UDT Side Pocket Mandrels

Long, deep and deviated wells pose challenges in the installation of gas lift valves and other flow control devices used for lifting oil and gas from oil wells. To address this issue, UDT presents Side Pocket Mandrels which include an integral orienting sleeve that aligns the kick over tool and flow control device with the pocket for precise installation in straight and deviated wellbores. Side pocket design is a good alternative to conventional mandrels as it eliminates the need to pull or return the entire tubing string to install or replace flow control devices, it can be pulled separately from the tubing string using a wireline machine. They are good choices for offshore rig where equipment and manpower requirement is less. UDT’s Side Pocket mandrels are inspected and tested as per the stringent requirements of API 19G1 specification.