Ship&Offshore | Issue 03/2012
Importance of subsea and deep-water well intervention
OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION There are more than 4,000 oil- and gas-producing subsea wells worldwide, and the number is increasing at a rate of approximately 500 a year. With many such wells over a decade old, intervention is crucial to achieve maximum oil and gas extraction, writes Matthew Law, AX-S technical manager at the international oilfield services company Expro.