UK-based Brinker Technology was awarded a Meritorious Engineering Award at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston, on Monday (2 May, 2011).

The award was presented to Brinker as winner of the improved/enhanced oil recovery category for its Platelet Barrier Technology®.

The technology significantly reduces the time it takes to find and fix well leaks, field wide, significantly improving production by unlocking valuable reserves in shut in wells or those operating under dispensation.

Now in their 40th year, the E&P Magazine awards celebrate engineering innovation, assessing each entry for its concept, suitability as a practical solution to a real oilfield problem and potential for improving efficiency or safety and profitability.

In the time it can take to plan one rig workover, Brinker can address integrity issues in more than 100 wells, not only rapidly restoring production, but also releasing limited rig resources where they are really needed, or for drilling new wells.

On receiving the award, Brinker’s vice president of sales and operations, Kenny McAllister said: “I am delighted to accept this accolade on behalf of the whole team at Brinker. We have worked hard to develop our Platelet Barrier Technology® to respond specifically to well integrity issues and it is now rewriting the rules regarding the time it takes to find and fix leaks, reducing associated risks and challenging previous assumptions about the viability of shut in wells.

“Our ultimate aim is to continue to evolve our solution to deliver field-wide projects with Platelet Barrier Technology® included in the overall maintenance plan. By receiving this award we are taking another important step on this journey.”

Inspired by the human body’s response to cuts and wounds, sealing particles known as “Platelets®” are contained within a viscous carrier fluid, which is pumped downhole, through the wellhead, to the leak site. Depending on the type and location of the leak - identified through Brinker’s diagnosis tools - the operator will control the carrier fluid to ensure that it is positioned at the leak site where it is extruded through the hole and the suspended Platelets® gather together and seal the leak.

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