Overview

Mechanical Pipe Cutter Tool

Achieve fast and effective pipe recovery

Applications
Stuck
2

pipe

/ -in. to 7-in. downhole pipe

7 8

Features and Benefits

Precisely cuts downhole pipe without the

use of ballistics or hazardous chemicals

Reduces logistical and
environmental constraints
Arrives

in two 10-ft sections

Allows for easy transportation for

quick offshore or remote deployment
CPU

controlled for precise or

difficult cuts
Ensures efficient cuts to reduce
debris and damage to outer strings

Unlimited

setting and resetting

Saves rig and NPT costs by

performing multiple cuts per trip
Surface-monitored

cut penetration

Confirms successful cut to avoid

needless trips out of hole
Cuts

a wide range of pipe

typesincluding steel and alloy
(chrome) pipeand sizes compared
to the traditional cutters

The Mechanical Pipe Cutter tool operates on any wireline and requires minimal surface equipment.

The Baker Hughes Mechanical Pipe Cutter (MPC) electromechanical pipe-cutting tool
reduces logistical and environmental constraints of stuck pipe or pipe recovery operations
by providing precise, downhole pipe cutting without the use of ballistics or hazardous
chemicals, reducing rigsite down time, personnel risk, and overall intervention costs.
The MPC tool performs its precise cutting without damaging external tubulars or control
lines. Cutting penetration is continuously measured and controlled from the surface,
confirming the cut has been made successfully. The MPC tools temperature and pressure
ratings allow operators to cut pipe in hotter and deeper environments, while eliminating
expensive and time-consuming coiled-tubing or pipe operations.

Enables use in restricted areas

thanks to the tools small diameter

Tool Specifications
Tool length
18.16 ft (5.54 m)
Two sections
8.33 ft (2.54 m)
9.83 ft (3 m)
Tool diameter
2 1/8-in. (54-mm) tool cuts 2 7/8-in. (73-mm) to 4-in. (102-mm) pipe
2 1/2-in. (64-mm) tool cuts 4-in. (102-mm) to 4 1/2-in. (114-mm) pipe
3 1/4-in. (83-mm) tool cuts 4-in. (102-mm) to 7-in. (178-mm) pipe
Rating
392F (200C) and 20,000 psi (1,379 bar)
Current pipe cutting sizes
2

7/8-in.

(73-mm) to 7-in. (178-mm) pipe

Maximum wall thickness

0.5-in. (12.7-mm) - 2 1/8-in. (54-mm) tool
0.68-in. (17.3-mm) - 2 1/2-in. (64-mm) tool
0.75-in. (19.1-mm) - 3 1/4-in. (83-mm) tool

The cutting end of the MPC tool

The multiple, clean cuts provided by the MPC tool eliminate additional fish
milling and ensure efficient pipe-recovery operations.

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