RE: Inez1 Re-entry26 May 2026 10:36
As posted earlier :) "Indeed, but that's more like it. Quickest route to another well production. Driller should be responsible for recovery of the cutlery but tbh if it doesn't come out fairly quickly its best just to leave it there to prevent further downhole damage. If they can perforate then the cutlery must be below the production zone or at least some of it."
It makes 100% sense to try the fishing tools, get latched on to the top of the broken section and jar the string free - if possible. They may have to mill the top of the broken section to get a good connection onto it first. This will give them both access to continue drilling and subsequently perforation and productiion
There's a couple of reasons why they may have snapped it, 1 being too much torque required to keep it turning which could be the weight on bit, the formation materials or if the mud was not removing the cuttings they can build up around the bit causing it to lock up. Driller may then try to pull out and turn the string. Too much torque and youngs modulus takes over and the pipe twists and snaps.
2. The thing got stuck in the mire and instead of just pulling out under normal control, they could have tried yanking it upwards and caused it to snap off.
Either way the driller sat in his doghouse operating the brake should have been able to ID the emerging problem from his gauges before it became too late..
If they didn't use a proper jarring tool on the string and just yanked at it then its just a gung ho billy big baws, bawsup.
The outcome of retrieval is often a quick resolution so a week from now there should be a diagnosis on how difficult it might be.
Market won't much like the uncertainty until that stage - it never does.
Next news - hopefully a development plan for drilling and expanding capacity - we already know about INEZ helium and what its likely to produce so it wont be a surprise if it makes 1.1% at 1500mcf.
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