DRILLING PRACTICES

COMPLETION AND WORKOVER

 INTRODUCTION

IDEAL COMPLETION

MEETS DEMANDS PLACED ON

LOWEST COST IT DURING PRODUCTION LIFE

GENERALLY THE SIMPLER THE COMPLETION THE GREATER IT’S RELIABILITY

WELL WORKOVER MAY ALSO BE CONSIDERED PART OF COMPLETION DESIGN

 WELL COMPLETION OPERATIONS WILL INCLUDE

• SAND CONTROL

• TUBING COMPLETION STRING / HANGER INSTALLATION

• SUB-SURFACE SAFETY INSTALLATIONS (SSSV, SCSSV,TRSCSSV)

• XMAS TREE INSTALLATION

• PRODUCTION PACKER SETTING

• PERFORATING
 BASIC COMPLETION TYPES
OPEN HOLE CASING LINER GRAVEL PACKED
PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION

No downhole flow Producing zone(s)

Similar to casing Dictated by
control or isolation hydraulically isolated production but with formation type,
possible by casing cement savings associated selectivity of
More options for with shorter casing treatment and
Unsupported producing
selective treatment string and smaller subsequent
formation
and isolation hole diameter isolation difficult
through reservoir
 BASIC COMPLETION TYPES
PACKER WITH NIPPLES,
OPEN ENDED PACKER WITH SLIDING SLEEVE AND
(SUSPENDED) BASIC PACKER
PERFORATED TAIL PIPE SAFETY VALVE
TUBING PRODUCTION PRODUCTION

Production
safety valve

Downhole
Isolation
(plug)

Downhole
Instrumentation
(gauges)

Well kill capability but Downhole Isolation (plugs)

Well kill capability when
no control of annular above and below packer
packer is released
fluid level and possible Circulate through sliding
exposure to corrosion sleeve without packer release

Casing string protected from corrosion and production stresses by inhibited packer fluid
 INTERVAL SEGREGATION
MULTIPLE
ZONE

CONCENTRIC STRINGS
MULTIPLE STRING
NUMBER OF ZONES
COMPLETED

TWIN STRING DUAL COMPLETION

SINGLE STRING DUAL COMPLETION
SINGLE
ZONE

INTERVAL CO-MINGLING
STANDARD
ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP
COMPLETION CONSIDERATIONS

PLUNGER LIFT
ARTIFICIAL
LIFT

GAS LIFT
MODE OF PRODUCTION

HYDRAULIC PUMP
ROD
(SINGLE STRING)

HIGH RATE LINER

FLOWING

HIGH PRESSURE
TEMPORARY,SIMPLE LOW COST
TUBINGLESS

PERFORATED
WELLBORE AND RESERVOIR

CASING
INTERNAL GRAVEL PACK
INTERFACE BETWEEN

PERFORATED
STANDARD

LINER
EXTERNAL GRAVEL PACK

UNCEMENTED
RESIN INJECTION

LINER
WIRE WRAPPED SCREEN

OPEN
HOLE
SLOTTED PIPE
 WORKOVER

DEFINITION OF A WORKOVER

TO PERFORM ONE OR MORE OF A VARIETY OF

REMEDIAL OPERATIONS ON A PRODUCING
WELL TO TRY AND INCREASE PRODUCTION
 WELL MAINTENANCE
MINOR WORKOVERS

WIRELINE & TFL PUMPING COIL TUBING OR

OPERATIONS OPERATIONS SNUBBING OPS

DRIFT RUN
CHEMICAL INJECTION CHEMICAL INJECTION

PARRAFIN CUTTING
ACIDIZING
ACIDIZING
SAND BAILING
SAND CLEAN-OUT
INSTALL PLUG
PRESSURE TESTING CEMENT PLUG
SSSV REPAIRS
REMEDIAL THRU-TUBING
SLIDING SLEEVE MINI-FRAC GRAVEL PACK

FISHING FISHING
ROUTINE WELL KILL
THRU TUBING LOGS HYDRATE & SCALE
CLEAN-OUT
RE-PERFORATION KICK-OFF
NON-ROUTINE WELL KILL
CEMENTING
KICK-OFF
THRU-TUBING BRIDGE PLUG
 MAJOR WORKOVERS

REPAIRS RECOMPLETIONS

UPHOLE
REMEDIAL CEMENTING

GRAVEL PACKING

DEEPEN
SSSV REPAIRS

CASING AND TUBING

LEAK REPAIR
SIDETRACK

FISHING

NEW TUBING CONVERT TO

REPLACEMENT INJECTION