Baker Hughes Unveils Downhole Fiber-Optic System: SureCONNECT FE

Baker Hughes recently launched a downhole fiber-optic wet-mate system called SureCONNECT FE. It will provide real-time, optimized reservoir performance in high-pressure, high-temperature environments, delivering advantages such as:

• Connecting the lower and upper completion of wells
• Lowers rig time by large margins
• Decreases maintenance costs
• Minimizes health, safety, and environmental risks

The system has been tested and proven across numerous situations/environments, such as extended reach or complex wells, subsea operations, and completion methods like gravel packs, frac packs, and standalone screens.

SureCONNECT FE

It allows operators to install fiber-optics monitoring, electronic monitoring, and electric intelligent completion systems across entire land- and sea-based wellbores without interventions, such as retrieving the lower well completion. This enables improved oil production and recovery with uninterrupted workovers and more informed operational decisions. These advantages notably decrease the required time to service or reconfigure the upper completion.

“Built on decades of expertise, SureCONNECT FE's data-driven insights allow for an enhanced understanding of reservoir behavior that helps maximize production, even in the most challenging environments,” said Nathan Holland, Global Portfolio Director, Completions and Wellbore Intervention, Baker Hughes. “The electrification of upstream operations, through technologies such as SureCONNECT FE, is breaking new ground in terms of efficiency and reliability.”

Recent Baker Hughes News

Last week, Bechtel Energy ordered Baker Hughes’ gas technology equipment for two liquefaction plants at Woodside Energy’s Louisiana LNG development project. The plants will have 11 MTPA of total capacity, equipped with eight main refrigeration compressors driven by LM6000PF+ gas turbines and eight expander-compressors. Baker Hughes, Bechtel, and Woodside Energy will deliver and execute Phase 1, with a final investment decision expected in Q1 2025.

New Products

In November 2024, Baker Hughes unveiled a new oxygen analyzer to provide increased levels of stability, accuracy, and reliability—the XMO2pro. The oxygen analyzer is designed for resiliency in hazardous locations and accurately measures 0.01% - 100% of oxygen concentrations in gases; it does not contain moving parts and leverages paramagnetic technology to deliver quick, reliable, and precise detection of oxygen concentrations.

The XMO2pro requires minimal calibration and allows customers to reduce the total cost of oxygen analyzer ownership. Baker Hughes’ design is Safety Integrity Level certified and features a built-in display, making it a compact, ideal solution for tight spaces. It is also Modbus enabled, streamlining the monitoring process and offering advanced connectivity across customer networks. Additionally, the XMO2pro is:

• Explosion-proof
• Flame-proof
• Weather-proof
• Insensitive to vibrations

In October, Baker Hughes partnered with Repsol, a multi-energy company, to develop and deploy AI-powered automation workflows through Leucipa automated field production solution. These workflows will be implemented throughout Repsol’s assets to enhance operational capabilities, improve efficiency, and reduce emissions.

Leucipa helps oil and gas operators proactively manage production and reduce carbon emissions. The automated field production solution:

• Focuses on the specific outcome an operator wants to achieve, gathering and leveraging data to drive intelligent operations.
• Reduces inefficiency, ensures more sustainable operations, and enables customers to help recover the millions of barrels that would have otherwise remained in the ground by automating production processes.