Sidetrack

Gates Expands and Upgrades Innovative Carbon Drive™ Product Line to Deliver Leading-Edge Belt-Drive Technology for Next-Generation Bikes and E-Bikes

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Wednesday, May 25, 2022

DENVER , May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gates Industrial Corporation plc (NYSE: GTES), a global manufacturer of innovative, highly engineered power transmission and fluid power solutions – and a pioneer in belt-driven micromobility – continues to invest in and has expanded its Carbon Drive™ product portfolio.  The company is introducing next-generation belts and other components to enable advances in bicycle drivetrain design and meet growing global demand. Including all-new and improved components across its four key product lines (ST™, CDN™, CDC™, CDX™), the latest Carbon Drive product portfolio reinforces Gates' mission to bring low-maintenance, clean, quiet and strong belt-drive solutions to a broad spectrum of two-wheel and other micromobility applications.

Key Points: 
  • Gates' premium CDX line meets the highest demands, including long distances in extreme settings, and it delivers unparalleled quality and performance.
  • Adding to this flagship product line, Gates introduces a new CDX:BLACK sprocket line for high-torque applications, including the emerging field of geared mid-motor e-bikes and mid-gearbox bicycles.
  • Gates CDC product line introduces a completely new belt designed specifically for mid-drive e-bikes typically found in commuting applications.
  • This new belt line significantly expands Gates application coverage and market opportunity in mid-market bicycle applications.

Weatherford Achieves Industry First in Gulf of Mexico

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

casing sidetrack, delivering a 22-ft. window in a single trip for an ultra-deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Key Points: 
  • casing sidetrack, delivering a 22-ft. window in a single trip for an ultra-deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • "The operator contacted Weatherford to perform a Gulf of Mexico ultra-deepwater exit in a 12 -in.
  • heavy wall casing," said Chip Miller, Vice President, North America Geozone, Weatherford.
  • sidetrack casing became an industry first, made even more complicated by the need to achieve a dogleg low enough for production packers to safely pass through the resulting window."

Weatherford Achieves Industry First in Gulf of Mexico

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, October 14, 2020

casing sidetrack, delivering a 22-ft. window in a single trip for an ultra-deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.

Key Points: 
  • casing sidetrack, delivering a 22-ft. window in a single trip for an ultra-deepwater well in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • "The operator contacted Weatherford to perform a Gulf of Mexico ultra-deepwater exit in a 12 -in.
  • heavy wall casing," said Chip Miller, Vice President, North America Geozone, Weatherford.
  • sidetrack casing became an industry first, made even more complicated by the need to achieve a dogleg low enough for production packers to safely pass through the resulting window."

Weatherford Announces AlphaST™ World's First Single-Trip Openhole Cementing and Sidetrack System

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Thursday, August 1, 2019

BAAR,Switzerland, Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Weatherford International plc (OTC-PINK: WFTIQ) (the "Company" or "Weatherford") has announced the market launch of its AlphaST single-trip openhole cementing sidetrack system, a market-first capability to initiate sidetrack operations without the need of a cement plug.

Key Points: 
  • BAAR,Switzerland, Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Weatherford International plc (OTC-PINK: WFTIQ) (the "Company" or "Weatherford") has announced the market launch of its AlphaST single-trip openhole cementing sidetrack system, a market-first capability to initiate sidetrack operations without the need of a cement plug.
  • Designed to increase operator flexibility, eliminate multiple trips, and avoid costly cementing operations, AlphaST is the world's only single-trip openhole cementing and sidetrack system.
  • Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8413154-weatherford-single-trip-...
    "For operators, AlphaST means you will never again need to sidetrack from a cement plug," said Dean Bell, President, Well Construction for Weatherford.
  • "AlphaST enables operators to avoid the cost and time of setting a cement plug, waiting on cement and time drilling.

Weatherford Announces AlphaST™ World's First Single-Trip Openhole Cementing and Sidetrack System

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, August 1, 2019

Designed to increase operator flexibility, eliminate multiple trips, and avoid costly cementing operations, AlphaST is the world's only single-trip openhole cementing and sidetrack system.

Key Points: 
  • Designed to increase operator flexibility, eliminate multiple trips, and avoid costly cementing operations, AlphaST is the world's only single-trip openhole cementing and sidetrack system.
  • Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https://www.multivu.com/players/English/8413154-weatherford-single-trip-...
    "For operators, AlphaST means you will never again need to sidetrack from a cement plug," said Dean Bell, President, Well Construction for Weatherford.
  • "AlphaST enables operators to avoid the cost and time of setting a cement plug, waiting on cement and time drilling.
  • "AlphaST is another example of how Weatherford develops technologies that others don't, so our customers can do what others can't," said Bell.