34

32
35
31
33
36
27
25

30
28
37

Water

Oil

Gas

Well stream

29
38

39

26
24

23

22

21
20

Surface equipment

Fullbore test string

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.

Firing head
Perforated tail pipe
Fullbore recorder carrier
PosiTest* retrievable
compression packer
Pressure transfer sub
Safety joint
Hydraulic jar
Fullbore recorder carrier
Hydrostatic reference tool
Fullbore PCT* Pressure
Controlled Tester
Single-ball safety valve
Single-shot hydrostatic
overpressure reverse tool
DataLatch* electrical wireline
downhole recorder/transmitter
Multiple ID reversing valve
Drill collar
Slip joints

Subsea safety equipment

21. Hose bundle

22. E-Z Tree control unit and
glycol injection pump
23. Flowhead
24. Flowhead safety valve
25. Wireline wellhead equipment
26. Logging skid unit offshore wireline
unit with COMPUTEST* wellsite
computer equipment
27. Data acquisition units
28. Emergency shutdown system
29. Data header
30. Choke manifold
31. Heater and steam exchanger
32. Three-phase separator
33. Oil manifold
34. Surge tank
35. Transfer pump
36. Air compressor
37. Gas manifold
38. Supporting boom
39. Burner

17. E-Z Tree* retrievable well control

tree with glycol injection system
18. Retainer valve
19. Deep-sea hydraulic control pod
20. Lubricator valve

19
18

17

16
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

*Mark of Schlumberger

Figure 1. Typical offshore layout for an exploration well test.

Fundamentals of Formation Testing

Overview