eelReel®: The Solution to Plugged Flowlines & Pipelines

The eelReel tool is an extended reach solution to clean plugged flowlines and pipelines. With an established track record of resolving a multitude of blockages including hydrates, scale, paraffin, and asphaltenes, the eelReel Tool is the state-of-the-art solution for pre-job stimulation, production enhancement, and flowline abandonment as well as stuck pig retrieval.

This is a state-of-the-art tool that has an extended reach, traverses 5D bends, and is deepwater-certified with patented technology delivering the highest success rate in plug remediation.

eelReel® Uses

  • Production Enhancement

  • Hydrate Mitigation

  • Engineered Test Stand

  • Plugged Flowlines and Pipelines

  • Facilitate Flowline Abandonment

  • Advanced Pre-Job Modeling & Simulation

State-of-the-Art Blockage Remediation

Advantages of the eelReel®

Projects are custom designed and engineered for flowline specific parameters, but eelReel®’s most notable advantages are:

  • Reestablish and increase production

  • Facilitate flowline abandonment

  • Reaches inaccessible areas

  • Cleans flowlines to their full ID

  • Can extend to distances greater than 23,000 feet in a single pass

  • Engineered to extend to distances of 50,000 feet in certain ID’s

  • Retrieves stuck pigs

  • Traverses multiple radii, a minimum 5D bend

  • Surpasses lancing and CT wash out tool reach

  • More versatile point of entry than any similar technologies

  • Improved cup designs and speed of entry

Read more about our eelReel® tool below:

eelReel® Uses

  • Production Enhancement

  • Hydrate Mitigation

  • Engineered Test Stand

  • Plugged Flowlines and Pipelines

  • Facilitate Flowline Abandonment

  • Advanced Pre-Job Modeling & Simulation

Applications

  • Platform to Platform or Subsea Entry

  • Subsea and MSV Intervention

  • Through Populated Areas, Under River/Lake Crossings

  • De-Inventory of Lines

Consult Our Specialist

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Crystal Yoes
Crystal Yoes

President of BlueFin Pipeline, Process and Industrial Services

Responsible for the strategic vision of the BlueFin Pipeline, Process and Industrial field services business unit.

Phone: 337.551.6975

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6”x18,000’ Cleanout via eelReel®

An Independent E&P Company operator’s main 6” infield flowlines on the Gulf of Mexico shelf had been experiencing problematic organic deposition, ultimately rendering it inoperable. The production was re-routed through a parallel 4” line that allowed for production to sustain while the paraffin-stricken line was temporarily abandoned.

eelReel Removes Stuck Pig & Paraffin

eelReel successfully used to remove stuck pig and paraffin and restored production.

eelReel Blockage Remediation For GOM Deepwater Flowline Decommissioning

A GoM operator of a 6-inch subsea oil production flowline experienced severe paraffin blockage. The said deposition prevented a successful hydrocarbon de-inventory procedure in order to properly abandon the asset per compliance regulations. Due to insufficient pump rates, the operator faced expensive, complex subsea intervention tasks based upon routine flow assurance methods typically applied in decommissioning scopes of work.

eelReel Deepwater Riser Blockage Remediation On TLP

An operator of a mini-TLP experienced flow assurance problems in a subsea oil production flowline system. Operator knowledge and production history identified the issue as a paraffin blockage. Unsure of the blockage location and remediation method, several failed attempts at pressure cycling from the subsea and platform sides resulted in a mechanical remediation need.

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