1155010: 81594 - Powering Progress Together
Accessibility script for Monodiameter_7_8_15_Approval_16x9
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Keyboards, rhythmic
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“Just 130 miles south east of New Orleans…”
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MonoDiameter
Innovation Worth Replicating
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Aerial shot of offshore platform, partial circle R to L, smaller platform in background
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“…lies one of the most prolific oil and gas development areas in the Gulf of Mexico.”
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Google Map style graphic map of part of Western Hemisphere, zoom in on Gulf of Mexico
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“The Ursa-Princess field is indeed a rewarding basin, but it’s also a challenging one.”
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Ursa-Princess Field
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White dot pinpointing Ursa-Princess field appears on map, pulsates, circle effect revolves around the point
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“The oil is trapped in several layers under the ocean floor.”
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Pipeline through centre of geological layers, oil flowing up pipeline
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“Since the upper layers are quickly depleted,Shell was determined to find a way to
reach the deeper reservoir sections.”
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Dissolve into closer view of geological layers, pan down to end of pipeline and beyond to layers not yet reached
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“It's a task that typically requiresmany sections to be drilledand isolated,which reduces the diameter ofthe wells from section to section.”
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Dissolve out to wider view of geological layers, pan down pipeline showing its varying widths as it goes deeper
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“With such traditional tapered well design…”
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Static wider view of geological layers
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“…the borehole gets so narrowin the new reservoir layer,that production amounts becometoo small to be commercially viable.”
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Outline of tapered borehole design dissolves onto graphic of geological layers
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“Shell developed a different solution:MonoDiameter well technology.”
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Pan down horizontal flow pipeinfrastructure on offshore platform to team of engineers on deck bringing into place a vertical pipe
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“In the P8 well in the Princess field,the company has deliveredthe first well in deep water,where depleted formations werepenetrated and isolatedwhile maximizing the diameter.”
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Wide shot of engineers lowering unit into flow pipe
Medium shot of engineers lowering unit further onto flow pipe
Medium shot of pipe at horizontal slant being manoeuvred across deck
Engineers on deck moving pipe into position
Slight zoom in of pipe revolving
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“Maintaining one hole size over several drilling sectionsmarks a breakthrough in the abilityto reach production zonesthat until now have been consideredtoo difficult to access.”
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Long pan down from structure at top of pipe through pipe sections to boring element at end of pipe
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Shell's unique MonoDiameterwell construction technique usesa top anchor and pull system
to expand steel pipe down hole.
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Boring device sliding down pipeline, zoom out
Slight zoom of graphic on abstract background showing: top anchor; pull system; close up of drill head
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“It's the first system of its kindto install multiple linerswith minimal or no reductionin the hole size.”
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Liner inserts down drill in centre of graphic, with outline comparison on either side: Conventional Telescoping Well Design; and 100% MonoDiameter Expandable Well Production Design – text labels
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“Here's how it works:after a section of the well is drilled,a specially designed lineris inserted. Once this liner is at target depth in the well, the top anchor is activated, and an expansion assembly
is pulled up to widen the pipe to match the size of the previous liner.”
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Close up of liner fluid streaming out of end of drill, pan up drill hole as liner fluid fills up it will lining until it reaches top anchor, top anchor moves into activation
Close up of expansion assembly being pulled up
Wider view of expansion assembly as it continues upward
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“This process can then be repeatedin the next hole section,to maintain the hole size.”
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Pan down sections of the drill hole, each moves from empty dark to filled with grey liner
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“It's quite hard work, you know,and you see it's working.”
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Wide interior of cabin on platform, gage, screens and partial view of face of engineer speaking
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The revolutionary technique enablesgreater recovery rates,not only in the Princess field,but other basins in the deepwater portfolio.
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Engineers monitoring large piece of machinery being moved into place
Engineer moves around drill pipe, washing it
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It is a testament to Shell's continued commitmentto optimize resultsand stands out asinnovation worth replicating.
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Aerial shot of offshore platform, partially circling platform R to L
Aerial shot of platform from lower down nearer sea level
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Shell pecten on white background
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© Shell International Limited 2015
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