Founded in 2016, Thruster Energy Corporation (TEC) is a thru tubing company that is a developer of cutting edge tools that allow operators to mill to target depth in longer, more tortuous extended reach laterals. TEC is also an industry leader in casing deformation as well as conventional completions and production tools.

Some of the many TEC-Developed Thru Tubing Products & Innovations:

The Universal Jet Thruster (UJT)

The Universal Jet Thruster provides rotating, backward jetting hydraulics at the bit while the work string is tripped in/out hole. The UJT functions automatically without operator intervention and cycles purely utilizing weight on bit to redirect flow. “Thrust mode”, by default, causes pumped fluid to be jetted up-hole while rotating, reducing the required Reynolds value to overcome laminar flow by mechanically increasing the inertial force at the tool.

By reversing the direction of flow uphole, high pump rates work to aid ROP instead of fighting progress.

The UJT cycles into "milling mode" when 180 lbf of set-down weight is applied to the bit, restoring 90% of the flow to the bit to aid in bit cooling and remove cuttings. The remaining 10% continues to dump to the annulus. This ensures clean shifts between modes.

A pressure delta is created between the well pressure below the bit and above the UJT, sucking debris back into the jet stream.

Predator, Brute Force and Hell Force Series Motors

Currently available in sizes from 1.69 to 3.38, TEC motors are engineered for high performance in harsh environments. With custom designed rotor catches, bearing sections, hydrocarbon resistant components and flex components that handle extreme amounts of reactive torque, TEC motors are over-built to deliver repeatable outcomes while all but eliminating the risk of surface tripping due to motor performance even in the harshest environments.

Circulating Sub

TEC’s circulating sub is designed to withstand the jarring axial load that comes with modern friction reduction tools. Utilizing a superior piston design, TEC circulating subs require a ball on seat to activate the sub. This eliminates the risk of premature opening; an event that can immediately terminate the effectiveness of the milling run.

A standard ball-activated circulating sub will open ports to the annulus at a desired point in the BHA, isolating components below from fluids pumped down the work string. This is most useful when an acid treatment is required or nitrogen is utilized to unload the vertical section of a horizontal well with CT in the well.

On / Off Perforator

TEC’s abrasive jet perforating tool can be placed in a milling string to perform cuts on the same run as a cleanout confirmation with a motor/mill run. By dropping a ball from surface, the perforator will be opened to perform up to 5 individual casing cuts through 4 nozzles to replicate a 20 shot perforation and provide maximum injectivity to resume stimulation operations, typically utilized when a toe port fails.

A second ball can be dropped once the abrasive cutting phase is complete to resume flow to the milling BHA, allowing the motor to spin and the mill to function while coming out of the well. This eliminates the risk of dragging a static BHA from the wellbore with limited options should debris remain above the BHA.

Coil Tubing Jars

TEC has released a new design for 2.88 coil tubing jars that remains in the closed position during regular CT operations. A single over pull ensures an immediate fire on the jar should the CT become immobilized. Our configuration eliminates many problems with traditional jar design such as spline wear and premature fatigue caused by friction reduction and high torque operations.

Soon to be available in more sizes.

Step Mills & Casing Deformation

Casing can become deformed, restricted or fully collapse through the course of normal frac operations in some formations. TEC has unmatched expertise in addressing casing deformation through remediation by restoring casing ID, post-stimulation.

Utilizing expertise, procedures, and specialized equipment we can gain access below the restriction and mill remaining plugs to full drift – greatly reducing the risk of issues associated with large swing offset milling and retaining the full expected NPV of the well with a minimally invasive approach.

Official Technology Distributor:

• Tempress HydroPull
• Brama Carbide
• Tenax

Tools are provided by Thruster Energy on a day-rate rental model with supporting service personnel charged at an hourly rate.

Thruster Energy is focused on delivering pragmatic solutions to an evolving landscape with efficient development cycles and extensive stress testing with service centers in:

• Grande Prairie, AB
• Red Deer, AB
• Wiliston, ND
• Midland, TX

• Intervention-free tool that can use circulating hydraulic force either to push the coil tubing BHA into the lateral farther than might be achieved with just an agitator and pipe-on-pipe chemicals or, while actively milling a plug, will ensure effective bit cool and cuttings removal
• High durable tool that can sustain the multitude of forces occuring immediately downstream of the milling bit (e.g., CT string push forces, rotation from the bit, and the 'whip' forces from friction breaking tools/agitators)
• Venturi effect generated by the tool sucks both debris and free frac plugs back into the milling bit, ensuring better breakdown of dislodged dissolvable frac plugs

Milling operations in extended reach laterals can be a challenging task for operators, with coil tubing encountering issues of frictional lock up that prevents reaching target depth or with run-in speeds dropping to a crawl in toe sections of longer laterals.

Thruster Energy Corporation has developed the novel Universal Jet Thruster (UJT) to increase the lateral lengths that coil tubing BHAs can be transported and aligned as a distributor of other well-regarded thru tubing tools, including the Tempress HydroPull friction-breaking tool, the Brama Reaper Mill, and EV's Optis Memory camera.