North Sea Operation Selects InnerArmor Coated Completion Valve for Subsea Development!

An i-TEC completion valve with InnerArmor coating has been qualified for a major North Sea Project. Designed for reliability and flexibility, i-TEC's i-Valve 550 is a completion tool which incorporates self-cleaning technology to maintain extremely high pumping rates over extended timeframes. Utilizing InnerArmor coatings for high wear resistance, low surface friction, and strong corrosion protection, i-Valve completion tools can be deployed in environments with sour crude, high saline formation, or other corrosive environments such as acidic flushing and drilling mud slurries.

In fact, the i-Valve 550 recently qualified for the BP IP Valhall project. Valhall is an oilfield located in 230 feet (70 meters) of water in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.

Sub-One Technology announced anti-corrosion coatings made from nanometer-sized carbon-based materials found in petroleum and developed by Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV). InnerArmor coatings with diamondoid precursors expand the coating alternatives available for customers. With high sp3 (diamond bond) content, diamondoid precursors deliver coatings with a range of hardness levels, near frictionless coefficient of friction, ultra-low wear rate and a high deposition rate.

Sub-One Technology has rolled out a family of new coatings based on its InnerArmor technology. The coatings are being tested in surface, subsea and downhole oil and gas applications including piping, couplers, cylinders, and drilling and completion equipment. InnerArmor coatings were selected based on their ability to protect against internal corrosion and abrasive wear.

Specifically licensed commercial coating providers make InnerArmor coatings available around the globe. Once processes to coat specific parts are successfully developed and tested, the recipes become available in Sub-One's master database. This process ensures copy-exact parts anywhere in the world.

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