US20100000740A1 - Flexible Well Completions - Google Patents

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US20100000740A1
US20100000740A1 US12/086,570 US8657007A US2010000740A1 US 20100000740 A1 US20100000740 A1 US 20100000740A1 US 8657007 A US8657007 A US 8657007A US 2010000740 A1 US2010000740 A1 US 2010000740A1
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  • hydrocarbons such as oil and gas
  • a well may be distributed above the subsurface formation to provide access to the subsurface formation.
  • tools and equipment which are generally installed into a well during a completion phase, are utilized to produce hydrocarbons from the wells.
  • the tools and equipment are actively utilized to manage the flow of hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation to the surface.
  • companies produce hydrocarbons from the reserves in the subsurface formations.
  • it may also be desirable to inject water, treatment fluids, or other materials into the well utilizing the tools and equipment indicated above in the completion phase.
  • long-interval completions and/or multilateral technology may be utilized to provide access to multiple subsurface formations with a single well.
  • the use of a long-interval completion may reduce development costs and justify access to certain subsurface formations.
  • the long-interval completion may justify access to subsurface formations located in remote areas or in deepwater environments.
  • U.S. Patent Application No. 2002/0177955 discloses a method and apparatus for performing well planning and “general-level” design such as well depth, angle, position, divergence, etc.
  • the patent also discloses use of inflow control devices and valves to allow operator intervention if an event such as a gas breakthrough should occur.
  • the patent fails to disclose the use of technologies that proactively address wellbore issues by remaining dormant until needed and fails to teach the selection and use of a variety of wellbore technologies to address the plurality of technical issues that can and do arise in well completions.
  • the method or mechanism may be proactive instead of reactive by installing technology in the completion initially to enable an automated or instantaneous response to technical issues during the operation of the well.
  • a method of completing a well includes identifying technical issues associated with a well. Then, a technology is selected for each identified technical issue to address at least one of the technical issues. Further, a set of criteria is defined for each selected technology to determine when to employ the selected technology in the well because each selected technology may remain dormant until the set of criteria are met. Finally, the technologies are integrated into a well completion profile and utilized in the deployment of the technologies into the well to produce hydrocarbons. Some of the technical issues include: the presence of water in the wellbore, formation of a sand bridge, rupture of a primary sand screen, and the presence of hydrocarbons in the well.
  • the well may be a producing well or an injection well.
  • a method of completing a well includes identifying at least three technical issues associated with a well; identifying at least three technologies, wherein each of the technologies addresses at least one of the technical issues; defining criteria for each of the technologies to determine when to employ the specific technology in the well; and integrating the technologies into a well completion profile for the deployment of the technologies into the well, wherein at least one of the technologies remains dormant until the criteria is met for that specific technology.
  • the well may be a producing well or an injection well.
  • a method of producing hydrocarbons includes identifying technical issues associated with a well; determining one or more technologies to address each technical issue; creating a well completion profile that includes the technologies to address the plurality of technical issues; and producing hydrocarbons from the well based on the well completion profile.
  • the well completion profile may be stored in the memory of a processor based device.
  • FIG. 1 is an exemplary well in accordance with certain aspects of the present techniques
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary flow chart of a flexible well completion profile in accordance with aspects of the present techniques
  • FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow chart of the creation of the flexible well completion profile of FIG. 2 in accordance with aspects of the present techniques
  • FIG. 4 is an exemplary embodiment of a well completion based on a flexible well completion profile in accordance with certain aspects of the present techniques.
  • FIG. 5 is an alternative exemplary embodiment of a well completion based on a flexible well completion profile in accordance with certain aspects of the present techniques.
  • Some embodiments of the present techniques relate to a method and mechanism for enhancing hydrocarbon well completions to facilitate well operations.
  • Well operations may include production of hydrocarbons, injection operations, and other activities known to those of skill in the art.
  • the design of a completion configuration is managed as a well completion profile that accounts for potential technical issues in the producing environment during the life of the well. That is, the well completion profile is utilized to enhance production, injection, or other activities by designing the well completion to account for various technical issues expected to impact these activities.
