Float Equipment

Reamer Shoes

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When wellbores are tight, ledged, unstable, or highly deviated, getting casing and liners to planned total depth (TD) can quickly become the critical path. PDG’s Reamer Shoes are designed to reduce running risk by helping the string negotiate restrictions and remove obstructions—while still supporting effective circulation and cement placement.

 

Built for Real-World Running Challenges

Reamer shoes are commonly selected to help mitigate issues such as:

• Open-hole bridges, sloughing, ledges, ridges, and tight spots

• High-angle / extended reach geometry

• Swelling shales and washed-out sections

• Spiralling, doglegs, and other wellbore imperfections

By placing robust cutting structures at the shoe, reamer shoes provide full-coverage reaming capability to support rotation and/or reciprocation during deployment—helping reduce the likelihood of premature landing or stuck casing.

 

Reamer Shoes (Casing & Liner)

A reamer shoe is run at the base of the casing/liner string to guide the string and ream through restrictions so you can land where planned. Industry designs often incorporate 360° cutting structure coverage and features to maintain flow area for circulation/cementing.

 

What You Gain With Reamer Shoe Technology

While configurations vary by application, reamer shoe solutions are widely chosen to deliver the following outcomes:

• Total depth assurance when conventional guide/float shoes may struggle in compromised holes

• 360° cutting coverage to work in rotating and reciprocating deployment modes

• Reduced NPT risk by helping avoid stuck casing and limiting re-runs/wiper trips

• Drillable designs to support efficient drill-out after cementing

• Maintain circulation and cementing capability, with designs that keep flow paths usable even in demanding conditions

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Why Choose PDG

PDG provides a complete float equipment offering. with a focus on durability, reliability, quality standards, and responsive technical support. We also support bespoke tools to suit project-specific requirements, so equipment selection aligns with the well architecture and performance goals—not a one-size-fits-all approach.

 

Typical Applications

• Casing running in deviated and extended reach wells

• Liner deployment through problematic formations

• Wells with tight clearances, instability, ledges/bridges, or spiralling