CASE STUDY

First Single-Trip Negative Test and

Wellbore Cleanup in Egypt
INFLOW TECH ® TEST PACKER DISPLACES FLUIDS IN A
SINGLE-TRIP SOLUTION
EGYPT

CHALLENGES OVERVIEW

Design and execute a single-trip
system in order to perform a
negative test and displacement.
»» Required wellbore cleanup and
fluids displacement run
»» Solution that would eliminate
additional trip time and related
operations
SOLUTIONS
Inflow Tech® test packer provided
a negative test on a liner top in the
same run as the displacement from
drilling mud to brine.
»» Provided a single-trip solution
»» Designed and prepared the BHA
»» Performed torque and drag and
hydraulics modelling
»» Prepared all equipment in country
A major operator in Egypt planned to drill a 5,045 ft (1,538 m) deepwater development
campaign and needed a cost-efficient solution to perform a negative test and wellbore
cleanup in a single trip. The operation was performed successfully, using the CleanWell®
Inflow Tech® test packer without any nonproductive time (NPT). This first-time installation for
the operator saved an approximate USD 2 million in operational costs.
CHALLENGE
Halliburton was challenged to design and execute a single-trip system in order to perform a
negative differential pressure test at 1,500 psi. The job also required a subsequent
wellbore cleanup and fluids displacement run, which would save an additional trip and
related operations.
SOLUTION
Halliburton suggested the Inflow Tech test packer, which allows for a negative test on the
liner top to be conducted in the same trip as the displacement run from drilling mud to
brine. A successful operation would not only save the operator a considerable amount of
rig time, but from a safety perspective, it would also reduce the volume of manual handling
operations on the rig floor.

RESULTS

Single-trip solution saved rig time and

decreased drillship rental costs, thus
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saving the operator approximately
USD 2 million.
»» Inflow Tech test packer and other
cleanup tools were utilized in a
single-trip displacement run
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»» Cleanup tools recovered more than
97 lb (43.95 kg) of debris Million
Million Hours
Hours
»» Planned operations were executed
with zero NPT

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RESULT

SI Halliburton proposed this single-trip solution, as it would yield significant savings to the operator.
Based on data from the job, approximately 12 hours of operational rig time savings were realized,
valued at an estimated USD 750,000. This was attributed to running the Inflow Tech test packer
and other wellbore cleanup tools in the same displacement run. In addition, the operator was able
to save on the cost of the deepwater drillship at an estimated day rate of USD 1.2 million, plus
additional service company costs.
NEGATIVE TEST, CLEANUP, AND DISPLACEMENT RUN

Halliburton successfully performed the required cleanout and displacement to brine operations
without any safety or environmental incidents. The bottomhole assembly (BHA) allowed the casing
and liner sections to be scraped and cleaned of all mud residue and the Mag Tech® magnet was
utilized to recover any ferrous materials from the wellbore.
The Vali Tech® and Vor Tech® tools provided the capability to capture debris that could not be
hydraulically circulated to surface as debris is dislodged from the cavities during the blowout
preventer (BOP) jetting operation. The combined result of debris recovery from the well was over
97 lb (43.95 kg).
The major outcome of this first successful single-trip negative test and wellbore cleanup is that the
operator realized the value of our CleanWell systems and the job was performed without any NPT.
The operator has recommended the Inflow Tech test packer and other cleanup tools for its upcoming
wells in one of the largest gas fields in the Mediterranean.

Displacement Run Results

Tools Tool Size (in.) Recovery lb (kg)

Vali Tech® Filter 9 5/8 18 (8.30)

Mag Tech® Magnet 9 5/8 20 (8.90)

Vali Tech Filter 13 5/8 11 (5)

Mag Tech Magnet 13 5/8 7 (3)

Vor Tech® Riser Bucket Marine Riser 22 (10)

Mag Tech® Riser Magnet Marine Riser 19 (8.75)

TOTAL 97 (43.95)

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