DRILL STEM TESTING

Mari Petroleum Company Limited

(Formerly, Mari Gas Company Limited)
 Introduction
 On completion of drilling till Well TD

 Open hole logs are recorded and based on the results of

logs, number of DST’s will be decided

 Then Production Liner / Casing will be and cemented

 CBL/VDL logs will be performed to check the isolation

between formations.

 Then Production Liner / casing will be pressure tested.

 Flex Trip
Final Flex-Trip String Diagram

 Objectives of Flex trip Tool String Description

 To clean the tubing SLB 10K psi Control Head

MPCL 3-½" PH-6 Tubing (393 joints)

 To pressure test the tubing MPCL X-Over

MPCL 3 1/2" HWDP (2 Stands)

 Why to perform Flex Trip? MPCL

SLB
4 3/4" Drill Collars (8 Stands)

SHRV-F
Single Shot Reversing Valve

 Used / rental tubing is utilized for MPCL 4 3/4 " Drill Collar (1 Stand)

MPCL X-Over

JAR-F
DST operation, so in order to SLB
Hydraulic Jar( Fully closed)
PTV
SLB
Pipe Tester Valve
clean and check the integrity of SLB
SJB-F
Safety Joint
7" FLXH-F
tubing flex trip is performed. SLB
Hydraulic Hold Down (Fully closed )
7" 32# FLXP-F (Top to Mid Element)
SLB
Mechanical Packer
7" 32# FLXP-F # (Mid Element to
SLB
Bottom) Mechanical Packer
SLB Perforated PUP joint

MPCL 2-7/8" EUE Tubing ( 1 joint)

SLB Perforated Mule Shoe

 Perforations
 In order to create communication between formation and
well bore, perforations has to be performed

 Common types of perforations:

 Wireline perforations

 Tubing conveyed perforations

 Wireline Perforation
 When the perforation interval is
less than 20 m than wire line
perforating guns were used.

 Wire line perforating guns have

limitation of carrying 09 m guns,
therefore for long perforations we
have to RIH more than once.

 Wire line perforating guns have

following BHA:
 Perforating charges (4-1/2",
5 SPF, 72o phasing,
Connex Charges)
 Detonator
 CCL log (for correlation)
 Tubing Conveyed Perforation (TCP)
TCP STRING DIAGRAM
 TCP guns are used to D E S C R IP T IO N P urpo s e

Flow Head with 01 joint

perforate intervals having
more than 20 m length
3-1/2" PH6 tubings (131 stands+ 31
singles+ 1.619 m Pup joint)

 Guns (4-1/2", 5SPF, 72o X-Over

RA Marker Sub
phasing) Bottom to center of RA Marker - used for depth co-relation

02 x 2-7/8" EUE tubing joint

- There is ceremic plate, that helps

Debris Sub ( Flow area 4.9 in2 )
in slipping the settled particle in mud
Debris Sub ( Flow area 4.9 in2 )

02 x 2-7/8" EUE tubing joint

- To activate/shoot the guns with

Mechanical Firing Head
mechanical impact
- It is used as when we are
Safety Spacer
connecting mechnical firing head

4 1/2" 5 SPF Guns (6 m loaded) - To perforate the formation

- To activate/shoot the guns with

Hydraulic Firing Head + Bottom Nose
hydraulic pressure
 Slick Line
 Slick line is a non-conducting wire and was used for
detonating the mechanical firing head.

 Slick line consists of following equipment's:

 Shooting Nipple
 Riser pipe (lubricator)
 Sheaves
 Spool
 Slick line
 DST Objectives
 Determine the hydrocarbon potential, quantity and quality of
the formation fluids.

 Determination of reservoir pressure and temperature.

 Evaluation of reservoir permeability and skin.

 Collect representative formation fluid samples for PVT

analysis.

 Investigate formation characteristics.

 Evaluate boundary effects, if any.

 DST Schematic

Tool String Description Purpose

SLB

MPCL
10K psi Control Head

3-½" PH-6 Tubing joint

DST Objectives
MPCL 3 1/2" Pup Joint (2.987 m & 2.762)

MPCL 3-½" PH-6 Tubing (102 stands + 1 single)

SLPJ-F
SLB
Slip joint (Fully open) '- It accomadates the tube movement
SLPJ-F during flowing and shut-in conditions
SLB
Slip joint (Fully open)

MPCL 3 1/2" HWDP (2 Stands)

- Provides the weight for DST Packer
MPCL 4 3/4" Drill Collars (9 Stands)

- Used to establish communication

SHRV-F
SLB between annulus and tubing during well
Single Shot Reversing Valve
killing

MPCL 4 3/4 " Drill Collar (1 Stand)

PCTH-F
SLB
Pressure Controlled Tester Valve
- It provide downhole control during flow
PORT-F
SLB
Pressure Operated Reference Tool
- It has Memory gauges that records
SLB TDRC
Pressure and temperature
JAR-F - Helps in jarring effect in case of stuck
SLB
Hydraulic Jar (Open) string
PTV
SLB
Pipe Tester Valve
SJB-F
SLB - Helps in realseing in case of stuck string
Safety Joint
- Provides compatibility within two
SLB X-Over
different sizes and threads
9-5/8" Packer 43.5-53.5 # (Top to Mid
SLB
Element) - Provide isolation between annulus and
9-5/8" Packer 43.5-53.5 # (Mid Element tubing
SLB
to Bottom)

SLB Perforated PUP joint

SLB Mule Shoe - Helps in entering the Liner

DST Tools
DST Objectives
 Wireline logging

 Wire line logging was used for correlation purpose

of perforation and bridge plug setting.

 For perforation, length from top of perforation to

CCL must be noted. For bridge plug, length from
mid of plug element to CCL must be noted.

 For correlation, top of liner and pup joint in casing

are important marks.
 Surface Well Testing (SWT)
 The major function of surface well testing is to measure
the following parameters:
 Flow rates of oil, gas and water
 Well head pressure and temperature
 API gravity
 BS&W

 Following equipments were used for surface well testing:

 Choke manifold
 Three phase separator
 Surge tanks
 Gauge tank
 Pump
Surface Lay out (Sujawal Deep-1)
 Flow Rate Calculations
 Crude Oil Rate
Flow rate= (final volume-initial volume)×tank factor×1440/(Time taking to reach the final level)

 Gas Flow Rate

 Gas flow rate is measured by using formula through orifice meter.
We have to give six variables to find gas flow rate which are
 Separator pressure
 Separator temperature
 Orifice ID
 Differential pressure
 Gas gravity
 Meter tube ID

 Water Rate
Water flow rate=volume of water produced/time taken by well to produce
that water
 Coil Tubing Unit
 Coil tubing was used for kickoff
and stimulation. Coil tubing
consists of following equipment's:
 Reel
 BOP
 Injector Head
 Stripper
 Pumping Manifold
 Power Pack
 Tanks
 BHA for kickoff and stimulation is
given below:
 Roll on connector
 Double flapper check valve
 Hydraulic disconnector
 Spin cat
 Pumping Unit
 Pumping unit was used for pressure testing
various lines and pressurizing annulus for
tester valve opening.

 Pumping unit was also used for squeeze

cementing job.

 Pumping unit consists of two triplex pumps

that can be used simultaneously.
 Bridge Plug

 Bridge plug was used to isolate two

different formations. It is easy to drill as it
is made up of fiber material. It was set
using wire line.

 BHA for setting bridge plug using wire

line is given below:
 CCL log (for correlation)
 CPST
 Setting Sleeve
 Bridge Plug