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xcalibre Abrasive Cutting Solutions – Wells

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About xcalibre

Abrasive cutting solutions for a wide range of applications

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Forged through 30 years of evolving technology development and project delivery, xcalibre leads on the performance metrics that matter - delivering the industry’s leading abrasive cutting solution where certainty is critical.

We understand clients’ mature asset removal challenges like no other, built on 30+ years of delivering safe, successful decommissioning projects globally. Throughout that time Claxton have built up valuable insight and experience to reduce project risk, improve operators cost certainty and deliver proven QHSE performance.

We have an expert team that overcomes unexpected challenges and we truly believe that clients need a partner with a solution ethos and a culture that demands service delivery excellence, especially when compared with inferior offers - off the shelf rental tools with unsupported performance claims and low track record of success.

With Claxton and our xcalibre Abrasive Cutting Solutions you get:

  • Experience  - 30+ years, backed by evidence and global lessons learned.
  • Knowledge – Inhouse Engineering, Project Planning, Wells and Structure Expertise, Offshore Execution.
  • Proprietary Technology – designed, built and delivered inhouse – interchangeable to solve challenges with global capacity and unmatched performance.
  • Our Ethos – Our strategic focus is reducing complexity and serving the decommissioning market.

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Triple Bore Multi-String Well cut using xcalibre Abrasive Cutting
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xcalibre Tool Deployment on Offshore Platform
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xcalibre Tool Deployment onboard Vessel
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Suitable applications

We have completed thousands of projects globally and have a track record of cutting:

  • Single & multi string casing / wellheads / conductors
  • Which can be a mixture of Uncemented or Cemented & eccentric
  • We have been involved with large scale projects for the cutting and recovery of platform jacket legs & piles
  • And can comfortably handle small and large diameter cutting - completed internally or externally
  • Equipment can be deployed from a vessel, with operations also undertaken on an offshore platform

As xcalibre is our proprietary technology it enables Claxton to deliver unmatched performance and reliability - limiting potential NPT and maximising offshore execution efficiency.

We provide fit for purpose solutions – cutting through decommissioning complexity to deliver results for our clients.

Forged with Experience.

Cut with Confidence.

Proven Performance.

Redefining the Limits for Decommissioning.

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xcalibre case studies

  • Rigless Platform Conductor Cutting

    24 Well Single & Multi-String Cutting delivered by xcalibre

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  • Multi-String Triple Bore Surface Wellhead Cutting

    World first single trip triple bore well cutting delivered by xcalibre

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  • Safe & Successful Removal of 36 Offshore Platforms

    Substructure - Pile / Jacket Cutting & Removal

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  • Subsea Well Abandonment + Multi-String Wellhead Cut & Recovery

    Mermaid UK asked Claxton to mobilise our Abrasive Cutting System and SWAT (Suspended Well Abandonment Tool) at short notice

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xcalibre in Numbers

  • 30+ Years Track Record of Cutting Complex Wells & Deeper than ‘others
  • 4,500+ Number of Wells Cut Globally
  • 100k+ Total Number of Cuts Completed Globally
  • 7” to 48” Range of Well Cutting Applications
  • 425m Deepest Cut we have completed using xcalibre to date
  • Triple Bore Multi-String Well Cutting - Single string up to seven in one trip
  • Millions Hours of project Delivery Worldwide

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