industry’s longest-serving and most-highly experienced well intervention experts. Many of the team bring with them track records of 25+ years to our operations. These industry experts have played an instrumental role in developing the company; building and retaining the best well intervention talent as we continue to grow and diversify.

A Sustainable Future

We’re proud that our regional workforces are comprised of a large percentage of local personnel and we’re committed to the development of local talent that will carry the Wellpro Group reputation for outstanding service over the coming decades. This is exemplified by our recent appointment of two engineering graduates, based in Dubai and KSA, from where they are undergoing a competency training programme whilst gaining invaluable day-to-day operational training.

Service Diversification

As part of the company’s strategic growth plans, Wellpro Group now designs and manufactures thru tubing and well intervention tools. In addition to facilitating accelerated market entry, this means we also have the ability to support clients’ bespoke operational requests and address the most demanding of challenges.

To support and drive this growth we have recently hired Alistair Gill as Senior Design Engineer, based in Dubai.  A Chartered Engineer with over 12 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, he has been at the forefront of technology within various R&D departments and brings an extensive knowledge of both well completions and well intervention technology to the business.

Eastern Hemisphere Focus

Wellpro Group demonstrated its commitment to the Middle East with the seven-figure acquisition of a Dubai-based thru tubing and rental provider. This was quickly followed by an organic startup in South East Asia, which has resulted in Wellpro Group becoming one of the leading well intervention companies in the region.

We have grown across the Eastern

Hemisphere to provide an agile, flexible response via our strategically-positioned facilities in the UK, United Arab Emirates, Kurdistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and Thailand. Each location provides an established base of operations, workshop facilities and extensive rental equipment portfolios.

Providing Exclusive Access to Technology

We are the provider of a number of technologies across the Middle East, North Africa and Asian energy markets, via strategic alliances with downhole technology developer and manufacturer Omega Well Intervention, and Australian-based manufacturer of inflatable technology, IPI Packers.

In conjunction with Wellpro Group’s technical engineering support and service delivery via the provision of wellsite personnel, these agreements have created a highly responsive, complete well intervention solution for our customers, reducing costs and increasing service efficiency via a single source.

Case study 1

Permanent Tubing Patch Milling and Retrieval

When: 2021
Where: Offshore South East Asia

Objectives

• Mill permanent tubing patch using nitrified fluid  
• Retrieve permanent tubing patch to surface

Challenges

The permanent tubing patch is a primary method, widely used to isolate water production zones, especially in slim-hole wells. As the name implies, the permanent tubing patch is non-retrievable and presents a significant challenge when removal is required. No global records of permanent tubing patches demonstrated successful removal.

Results

Wellpro Group achieved the first-ever operation to remove and retrieve a permanent tubing patch to surface without damaging the primary completion. The success was a result of the pilot mill bit design, in conjunction with upfront planning and careful execution.

Case study 2

SSTP Deployment

When: 2022
Where: Middle East

Objectives

• Selective zonal treatment to isolate zones in steam injector wells
• Deploy Single Set Treatment Packer (SSTP) on 1-3/4” coiled tubing
• Inject over a 24hr period in excess of 2,000 bbls of treatment fluid  

Challenges

Operational challenges required passing our 2.125” OD packer element through a minimum restriction of 2.440” ID on the steam saver injection mandrel prior to inflating the element inside 3-1/2” tubing (2.992” ID) at +/- 2,700 ft with a BHT of circa 400oF.

Results

The packer was set successfully and the target zone squeezed with custom-made 8.8 ppg treatment fluid, with a maximum pressure differential limit of 2,700 psi. After pumping a total of approx. 2,000 bbls of treatment fluid, the packer was unset with a straight pull of around 4,700 lbs and retrieved to the surface.

Upon retrieval to surface and inspection, the packer was observed to be retracted completely back to the original 2.125” OD with no overpull observed while tripping back to surface through the minimum restriction. To date, a total of 21 similar jobs have been completed with 100% success rate resulting in tremendous savings and enhanced reservoir performance for our clients.

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