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GOURSE : PAB2094WELLCOMPLETIONS
AND PRODUCTION
DATE i 14 MAY2009(THURSSDAY)
TIME : 9.00AM - 12.00NOON(3 HOURS)

INSTRUGTIONS
TO CANDIDATES

1. AnswerFIVE(5) out of SIX (6) questions

fromthe QuestionBooklet.
2. BeginEACHansweron a newpagein the AnswerBooklet.
3. if any.
lndicateclearlyanswersthatarecancelled,
4. showcleadystepstakenin arrivingat the solutions
Whereapplicable, and
indicate
ALL assumptions.
5. Do notopenthisQuestionBookletuntilinstructed.

Note': i. There are THIRTEEN(13) pages in this QuestionBooklet

the coverpageandAppendices.
including
ii. Graphpapersareprovided..-

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1. a. Well Jimmy-3 is producing at stabilized flow
1450 bbl/daywith a flowingbottom-hore
averagereservoirpressureis 2720psi.
conditions of
pressureof 2350 psi. The

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DetermineProductivity
Index.

[2 marks]

ii. Whatis the AbsoluteOpenFlowpotential?

[2 marks]

il1. Draw the lnflowperformanceRelationship

(lpR) curveon the
providedgraphpaper.

[2 marks]

b. A reservoiris producing
at stabreconditions
withthe foilowingdata:

Averagereservoirpressure,
p,= 1600psi
Ffowingbottom-holepressure, p,f= 1000psi
Bubblepointpressure, pF 1600psi
Stabilized
flow rate,qo=150bbl/day

Cafculatethe maximum oil productionrate by using

Vogel's
equation.

[4 marks]

il. Plot the Inflow performanceRelationshipcurve for

P,7 of
1600ps i ,1200ps i ,8 0 0p s i, 4 0 0p s ia n dOp s i.

[10marks]

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found that there were two productivezones in this well. lt is requiredto
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accomplishbottom-holecompletionsin order to provide communications
betweenreservoirsand boreholeand up to the surface.The informationon
thesetwo productivezonesis listedin TABLE Q2.

TABLE Q2
Productive Bottom-hole Type Specific
Depth
Zone Pressure of Fluid Gravityof Fluid 5 &
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Zone 1 7000ft. 2300psi oil 0.76

Zone 2 7100ft. 2350psi oil 0.79

Packer, Side Pocket Mandrel, Landing Nipple, down-hole plug, and

SubsurfaceSafetyValves(SSSV)are providedfor well completion.Propose,
sketch,labelandjustifythe type of well completionfor the followingscenario:

a. Producing
wellfluidfromZone1 only.
[6 marks]

b. Producing
wellfluidfromZone1 and Zone2 simultaneously.
[7 marks]

ProducingwellfluldfromZone2 only.
[7 marks]

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3. a. Sketcha typicalfigureof gravelpackingin a well.LabelTHREE(3) key

elementsand showthe producedfluid paths.
[5 marks]

b. You have to evaluatethe suitabilityof Gas Lift (GL) and Electric

SubmersiblePump (ESP) artificiallift systems for a new offshore
development,as input to the overall field developmentplan. List
SEVEN(7) criticalfactorswhicheffectthe selectionof each artificiallift
types.
[7 marks]

For an oil flowing well, it is requiredto install a surface system

of wellheadandX-mastreeassembly.
consisting

List EIGHT(8) components

whichare includedin this system.
[4 marks]

il. Explainthe purposesof any TWO (2) of thesecomponents.

[4 marks]

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4. A well in a reservoiris completedwith 4 inchestubingto a depthof 6000ft.
The producedfluid is oil withgas liquidratioof 400 scf/bbl.The reservoirand
completiondataare tabulatedin TABLEQ4.

TABLEQ4
Depthof tubing 6000ft
Averagereservoirpressure 2700psia
Index,P1(linear) 2.3b/d/psi
Productivity
Wellheadpressure,P,y, 160psi
Tubingdiameter 4 inches
Oil cut 100o/o
OilAPlgravity 35'APl

a. Usingthe GilbertChartattachedin the APPENDIX1, constructthe

inflowperformancerelationship
curveand intakepressurecurve.
[10marks]

b. Fromanswerin part(a),determinethe operatingpoint.

[4 marks]

Discuss the effect of depletion in reservoirpressure towards the

operatingrate.Explainyouranswerwith appropriategraph.
[6 marks]

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5. A reservoiris initiallyundersaturated
when productionbegins.The pressure
then dropsbelowthe bubblepointpressure,Pa.Reservoirand well data are
tabulatedin TABLEQ5.
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I{,, Wellboreradius 0.4 ft
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b. The maximumflowrate,q*., if the inflow performancerelationship

belowthe bubblepointis describedby Vogel'sequation
[8 marks]

The flowratefor a flowingbottomholepressure,p.1of:

2500psi.
[3 marks]

ii. 1000psi.
[3 marksJ

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6. A gas lift is planned to be installedin Alpha Reservoirto increasethe

production rate. TABLE QG shows the properties of this reservoir.
APPENDIX2 showsa pressuretraversecurveusedin the gas liftdesign.

TABLE Q6
Tubingsize 3.958in
Requiredproductionrate 3000STB/day
Oil cu t 100o/o
Gas oil ratio 100scf/bbl
Gas specificgravity 0.65
Averageflowingtemperature 150'F
Reservoirproductivityindex 4 bpd/psi
Reservoirdepth 10000ft
Reservoirpressure 3400psi
Liftgas injectiongradient 20 psi/1000ft
Minimumflowingtubingheadpressure 250psi
Deadoil density 35"APlor 0.368psi/ft
Brinedensity 0.44psi/ft
Liftgas injectionrate 3 MMscf/d

Assumethat the well is closedin with deadoil in the tubingand brinein the
annulus.
casing/tubing

Doesthis well requireartificialliftto produce?

[4 marks]

b. determinethe settingdepthfor the

For a singlelift valve installation,
gas liftvalvein orderto achievethe requiredproduction?
[10marks]

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