Well Completion: Assoc. Prof. Issham Ismail
Well Completion: Assoc. Prof. Issham Ismail
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WHAT IS WELL COMPLETION?
Production casing
LINER COMPLETIONS
Two types, namely screen and liner completions, and perforated
liner completions.
Production casing
Advantages:
(1) Fm damage minimized when drilling pay zone.
(2) Excessive water or gas production can be controlled.
(3) Pay zone can be selectively stimulated.
(4) Adaptable to additional special sand control techniques.
(5) Well can be easily deepened.
Disadvantages:
(1) Smaller wellbore diameter across the pay.
(2) Good quality liner cement jobs is more difficult to obtained
than primary casing cement jobs.
(3) Log interpretation is critical.
(4) Additional costs to cover perforation, cementing, and rig time.
PERFORATED LINER COMPLETION
Production casing
Liner
Perforation
PERFORATED CASING COMPLETIONS
Most commonly used especially in Malaysia.
Advantages:
(1) Excessive water or gas production can be controlled easily.
(2) Pay zone can be selectively stimulated.
(3) Improved primary cementing (compared to liner cementing).
(4) Full diameter through pay zone.
(5) Easy to deepen the well.
(6) Easy to adapt to special sand control techniques.
(7) Requires log assistance to set casing.
(8) Adaptable to all types of multiple completions configurations.
(9) Minimum rig time required.
Disadvantages:
(1) Log interpretation is critical.
(2) Significant perforation expenses.
(3) May damage severely the pay section.
PERFORATED CASING COMPLETION
Production casing
Perforation
CASED HOLE COMPLETIONS
TUBINGLESS COMPLETIONS
Advantages:
(1) Reduced completion cost.
(2) Multiple completions less difficult to install.
(3) Wells can be worked over selectively.
Disadvantages:
(1) Lower maximum potential productivity.
(2) Lower maximum potential stimulation rate.
(3) Paraffin, scale, and corrosion problems are more
critical.
(4) May be difficult to get primary cementing job.
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE WELL
COMPLETION SELECTION/DESIGN
(1) Simplicity
(2) Reliability
(3) Safety
(4) Anticipation of operating
conditions
(5) Economic
TYPES OF FLOW
Three types of flow, namely casing flow, tubing and annulus
flow, and tubing flow.