HPHT Risers - A Quick Fix to a Complex Problem
A new technology coming out of Claxton Engineering enables companies to drill deeper and safer than ever before. The new HPHT (high pressure/high temperature) riser system insures that the companies are able to drill and pump oil from depths that were unimaginable ten years ago. The development of a HPHT riser system utilizes technologies that insure pumps and pipe lines are stable and dependable under even the harshest of conditions. With a reinforced steel body and threaded coupled connectors, line breaks and leaking joints are a thing of the past. Pipe connections are shrink-fitted to ensure the maximum level of safety.
With an internal pressure throughout the line this revolutionary HPHT riser system eliminates pipe fatigue and alleviates stress placed upon the fittings by high pressure levels. Being able to reach great depths will give oil companies a higher level of access to oil caches throughout the world. Currently oil pumps deep in the Gulf of Mexico and West Africa are using this new HPHT riser technology to further oil extraction efforts. Being able to work at depths up to 10,000 feet, and pressures above 12,000 psi, oil companies are able to further their grip on this incredibly precious liquid.
The world has heavily depended on oil throughout the 20th, and the beginning of the 21st century. Automobile drivers throughout the world pay a premium price for this rather limited resource. Innovations in the oil industry seem to be a misdirection of funds, thought, and effort. While HPHT riser improvements increase the overall efficiency and safety of oil drills it may be a futile effort when oil reserves run out completely. Being able to drill deeper and faster means oil that was once out of our reach will become accessible to the general public. But how much further can we drill before this commodity is completely drained? While high pressure and high temperature drilling efforts may quench our thirst for oil temporarily, no doubt adding to oil company profit margins, what happens when oil supplies are completely depleted?
Oil companies need to be putting the majority of their resources in discovering new and more sustainable means of energy production. Instead of investing in a short-term and quick fix, we need to be putting our entire effort into finding a solution to our oncoming energy crisis. With oil prices in Europe nearing ten dollars a gallon, it is apparent that oil is becoming a commodity that is overvalued, and will eventually become outdated and obsolete. As countries such as China, India, and east Europe are rapidly developing, the world's need for oil is growing exponentially. Without proper planning and a great number of technological advances we can only expect our reliance on oil to increase, causing prices to sky-rocket.