Completion Process

Ricki Jannise
Technical Advisor - Completion Tools

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Well Completion

HYDRAULIC CONTROL
LINE
SURFACE-CONTROLLED
TUBING-RETRIEVABLE
SAFETY VALVE

Defined as the design, selection

and installation of equipment and
the specification of treatment and
procedures necessary to bring the
well into production and thereafter
to produce in a manner which
satisfies the operators objectives
for the field development.

SIDE
POCKET
MANDREL

FLOW COUPLING
LANDING
NIPPLE
FLOW COUPLING
SIDE POCKET
MANDREL
LO LINER
HANGER
SIDE POCKET
MANDREL

SLIDING SIDE-DOOR
CIRCULATING DEVICE

RH HYDRAULIC-SET
PACKER

CIRCULATING
DEVICE

BLAST
JOINT
TWB
PERMA-SERIES
PACKER

NO-GO NIPPLE

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Evaluating the Well

After the drill bit

reaches target depth
the well must be
evaluated.

Logging While
Drilling (LWD)

Electric Wireline
conveyed
logging
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Data Inputs to Formulate Design Criteria

Reservoir
Parameters

Rock
Characteristics

Design
Criteria

Fluid
Characteristics

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Well and
Completion
Appraisal

Production
Constraints

Run and Cement

the Casing

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement
the casing

Zonal Isolation
Control flow from the
desired formation
Run the casing

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Run and Cement

the Casing

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement
the casing

Zonal Isolation
Control flow from the
desired formation
Run the casing
Cement the casing
Swell packers

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What is a Packer?
Tool used to form an
annular seal between
two concentric strings
of pipe
TUBING

OR
Tool used to form an
annular seal between the
pipe and the wall of the
open hole

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CASING

SEAL

Displace to Completion
Brine

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the
casing

Replace solids laden

fluid with solids free
fluid

Run in the work string

Circulate out the drilling

mud with the
completion brine

Filter the brine

Pull the work string

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B. Displace to completion
brine

Perforate the Casing

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Provide a flow path

from the reservoir to
the well bore

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run the packer

C. Perforate the casing

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Perforate the Casing

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Provide a flow path

from the reservoir to
the well bore

Run the packer

Run the perforating

assembly

Fire the guns and

stabilize the well

Pull the spent guns

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B. Displace to completion
brine
C. Perforate the casing

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Perforating
Wireline casing guns
Through tubing wireline guns
Tubing conveyed perforating

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Install Sand Control

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Filter formation material

from oil, gas or water
production.

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run screen and packer

assembly

C. Perforate the casing

Drop the ball and set

the packer

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D. Install sand control?

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Install Sand Control

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Filter formation material

from oil, gas or water
production.

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run screen and packer

assembly

Drop the ball and set

the packer

Perform gravel pack

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C. Perforate the casing

D. Install sand control?

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Install Sand Control

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Filter formation material

from oil, gas or water
production.

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run screen and packer

assembly

Drop the ball and set

the packer

Perform gravel pack

Reverse-out excess

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C. Perforate the casing

D. Install sand control?

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Install Sand Control

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Filter formation material

from oil, gas or water
production.

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run screen and packer

assembly

Drop the ball and set

the packer

Perform gravel pack

Reverse-out excess

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C. Perforate the casing

D. Install sand control?

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Install Sand Control

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the

casing

Filter formation material

from oil, gas or water
production.

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run screen and packer

assembly

Drop the ball and set

the packer

Perform gravel pack

Reverse-out excess

Pull out of the well

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C. Perforate the casing

D. Install sand control?

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Completing the Well

Install Production
Packer and Tubing

A. Run and cement the

casing

Seals and protects the

casing from erosion and
corrosion

B. Displace to completion
brine

Run the production tubing

in the well

C. Perforate the casing

D. Install sand control?

Circulate the inhibited

packer fluid

E. Install production
packer and tubing

Set the production packer

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What is a Packer?
Tool used to form an
annular seal between
two concentric strings
of pipe
TUBING

OR
Tool used to form an
annular seal between the
pipe and the wall of the
open hole

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CASING

SEAL

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Packers
What type of packers
are there?
10 basic types of
packers
4 most common
types

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TUBING

CASING

SEAL

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Mechanical Double Grip Packer

Description:
Mechanically set using combinations of
rotation and tension or compression.
Tubing may be left in tension,
compression, or neutral.
Holds pressure from above and below.

Applications:

VALVE

Production, testing, treating, and

service work.

PACKING
ELEMENT

Limitations:
May be difficult to operate in deep or
deviated conditions.
Avoid exceeding safe tension rating.
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SLIP

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SLIP

Hydraulic Set Packer

VALVE

Description:

SLIP

Tubing pressure set, shear release.

Mechanically held, holds pressure from
above and below.
Some have counterbalance valve system.

Applications:
Deviated wellbores.
Below hydraulic set dual packers.
Stacked single string completions.

PACKING
ELEMENT
SETTING PORT
HYDRAULIC
SETTING
CYLINDER

SLIDING
SLEEVE

Limitations:
Consider load on release pins under all
expected operating conditions.
With counterbalanced packers, consider
temperature effect and compensate with
slack-off weight.
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BLANKING
PLUG

Seal Bore Packer

Description:

Wireline, Mechanical, or Hydraulic set.

Permanent or retrievable.
Holds pressure from above and below.
Requires tubing seal assembly.

Applications:

POLISHED SEAL
BORE

Production, testing, treating, gravel

packing, extreme service.

Limitations:

SLIP
PACKING
ELEMENT
SLIP

Force analysis recommended for

all applications.

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STINGER

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Hydraulic Set Dual Packer

Description:
Tubing pressure set, shear release.
Dual tubing strings.
Holds pressure above and below.

Applications:
Upper packer in a multi-zone
production completion.
Generally run with hydraulic set or
seal bore packer below.

Limitations:
Avoid severe pressure reversals.
Force analysis recommended to
determine combination of forces.
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SECONDARY
STRING

PRIMARY
STRING
ABOVE
PACKER

SECONDARY
STINGER

SLIP

HYDRAULIC
SETTING
CHAMBER

PACKING
ELEMENT
SLIP

HYDRAULIC
SETTING
PORT
PRIMARY
STRING
BELOW
PACKER

SINGLE
PACKER
(Hydraulic
Set)

Completing the Well

A. Run and cement the
casing
B. Displace to completion
brine
C. Perforate the casing
D. Install sand control?
E. Install production
packer and tubing

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What Do We Do with the Oil at the Surface?

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Surface Production System

TO
SALES
LINE

CHRISTMAS
TREE
PNEUMATIC
ACTUATOR

INSTRUMENT AIR
SUPPLY

PNEUMATIC
PRESSURE
TO SSV
QUICK
EXHAUST

SAFETY
CONTROL
PANEL

LEVEL SWITCH

LO AND HI
MONITOR PILOT

FUSIBLE
PLUG

LO AND HI
MONITOR PILOT

HEATER

SAND
EROSION
PILOT
HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO DHSV

SEPARATOR
LEVEL
SWITCH

FUSIBLE
PLUG

TO SALES STORAGE

Legend
Pneumatic Line
Hydraulic Line

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Standard Three Phase Separator

Rupture disk

PSV

Mist Extractor
Baffle

Turbine
meters

Liquid level controllers

Daniels

Back
Backpressure
pressurevalve
vale
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Completion Process
Ricki Jannise
Technical Advisor - Completion Tools
281 988 2282 ricki.jannise@halliburton.com