Penetrators Canada Inc. is an oilfield service company providing an alternative well completion and stimulation service through the use of its’ patented downhole tool systems.

Most of the world’s oil and gas wells have been damaged to some degree, either by the invasion of drilling fluids or cement into the potentially productive interval, or by pore plugging as a result of the production phase. The oil and gas producer’s problem in initiating and maintaining efficient production from these damaged wells is often compounded by factors such as ineffective zone boundaries, poor primary cement jobs, and damage caused by prior perforating and stimulation treatments. Operators are more often forced to look at alternative methods and technologies to efficiently draw hydrocarbons from the world’s ever maturing oil and gas fields.

Penetrators’ unique PeneDRILL® tool system provides superior communication between the wellbore and target zone by first drilling a 26 mm hole in the well casing (if the well is cased), and then drilling a lateral 17mm tunnel into the formation rock for up to 2 meters. This is done without the requirement for a turn radius outside the casing, in effect, drilling a "mini" lateral tunnel with a zero turn radius.

The tool is run on tubing and multiple radial tunnels can made during one run into the well. It is a hydraulically actuated system controlled by pumping equipment located at surface.

Since incorporation in 1990, the goal of Penetrators Canada Inc. has been to provide an alternative to conventional completion and stimulation techniques that would result in superior wellbore-to-formation communication. With that objective in mind, the company has continually devoted its’ resources to the development of its’ proprietary tool systems, and is now offering the third generation of Penetrator tool configurations known as the PeneDRILL® tool.

The Penetrator tool systems have been used in hundreds of wells throughout North America, especially in the Western Canadian sedimentary basin since Penetrators’ base of operations and development is in Red Deer, Alberta, which is Canada’s major operations hub for oilfield services. Penetrators’ customer list includes most companies active in the Canadian oil patch, as well as numerous operators in the USA and Petroleum Development Oman (Royal Dutch Shell).