Downhole Tools

Tryton Tool Services

Tryton Tool Services commenced operations in 1997.  Tryton is a specialized downhole tool provider with products, services and experience that extend over a wide range of well environments.  Tryton sells, installs and services a full range of quality downhole tools and accessories for completion, production and workover projects.  Tools include retrievable and permanent packers, flow control accessories, liner hanger systems and workover tools such as frac packers, bridge plugs, casing scrapers, cement retainers and selective / straddle stimulation tools. 

Tryton offers multi-stage fracturing services, having worked on the development of this innovative service offering for over two years.  With their experienced team, Tryton has installed numerous systems throughout western Canada.  This specialized downhole equipment allows producers to isolate and fracture several intervals of the horizontal section separately and continuously.  The system has proven itself as an efficient and cost effective solution for horizontal fracturing.

Tryton operates out of Lloydminster, AB and has service centres in Whitecourt, Edmonton, Red Deer, Grande Prairie, High Level, Drayton Valley and Brooks, AB.  In addition to providing services throughout Alberta, Tryton provides services in Saskatchewan, with a service centre in Estevan, and in B.C.

Tryton is current on their COR certification and are in good standing with ISN and HSE registries.

Tryton has provided its services internationally, working on projects with major clients in the U.S., Africa, Europe, the Middle East and South America.

Tryton's Multi-Stage Fracturing System

The Tryton Multi-Stage Fracturing System (MSFS), introduced in early 2009, allows producers to isolate and fracture several intervals of the horizontal section of a well separately and continuously. The system is an efficient and cost effective solution for horizontal fracturing and is used for both oil and natural gas wells.

The MSFS is a "ball and seat" system where downhole sleeves are opened in sequence by dropping progressively larger synthetic balls through a liner to allow precise fracs to occur in stages along the non-cased horizontal leg of a well.

Tryton MSFS demonstration video.

• The multi-stage fracturing process starts out with a reamer cleaning out the wellbore and from there the MSFS is lowered through the drilling rig floor. 
• Fluid is then pumped in to establish circulation. 
• An initial ball is pumped into the liner to seal off the ball seat circulating sub. The smallest ball is dropped first. 
• The liner is then pressured up to set the packers. 
• The HydroPort™ Frac Sleeve, the first stage of a multi-stage frac, is hydraulically opened. As the HydroPort™ sleeve opens, you can observe the frac fluid and sand flowing through the port to fracture the rock.  
• A ball is dropped to initiate the second stage of the frac. 
• The ball seats in the IsoPort™ Frac Sleeve, the sleeve opens, and fluid and sand are pumped through the port to fracture the rock.  
• The process continues depending on the number of stages that are fractured. A typical job is 12–18 stages depending on formation specifications, customer preference, and the length of the horizontal leg.  
• When all the fractures are complete, the composite balls may be retrieved when flowing the well. A coil tubing rig may also be used to drill out the MSFS seats.

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