Halliburton Deploys ROCS Technology With Petrobras in a Deepwater Completion Operation in Brazil

Halliburton (HAL) completed its first deployment of the Optime Remote Operated Control System service in Brazil in collaboration with Petrobras.

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HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Optime, a Halliburton service, completed the first deployment of the Optime Remote Operated Control System (ROCS) service in Brazil, in collaboration with Petrobras.

ROCS reduces equipment requirements and streamlines offshore execution through the elimination of traditional control umbilicals during completion operations. Petrobras used the system to install a subsea smart completion on a deepwater well.

Halliburton and Petrobras worked closely throughout planning, system integration, testing, and offshore execution to meet the project's technical requirements.

"As operators develop increasingly complex deepwater resources, they seek technologies that simplify operations and improve execution efficiency," said Timothy Horsfall, vice president, Testing and Subsea, Halliburton. "This project demonstrates how ROCS can reduce offshore complexity and provide a practical approach to subsea completion operations."

The project establishes a foundation for additional ROCS applications globally and demonstrates the value of remote-operated completion technology in complex offshore environments.

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Key Terms

control umbilicals technical

Bundles of cables, tubes and lines that link a surface or topside control system to subsea equipment, carrying control signals, power, hydraulic fluids and/or communications. Control umbilicals can include electrical conductors, fiber-optic lines, hydraulic hoses and chemical injection lines in a single protected assembly; they transmit operator commands and telemetry to and from devices such as subsea valves, blowout preventers, or remotely operated vehicles. They provide remote control and monitoring but are not typically the primary structural support for equipment and must be routed, protected and maintained to avoid damage and signal or fluid loss.

subsea smart completion technical

A subsea smart completion is a well completion installed on the seabed that includes downhole sensors, valves and remotely controllable equipment connected to surface or subsea control systems so operators can monitor and adjust production from individual reservoir zones after the well is installed. Typical components include flow control and isolation valves, pressure and temperature sensors, electrical or fiber-optic communication lines (or subsea control modules), and hydraulic or electrical actuators; together they allow real‑time data collection and selective opening, closing or throttling of sand screens, sliding sleeves and chokes. It differs from a conventional subsea completion by providing active remote control and monitoring capability, with added complexity, cost and reliance on subsea control infrastructure.