VALLOREC & MANNESMANN

As a world leader in premium tubular solutions serving the oil & gas, power generation, and industry applications, Vallourec continues to build new customer experiences through innovative solutions. The new VAM® SPRINT Series is a great example of the Vallourec culture that listens to our customers’ needs and reacts quickly to provide a solution in an ever-changing market environment. Onshore drilling operators are always looking for ways to improve efficiency while lowering costs. For Vallourec, this means optimizing the design of our products in ways that improve quality without increasing cost.Production teams from VAM USA and Vallourec Tube-Alloy remained in alignment thanks to weekly meetings, which resulted in faster trials and a rapid industrialization for both entities. The physical proximity of teams was also a major advantage. “Having experts from both teams on hand during the trials helped with troubleshooting and identifying improvements,” Julien adds.This tight collaboration was an important factor in speeding up the project timetable. A lot goes into threading a connection: we need the correct inserts and the correct programming for the machines that cut the threads.With 40 years of experience, VAM® Field Service provides customers extra value in terms of risk mitigation and overall well integrity. Their role is to help improve speed, safety, reliability and reduce the cost of operations. They help operators by providing reliable troubleshooting that can minimize back-outs and avoid work over cost, and lost production.