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Connection List

The connection list gives You access to the VAM product lines. Because not all products can be listed, such as fit-for-purpose or so-called isolated products, please contact SMI engineer in case the VAM connection You are looking for is not listed.

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CLEANWELL DRY

CLEANWELL® DRY is an anti-corrosion and lubricating dry system applied in the mill on the surface of VAM® threads. Developed for Carbon steel and 13CR material, CLEANWELL® DRY is designed to prevent the use of thread compounds that have proved to damage the environment, affect health and safety or contaminate downhole equipments and producing formation . Using CLEANWELL® DRY will generate no discharge nor unnecessary handling from the mill to the rig. Take off the protector and run it !

For a Semi-Dry system, please go to CLEANWELL®
 

Benefits

  • Dry
  • No discharge to the environment : Reduced footprints in sensitive area
  • No discharge from mill to rig : Improved Health, Safety and working conditions
  • No discharge in the well bore : Improved well operations and production
  • Minimized yard and rig handling
  • Easy and straightforward thread inspection
  • Dope compatible
 

Your applications of choice

Performances

  • Storage : 12 months (up to 60°C)
  • Running : 10 M&B in Tubing, 5 in Casing (down to -30°C)
  • Connection sealibility envelope : Unchanged
  • Operating temperature downhole up to 180°C

Make-up

  • Specific make-up torque table (maximum coefficient 1.6)
  • Acceptance criterion of torque-turn graph : unchanged
  • Compatible with rig fluid environment
  • Compatible with API dope and VAM approved green dopes

CLEANWELL® DRY principle

CLEANWELL® DRY is applied to the unchanged VAM connection geometry. It is composed of a surface treatment applied on the bare metal, with the superposition of the final dry coating. Surface treatment and final coating combinations are adapted to pin versus  box pin and to the supporting bare material :
CLEANWELL® DRY principle

Available applications 

  • Carbon steel, 13CR
  • VAM TOP, VAM TOP HC

Please contact us with your specific combination of material, size and connection.

Field practices

  • Specific protector
  • Tally and drifting recommendations 
  • Decontamination practices available
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