• To penetrate beyond the invaded zone in wells with near-wellbore damage
• To increase the effective wellbore radius reducing drawdown and helping to prevent coning
• To eliminate the risk of casing and cement damage caused by explosive perforating – PeneDRILL causes NO casing or cement damage
• For the completion or reworking of thin zones or zones with poor boundaries where further stimulation would be too risky
• To re-enter a productive section following a remedial cement squeeze – allows access to the pay without risking damage to the newly placed cement
• Frac initiation – for zones that are difficult to break down or exhibit high treating pressures due to excess perforation friction pressures
• To eliminate the need for a frac or acid treatment in those wells where only the near-wellbore area must be penetrated
• To improve injectivity rates in injection or disposal wells
• For the completion or re-completion of coal bed methane wells
• To access new pay using light, compatible completion fluids, can be done underbalanced
• Can be run on coiled tubing to maximize cost efficiencies associated with rig-less completions and workovers
• Less risk accessing pay in “gas over water” or shallow gas