At the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston, SLB launched Electris — a portfolio of digitally enabled electric well completions technologies that help to reduce the need for costly well interventions, maximising production and recovery
Electris completions digitalise control of the entire productive area of the wellbore, providing real-time production intelligence across the reservoir. This enables operators to predict, adapt and respond to dynamic production conditions — improving reservoir management over the life of the well and accessing reserves that conventional systems leave behind.
Electris completions eliminate hydraulic lines in favour of a fully electric architecture. A single electric line powers multiple interval control valves (ICVs) and permanent downhole gauges, enabling two-way digital communication, continuous zonal control, and simplified installation—all through a smaller, leaner footprint.
From initial deployment to decades of operation, Electris completions reduce risk, limit interventions, and accelerate time to production — while unlocking previously unreachable reserves across onshore, offshore, and deepwater fields.
“Electris completions take reservoir management to the next level — making it possible for operators to get more out of their assets with fewer requirements for costly well interventions,” said Paul Sims, president, Production Systems. “With much of the ‘easy’ oil already produced, operators are encountering more and more complex reservoirs. Electris completions can help shift the production economics in these reservoirs — resulting in higher recovery factors that maximise return on investment from the asset.”
There have been more than 100 installations of Electris completions technologies in demanding environments across five countries. In Norway, for example, Electris completions were deployed offshore to enhance oil production in an extended-reach well. The operator is using intelligence from the system to optimise oil output and minimise produced water. This has reduced the energy needed to lift and then pump treated water back into the reservoir.
SLB launches Electris electric well completions technologies
Electris well completions make it possible for operators to get more out of their assets with fewer requirements for costly well interventions. (Image source: SLB)
