ABSTRACT

In this project a well completion design has been developed for a HPHT well such that well integrity
will intake throughout the life of the well and maximum hydrocarbons should be recovered with low
cost from this well. The well completion design should be simple as possible allowing the easy
execution of future intervention jobs.

Time dependent leakage of formation is majorly due to loss of well integrity caused by mechanical
stresses, chemical reactions, casing degradation, seal degradation, flow of corrosive fluids during a
life of well. To reduce the risk of uncontrolled release of formation fluids throughout the life cycle of
well potential leakage pathways should be considered in designing well completion for HPHT wells.

Material selection for completion equipments and tubing is also an important factor in establishing a
well completion design for HPHT wells. Wells drilled in HPHT formations experience serious stress
because of the extreme temperatures and pressures. There are other factors in designing well
completion for these wells like material and seal degradation when exhibited to high temperature
environment. The temperature alteration will also influence sealing elastomers which are under high
pressure which will result in the loss of sealing ability.

At HPHT conditions the completion fluid loses its compatibility with metallurgy and cause leakage in
completion equipments and tubing. This has a major effect on the completion design and the
equipment that is exposed in the well. The completion fluid is supposed to possess the capability of
resisting high temperature. A favourable completion fluid should have a low corrosion rate with the
casing string and other metal equipments. Finding the right design for the well plays a vital role for
the well integrity

The softwares that have been used for designing well completion are PROSPER and WELLCAT.
PROSPER is a part of Integrated Production Modelling Toolkit (IPM) used for well design,
performance and optimisation program. It can also be used for designing and optimising tubing sizes.
The production rate is also decided with the help of this software. On the other hand a detailed tubing
design has been developed for the HPHT well using WELLCAT. It is a casing design software used
for tubing string analysis. WELLCAT software is a broad compatible suite of application that works
together to address a large variation of casing and tubing challenges.