RESERVOIR MANAGEMENT

Conformance

Halliburton’s Conformance Portfolio

Expert Solutions for Water Source Problems

e oil industry estimates that tens of billions of dollars will be

spent during the next decade to handle increased water production
and to comply with water disposal regulations, which continue to
become more stringent. us, it is not surprising that reservoir
water management, commonly known as conformance, has
become a much higher priority for oil and gas operators forced to
either cost effectively solve problems posed by unwanted produced
water or shut in the wells that become uneconomical because of it.

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Conformance technology is the application of processes to
reservoirs and boreholes to help reduce production of unwanted
water and/or gas to efficiently enhance hydrocarbon recovery
and/or satisfy a broad range of reservoir management and
environmental objectives. Although water management may not
always result in increased hydrocarbon production, application of
the technologies can oen improve an operator’s profitability by
helping achieve a longer productive well life, reduce liing costs,
and reduced environmental concerns and costs.

Just as there is a broad variety of causes of excess water production,

Halliburton offers a broad variety of solutions to help mitigate
these water problems. Tables 1 and 2 provide a cross-reference of
water source problems and the solutions Halliburton offers that
vary from in-situ crosslinked water-based polymers,

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swelling/superabsorbent polymers, relative permeability modifiers,
to cement-type materials.

Halliburton conformance solutions have proved effective in

vertical, highly deviated, and horizontal wellbores, including Common issues like coning and high perm streaks can be addressed with
H2Zero® service.
challenging completions such as gravel pack, slotted liners, and
openhole completions. In addition to the wide variety of chemical
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solutions that Halliburton offers, the QuikLook conformance
simulation service was developed to optimize the design and
• Squeeze jobs and shut-off treatments using sealants
placement of unwanted fluid shutoff treatments. By numerically
simulating the flow of oil, gas, water, conformance fluids, and heat • Zonal isolation
through a porous medium in 3-D, the simulator allows data to be
With QuikLook simulator service, well interventions can now
interpreted with unprecedented speed and accuracy simulating
be designed to enhance value to the operator in terms of
applications such as:
forecasting hydrocarbon production resulting from treatments
• Water coning
and reducing economic and operational risks by allowing better
• Channeling through high-permeability streaks candidate selection.
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Time = 304 Days Time = 200 Days

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QuikLook® soware gives both a 2D and 3D representation of water distribution inside the reservoir. Issues such as coning or water channeling can be
identified so action can be taken.

Wellbore & Perfs

Near-Wellbore

Acid Resistant
Water Shuttoff

H2S Resistant

CO2 Resistant
Gas Shutoff

Horizontal/
Producer

Deviated
Injector
Deep
Temp
Conformance System
Range
Systems Description oF (oC)

Treatment Treatment Well Type

Application
Penetration Resilience Applicability
Cementing solutions that can be
designed to the demands of each 60 to 350
aCement
well, from primary to remedial • • • • • • • • • (16 to 177)
cement slurries
Backstop™ Organically Crosslinked Polymer - 60 to 350
Sealant Shallow Penetration • • • • • • • • • (16 to 177)
aThermatek® High-strength, right-angle, 0 to 350
Fluid rigid setting material • • • • • • • • • (-18 to 177)
aMOC-One™ Hydrocarbon based 60 to 350
Slurry MicroMatrix Cement Slurry • • • • • • • (16 to 177)
H2Zero® Organically Crosslinked Polymer - 60 to 350
Sealant Deep Penetration • • • • • • • • • • (16 to 177)
Crosslinked hydroxyethyl
K-Max™ 70 to 325
Service
cellulose (HEC) pill as
temporary chemical packer
• • • • (21 to 163)

CrystalSealSM Crosslinked Polyacrylamide 60 to 275

Service Super Absorbent Crystals • • • • • • • • (16 to 135)
WaterWeb® Relative Permeability Modifier 60 to 325
System for Water Control • • • • • • • (16 to 163)
CW-FracSM Relative Permeability Modifier 60 to 325
Service for Water Control While Fracturing • • • • • • • (16 to 163)
Guidon AGSSM Relative Permeability Modifier 60 to 350
System for Acid Diversion • • • • • • • • (16 to 177)
LO-Gard® Relative Permeability Modifier 60 to 350
System for Fluid Loss Control • • • • • • • (16 to 177)
Table 1—Halliburton Conformance Solutions. ª These systems can be formulated to be acid soluble if desired. Best Applications (• = Yes)
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• = Best
Practices

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In theWellbore Near-Wellbore Matrix Fractures

Seal High-Pressure
Chemical Isolation

Coning or Cresting
during Workover

Fracturing Near
Fissures, Voids
Acidizing Near
in Gravel Pack

Frac Job Went

While Drilling

Water Shutoff

a Water Zone

a Water Zone
Casing Leaks

Channel from
Flow Behind
Fluid Losses

Fluid Losses
Shutting off

High-Perm
Plug-Back

Temporary

Fractures,

to Water
Injector
Streaks
Casing
Conformance
Perfs

Zone
Systems

aCement
• • • • • • •
Backstop™
Sealant • • • • • • • • •
aThermatek®
Fluid • • • • • • • •
aMOC-One™
Slurry • • •
H2Zero®
Sealant • • • • • • • • • •
K-Max™
Service • •
CrystalSealSM
Service • •
WaterWeb®
System • • • •
CW-FracSM
Service •
Guidon AGSSM
System •
LO-Gard®
System •
Table 2—Halliburton’s Conformance solutions to water source problems.

For more information about how Halliburton’s Conformance Technologies

can help manage your reservoir water management,
contact your local Halliburton representative or email conformance@Halliburton.com.

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