INDUSTRY NEWS Mermaid Subsea Completes Southern North
Sea Wellhead Severance Project Mermaid Subsea Services (UK) has successfully completed a complex wellhead severance project in the Southern North Sea.
Requiring close coordination across multiple vendors to ensure seamless delivery, the operation was executed safely, on schedule and within budget from the Island Valiant vessel.
Previous efforts to remove the target well were unsuccessful, meaning Mermaid had to use dedicated precision subsea tooling and expert project execution to sever and recover the well conductor, in full compliance with environmental and regulatory standards.
Scott Cormack, Regional Director for Mermaid Subsea Services (UK), said: “This successful wellhead severance marks a major achievement for Mermaid. By overcoming previous challenges, we’ve demonstrated our capability
to deliver complex decommissioning scopes safely, efficiently, and in line with regulations.”
It has been an industrious year to date for Mermaid, which recently announced the safe and successful completion of a scale inhibitor treatment on the Teal P2 well, part of the Anasuria Cluster in the Central North Sea.
Also conducted from the Island Valiant vessel, this time on behalf of Anasuria Operating Company (AOC), the intervention aims to safeguard production flow and well integrity for at least three years.
Recent projects underscore Mermaid’s growing capability in complex subsea work and its strong collaboration with multiple partners.
In addition to plans to introduce Mermaid’s own dive vessel later in 2025, limited availability remains for the Island Valiant, which the company has chartered for a second year.
Paradigm Drilling Services USA Inc. Recruits Josh Martinez To Cater To Demand For Key Technologies
Jim Profit, Paradigm Drilling’s Chief Operating Officer, states, “We are fortunate to have Josh join us, given that he is well known in the region. Adoption of our Driver® tool, & our other Paradigm drilling dysfunction mitigation technologies, is rapidly gaining traction in the US - it’s an exciting time for Josh to join us.”
With efficiency now a top priority for US operators, Paradigm’s drilling technologies are purpose- built to meet the moment - boosting drilling performance, removing pipe buckling, improving hole cleaning, and delivering longer laterals at a reduced cost per foot.
Following the recent opening of their Houston facility, Paradigm has hired local Josh Martinez to support demand for the Driver® tool. Josh, well-known for business development within the Houston oil and gas industry, including eight years with Baker Hughes, has spent the last 15 years specializing in directional drilling & RSS technologies.
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Jim concludes, “To compete in the US market, we knew we needed a totally unique tool design with a unique tool function that only Paradigm could supply.
“As majors chase scale and efficiency, we needed to commercialize a patented, single-tool solution that does many things: improves weight-on-bit transfer, reduces axial and lateral vibration, and eliminates stick-slip, all in one tool – enabling longer laterals with greater efficiency to be drilled. We’re proud to say we achieved this with Driver® technology, and we’re confidently delivering real value to a growing number of wells.
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