PetroRio completes intervention in Tubarão Martelo field in record time

(PN) The King Maker rig, operated by PetroRio, concluded the third intervention in a year in the Tubarão Martelo field, in the Campos basin. The last one was in well TBMT-44. Carried out in just 27 days, a record in field wells, the intervention aimed to replace the equipment responsible for lifting and producing oil. The rig has the differential of being one of the two existing anchored units in Brazil that allow the operation in shallow water depths, typical characteristic of mature fields in the Campos basin. “The King Maker rig has become a strategic tool for PetroRio, as it brings autonomy and flexibility to act in possible interventions in the wells, reducing our operating cost and increasing the efficiency of the Tubarão Martelo Field by significantly reducing the response time to eventual stoppages”, said the Operations Director of the company, Francilmar Fernandes.

PetroRio completed the acquisition of King Maker in January 2021 and, after an investment in maintenance and improvement, the rig began operations in May of the same year. This move allowed the company to eliminate the need to hire third-party rigs, avoiding expenditure and mobilization time, reducing the cost of well intervention by 56%, in addition to allowing interventions to be carried out in a shorter period of time. “This move involves all strategic aspects of PetroRio, significantly improving response times, increasing sustainability and operational efficiency, reducing operating costs, preserving production and increasing the safety of its assets”, added the executive.