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IndustryFocus: Companies, People and Products
Steptoe & Johnson Unit
Helps Administer Land
DENVER-Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
has launched S&J Land Administration
Services LLC to help the energy industry
administer land-related functions.
Those functions include lease and
right-of-way setup, contract administration, lease maintenance and transaction
support, Steptoe & Johnson details. The
new company couples advanced technology with the full strength of Steptoe &
Johnson's energy, mineral title and transactional teams, the firm adds.
"Businesses dealing with land issues
have unique needs. That is where S&J Land
Administration comes in," says Steptoe &
Johnson Chief Executive Officer Susan S.
Brewer. "Our team can handle the administrative and regulatory functions that result
from land transactions, providing clients
additional options for land administration
services, whether on a day-to-day basis, for
special projects, or at peak times."
For more information, visit www.steptoe-johnson.com.
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Tendeka's New SwellStack Repairs Safety Valve Seals
HOUSTON-Completion specialist
Tendeka reveals it has worked with design engineering and manufacturing
company Wellvene to create and qualify
a new version of its swellable sealing solution, SwellStack.
The enhanced SwellStack provides a
cost-effective sealing solution that is
compatible with all Wellvene and original-equipment-manufacturer insert safety
valves, Tendeka reports.
SwellStack enables operators to reinstate production to wells that have been
shut in because of seal failure on insert

Apergy, DCP Leverage AI To Optimize Maintenance
HOUSTON-DCP Midstream LP and
Windrock Inc., a subsidiary of Apergy
Corp., have agreed to jointly develop a
first-of-its-kind set of digital solutions
that they say combines artificial intelligence with industry expertise to increase
asset reliability, safety and efficiency.
Windrock's AI predictive models, by

New Tenaris Connections Speed Horizontal Drilling
HOUSTON-To enhance efficiency
in shale applications, Tenaris has introduced the TenarisHydril Wedge Series
400™ connections, which it says offer
extreme torque capabilities, quicker installation, and overall robustness for
faster and more reliable operations.
"This series of TenarisHydril premium connections is engineered to exceed the bending, compression and
torque challenges of horizontal wells to
ensure safer and more efficient drilling
and completion operations," says Lucas
Pigliacampo, Tenaris vice president of
oil and gas technologies.

safety valves, Tendeka says. According to
the company, it eliminates the need to
consider straddles or workovers, which
have higher costs and longer lead times.
Since its introduction in 2013, SwellStack has been installed 180 times worldwide, Tendeka tallies. The company says
the product's swellable O-ring expands
within the damaged safety valve bore and
activates bespoke chevron seals to effectively and reliably provide integrity rated
to 10,000 psi in liquid and gas.
For more information, visit www.tendeka.com/swellstack.
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According to the company, the series
features:
· TenarisHydril Wedge 441™, which
is ideal for slim wells with long laterals
because it combines superior torque with
clearance comparable to an integral joint;
· TenarisHydril Wedge 461™,
which offers simple and fast makeup,
great robustness and exceptional torque
to manage longer laterals; and
· TenarisHydril Wedge 463™, which
provides unrivaled robustness and running
efficiency, exceptional torque capacity,
high fatigue resistance and gas sealability.
For more information, visit
www.tenaris.com.
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At the Tenaris Rig Direct®
training academy, a field
team installs a TenarisHydril Wedge 441™ connection. The 441 connection
is part of a series designed to increase efficiency in shale plays,
Tenaris says, adding that
it has the clearance and
torque capacity to be ideal for slim wells.

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leveraging its Spotlight™ smart edge
hardware, have proven they can anticipate changes in machine health weeks in
advance, the partners say. They indicate
their goal is to augment this technology
with DCP's process data and operational
knowledge, and to provide midstream operators with tools for optimizing the balance among process efficiency, reliability,
cost and machine health.
"This unique combination of Windrock's smart-hardware edge technology
and AI technology, along with the operational knowledge of DCP, will maximize
customers' process and equipment efficiency, and productivity," says Ali Raza,
Apergy's chief digital officer.
For more information, visit windrock.com or www.dcpmidstream.com.
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Nexo Launches IntelliChem
To Fight Hydrogen Sulfide
THE WOODLANDS, TX.-Nexo Solutions has formed IntelliChem Technologies, a division that will focus on
mitigating hydrogen sulfide in gas streams.
Based on project and specification requirements, IntelliChem provides sitespecific solutions such as equipment and
liquid or solid chemical treatments, Nexo
reports. The company says the division
strives to be the best at understanding
client needs and delivering cost-effective
solutions, a goal it supports by combining
innovation, speed and flexibility with
data-driven process improvement.
For more information, contact IntelliChem Technologies at 832-299-4828 or
visit www.intellichemtechnologies.com.
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http://www.tendeka.com/swellstack http://www.tendeka.com/swellstack http://www.steptoe-johnson.com http://www.steptoe-johnson.com https://windrock.com/ https://windrock.com/ http://www.dcpmidstream.com http://www.tenaris.com http://www.intellichemtechnologies.com

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