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U.S Patent # 6,715,543

U.S. Patent # 7,258,174

Non-consolidating Plugging Material

for
Wellbore and Annulus
Date:

June 9th, 2011

Occasion:

Workshop OLF P&A forum

Presenter:

Ingvar Grannes,
Sandaband Well Plugging AS

Agenda

1.

WELL PLUGGING MATERIALS

2.

SANDABAND

3.

QUALIFICATION/RISK MANAGEMENT

4.

APPLICATIONS

5.

CASE HISTORIES

What do we want from a plugging material?

Last
forever

Strong

HPHT

Verifiable

Safe to
handle

Low cost

Deformable
Nonshrinking
Impermeable

Not brittle
Gas
tight

Low operational
risk
Green

No well
damage

Chemically
stable

Easy to remove
Robust for
contamination

Rabbit:
Would you like condensed milk or honey on your bread?
Winnie the Pooh: Both! But never mind the bread, please.

Sandaband: Pumpable at extremely high solid content

Solid continuous phase, Liquid dispersed phase Non segregating
The wide particle size distribution makes Sandaband impermeable

Density: 2.15 g/cc (17.9 ppg)

Non-hazardous to health & environment

Sandaband: Solid or liquid, depending on shear stress

Wellbores may be subjected to
shear stress for various reasons:
Subsidence/Compaction
Fault/Earth quake
Temperature fluctuation
Vibration

Shear Stress

Bingham Plastic
Material
Sandaband acts
as a liquid

Newtonian
Liquid
Yield Point
Sandaband acts
as a solid

Tooth paste is a typical

Bingham Plastic material

Shear Rate

Sandaband: Properties
Long term integrity
Bonds to steel
Removable
Ductile
Non shrinking
Cost effective
Chemically inert
Gas-tight
Pumpable
Environmentally safe
No health hazards
Verifiable
HPHT resistant
No reservoir damage
Non-erosional

Regulatory: Permanent Well Barriers

Long term integrity
Bonds to steel
Removable
Ductile
Non shrinking
Cost effective
Chemically inert
Gas-tight
Pumpable
Environmentally safe
No health hazards
Verifiable
HPHT resistant
No reservoir damage
Non-erosional

Norsok D-010/Oil and Gas UK:

Permanent well barriers
A permanent well barrier should have the following
properties:
a) Impermeable
b) Long term integrity.
c) Non shrinking.
d) Ductile (non brittle) able to withstand
mechanical loads/impact.
e) Resistance to different chemicals/ substances (H2S,
CO2 and hydrocarbons).
f) Wetting, to ensure bonding to steel.

Implementing New Technology

Improvement

Three
Requirements

Risk
Assessment

Qualified

Risk Assessment

WBE - Acceptance Criteria

Failure modes defined

General review (External)

Operational risk reviewed
during pre-job planning

Qualification

Case histories

Independent lab testing

Large scale
testing
Field verifications

Applications
Drilling:

Permanent and Temporary P&A:

Barrier behind casing:

Hole reinforcement

LCM

Exploration
Development

Rigless suspension
Permanent P&A

Preventive
(Well design)

Corrective
(SCP-repair)

Field Examples

Temporary OH Suspension - HPHT

Operator: Statoil
Field: Kristin, Well: 6406/2-S-3HT3. Reservoir conditions: 915 bar, 175 degC
Suspension:
Temporarily suspended with Sandaband in January 2004 to wait for completion
equipment. Sandaband placed in the reservoir section from 4917 to 5150 mMD
in 35 deviation.
Removal:
Sandaband was completely removed in February 2006 with open ended drill pipe.
Sandaband plug was washed out under controlled sink rate saving several rig days
due to no need for milling operations.
No reservoir damage:
The well was completed successfully and is the best producer in the Kristin Field.

Publication: SPE SA-34, May 2004

Temporary P&A - Rigless Bullhead

BP Norway Ula Well plugged with
22m3 Sandaband in 2007

Operator

BP Norway

Approved by :
By

Sandaband fills the reservoir and

production tubing to 1800 m RKB
Time from equipment arrival on
platform until demobilising: 2 days

18 5/8" Casing at 800mMD

799mTVD
TRSCSSV at 514mMD
514mTVD

Sea water to top

Chemical Injection Mandrel at
635mMD 634mTVD
13 3/8" Casing at 1829mMD
1826 mTVD
7" Tubing

The well was left suspended to

sidetrack after 1 year observation
period.
The upper part of the Sandaband plug was
successfully circulated out in 2009 and the well
subsequently sidetracked.
Reference available on request.

5,5" Tubuing

Ula

7/12-A-15 Sandaband
20.02.2007

Type of well

Well details/ status

Oil Producer
Shut in

Reference documentation:
Final Well Report, Well History

Well Head MCEVOY. Tubing

and Casing head .
27" Conductor at 266 mMD
266mTVD

Well bore name

Last updated :

TH Bode

X-Mas MCEVOY

Bull-headed down tubing and stopped

as expected in perforated interval

Installation

If any, indicated by

Well integrity problem(s)

Well barrier elements
A
B
C

Table ref. Test Pressure (PSI)

(NORSOK
D-010)

Primary barrier
Production Tubing

25

Production Packer

Chemical Injection
Mandrel

29

Sandaband

Seawater

Secondary barrier
Cemented 9 5/8
Production Casing

2,22

Wellhead

5,12

X-mas Tree

33

9 5/8" Prod Casing at 3495

mMD 3391mTVD
Expansion Joint at
3321 mMD,3235mTVD
Production Packer at
3327 mMD
7" Liner Hanger with PBR at
3347 mMD

Top Sandaband at approc 1900

mMD

Perforated 7" Liner

from 3339 -3666 mMD

TOC for water shut off at

3548mMD

Csg & Liner

27 X-52, 342,2ppf
18 5/8 K-55, 87,5ppf
13 3/8 K-55, 47ppf
9 5/8 C-95/N-80, 47ppf
7 N-80, 29ppf

Annuli
A, 5 X 9 5/8
B, 9 5/8 X 13
3/8
C, 13 3/8 X 18
5/8

Burst, Psi

Coll. Psi

2250
3450
6870
7030

630
1950
4760
8160

MAASP, Psi
1500
1000
500

Well Integrity Comments:

Sandaband together with water gives a fluid column as one of the
primary barrier elements.

Simulation for future PEON wells

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Permanent P&A - Exploration well

Det Norske Oljeselskap

Main bore plugged and abandoned
with Sandaband from TD to above
reservoir
Well drilled to TD and evaluated
5 DP RIH, Tagged Btm, p/u 1 m
Pump 30,5 m Sandaband (300 m)
Dress off top to verify position
Continue as per program
Pumping and displacing
Sandaband performed in 1.5
hrs

January 2011:
Adapted and peer-reviewed for publication in
SPE Journal Drilling & Completion
(SPE-133446-PA)

Questions & Comments