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An Approach To Define Well Operating Envelope

This document discusses defining the well operating envelope to ensure asset integrity and realistic production expectations. It identifies the components of the producer and injector operating envelopes, including well integrity limits, reservoir factors, and surface facility constraints. The well operating envelope is considered complete when maximums and minimums are defined for liquid production, gas-oil ratio, sand production rate, artificial lift parameters, and annulus pressure.

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An Approach To Define Well Operating Envelope

This document discusses defining the well operating envelope to ensure asset integrity and realistic production expectations. It identifies the components of the producer and injector operating envelopes, including well integrity limits, reservoir factors, and surface facility constraints. The well operating envelope is considered complete when maximums and minimums are defined for liquid production, gas-oil ratio, sand production rate, artificial lift parameters, and annulus pressure.

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An Approach to Define

Well Operating Envelope

WHY THE WELL OPERATING ENVELOP?

Accurately defining the well operating envelope will:


Ensure asset integrity
Ensure realistic production/injection performance
expectations(forecasts) from available well resource.

Well Operating Envelope / OE components

Producer Operating Envelope

Well Integrity Envelop/Limits:


Artificial Lift type Operating Envelope
Tubing Erosional Limits
Min./Max. Allowable Annulus Pressure
Min./Max. through packer pressure
Min. FBHP
Max. GOR
Reservoir Operating Envelope:
Critical Rate
Min./Max. FBHP
Voidage Balance

Surface Facilities Constraints:


Min./Max. Flow Line & Manifold Pressure
Flow-line Rate Capacity

Injector Operating Envelope

Well integrity Factors:


Max. Allowable WHIP
Min/Max. Allowable Annulus Pressure
Min./Max. through packer pressure

Reservoir Considerations:
Max. FBHP
Formation Frac Pressure
Solids content in injected fluid (amount and size)
Surface Factors:
Max. FLP
Max. Rate

Defining The Envelope

The envelope is

considered complete
when the following are
defined:

Max/Min Liquid Production


Max GOR
Max Sand (Proppant)
Production Rate
Optimal Artificial Lift Speed
Max Annulus Operating
Pressure

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