Case History

Intelligent Well System Completion

Improved Selective Zone Production
Saved installation time and reduced operating costs

In an ultradeepwater Gulf of Mexico project in excess of

8,000 ft (2438 m) with a potential for strong loop currents, Nipple

an operator needed to monitor and remotely control the

Benefits
S aved 1416 hours of rigtime
during installation
P rovided monitoring and control
of individual zones from surface
individual zones in the high-rate gas wells to reduce high- Chemical injection
mandrel
intervention operating costs and associated risk.
The operator chose Baker Hughes two-zone InForce
intelligent well system with 4-in. HCM-Plus (shrouded Splice sub

Produced each zone selectively and non-shrouded) hydraulic sliding sleeves, splice sub,
97/8-in. x 4-in. Premier packer with six feed-through ports
Background and challenges and debris barrier, and the Neptune safety valve.
onitor and remotely control
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individual zones in high-rate
The completion team used this equipment to construct
gas wells
93-ft (28.3-m) completion assemblies using compensating Premier packer
with feed-through
igh intervention operating
H slings. The completion assembly produced each zone
costs and associated risk
selectively and the operator was able to monitor and control
Baker Hughes solution and results individual zones from the surface.
Applied InForce intelligent well
system, HCM-Plus sliding sleeve,
Premier packer, and Neptune
safety valve
Gauge mandrel

ssembly produced each zone

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selectively with monitoring and
control from surface using
intelligent well system completion
HCM-Plus
sliding sleeve

Shrouded HCM
sliding sleeve

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