Heat Treating at the Wellhead
Burto is the only heat treating company who's core business is providing heat treating services to oil and gas companies at the wellhead and offer tailored custom services for Drilling and Completions that support process optimization and predictable cost forecasting to support AFE targets.
Pre/Post Treatment
Pre/Post Treatment
Pre/Post Treatment
Pre and Post heat treating is a crucial step in maximizing the life of your wellhead. The process eliminates the impurities caused when welding while tempering the metal and reducing tensile stresses, minimizing the risk of brittle fracture, stress and corrosion cracking and metal fatigue. This is especially important to reduce risks of losing wellhead integrity throughout the life of the well.
Stress Relief
Pre/Post Treatment
Pre/Post Treatment
Trying to remove tubing hangers and equipment within the wellhead can be difficult after a well has been in service for a while. Stress relieving is applying heat to the wellhead to "loosen" the components to allow them to be removed easily without causing any damage.
Observation
Pre/Post Treatment
Observation
Observation wells left with a wellhead as part of delineation and strat programs should also be heat treated. Even though these wells are not operating themselves, once they are exposed to heat downhole from the growth in the steam chamber, thermal expansion and contraction can result and increase the risk of wellhead failure. Burto Heat Treating can provide the specialized heat treatment needed to reduce the risk of failures.