Baker Hughes, headquartered in Houston, is an energy technology company providing solutions for energy and industrial customers worldwide. The company has now introduced SureCONNECT FE, the industry's first field-proven in-well wet-mate system designed to provide real-time optimized reservoir performance in high-pressure, high-temperature environments. The next-generation technology uses a unique fiber-optic solution that connects the lower and upper well completions, which can significantly reduce time on the rig, maintenance costs, and health, safety, and environmental risks.

Fiber optics provide a range of operational benefits

SureCONNECT FE allows operators to seamlessly implement fiber optic monitoring, electronic monitoring and electric smart completion systems across the entire wellbore at the sand face, with no intervention required, resulting in improved production and more informed operational decisions. Additionally, workovers can be performed without the need to remove the lower completion, significantly reducing time to service or reconfigure the upper completion.

New standards in efficiency and reliability

“SureCONNECT FE's data-driven insights are backed by decades of experience and enable a better understanding of reservoir behavior, helping maximize production, even in the most challenging environments,” said Nathan Holland, global portfolio director, completions and well intervention, Baker Hughes. “Electrification of upstream operations through technologies like SureCONNECT FE is transforming the industry, setting new standards for efficiency and reliability.”

Proven in a wide range of situations

SureCONNECT FE has proven effective in a wide range of situations, including extended-reach or complex drilling and subsea operations. It also works with a variety of completion techniques, including gravel or frac packs and stand-alone screens.

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