New Vallourec VM130MS grade selected for Beacon 20K project in the Gulf of Mexico Beacon has recently qualified our newly developed VM130MS grade for their 20K project of Shenandoah located in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana.

Beacon has recently qualified our newly developed VM130MS grade for their 20K project of Shenandoah located in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. First feedback shows a clear interest for this high-strength carbon steel grade combined with sour service performance.

Offshore oil and gas operations in the Gulf of Mexico continue to trend towards developing high-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT) fields for wells up to 20,000 psi (20K) as a result of exploring further offshore, drilling in deeper waters and drilling to greater well depths. These wells require production casing with high-strength materials while keeping good sour service performances.

This grade has been qualified through the strenuous I3P process for deepwater high-pressure Gulf of Mexico environments. The VM130MS grade has also been successfully qualified for heavy wall thickness so that it can also be used as base material for casing accessories. Thus, OFS/OEMs can utilize Vallourec’s VM130MS to produce accessories such as float equipment (float shoe/float collars) and solid body centralizers as well as material for casing crossover from upper to lower production tie-back (11.9’’ OD x 2.0’’ WT).