  • tools may be deployed into a well and remain dormant until specific events activate the tools.
  • the tools provide a flexible mechanism for managing the well on a foot-per-foot basis. As a result of this proactive method, interventions and workovers may be reduced to enhance the operation of the well.
  • the present techniques may utilize different types of well completions, such as an open-hole completion or a cased-hole completion, to access a subsurface formation.
  • a cased-hole completion a production casing string is set adjacent to the subsurface formation. Then, the production casing string is perforated to provide a fluid flow path from the subsurface formation to the production casing string.
  • the production casing string supports the walls of the wellbore and controls the flow of fluids through specific perforations.
  • no production casing string is placed adjacent to the subsurface formation.
  • the open-hole completion may experience more technical issues because it does not provide same level of fluid inflow control and wellbore support as a cased-hole completion. Accordingly, to clarify aspects of the present techniques, an open-hole completion is utilized for exemplary purposes, as discussed below in FIG. 1 .
  • a wellbore 102 penetrates the surface 104 to a subsurface formation 106 .
  • the subsurface formation 106 may include various layers of rock that may or may not include hydrocarbons or zones of fluids, which are collectively referred to as zones.
  • the subsurface formation 106 includes a first zone 108 , a second zone 110 , a third zone 112 , a fourth zone 114 , and a fifth zone 116 .
  • a surface casing string 120 may be installed from the surface 104 to a specific location beneath the surface 104 .
  • an intermediate or production casing string 122 may be utilized to provide support for walls of the wellbore 102 .
  • the production casing string 122 may extend down to a depth near the subsurface formation 106 .
  • the surface and production casing strings 120 and 122 may be cemented into a fixed position within the wellbore 102 to provide further support.
  • equipment and tools may be connected from the surface 104 to positions near the subsurface formation 106 .
  • the well 100 may include a tree 124 located over the wellbore 102 at the surface 104 .
  • the tree 124 may be coupled to various tools 126 a - 126 d via a production tubing or workstring 128 and a control cable 130 .
  • the production tubing 128 may extend through the tools 126 or be coupled to specific tools 126 . This connectivity may be based upon the specific configuration of the tools 126 utilized in the wellbore 102 .
  • the control cable 130 may be connected to one or more of the tools 126 to provide control signals and sensory data to monitoring equipment (not shown) that tracks the conditions within the wellbore 102 .
  • a safety valve 132 may also be utilized to block the flow of fluid from a specific point to the surface 104 .
  • the safety valve 132 may be utilized to prevent the abnormal flow of fluids from reaching the surface 104 . That is, the safety valve 132 may control the flow of fluids in the production tubing 128 , while being controlled by sensors (not shown) or the control cable 130 .
  • open-hole completions generally have higher production rates with lower drilling and completion costs, these types of completions are frequently utilized to develop subsurface formations.
  • the open-hole completions are not designed to concurrently manage multiple technical issues that the well could face over its lifetime.
  • the technical issues of open-hole completions are addressed when they occur through remedial actions, such as a workover or intervention, and are not proactively evaluated to determine technical solutions for potential technical issues that may be encountered concurrently.
  • the problem with open-hole completions is further compounded by accessing subsurface formations with a long-interval completion.
  • these well completions typically encounter multiple technical issues because of the length and complexity of the completion.
  • long-interval completions may access multiple hydrocarbon zones with a single well, such as well 100 .
  • the long-interval completions may encounter multiple technical issues that limit production rates and/or lead to numerous interventions/workovers over the lifetime of the well.
  • the technical issues present in a long-interval completion may include sand production, early water breakthrough, early gas breakthrough, cross flow and/or other similar problems. As a result, the well may have productivity reduced, mechanical damage to the subsurface/surface equipment, and/or a loss of production.
  • the well 100 may produce sand during its operation.
  • the sand production may result in subsurface equipment damage, fill-ins or cave-ins of the wellbore 102 .
  • remedial action such as a workover or intervention, may be performed to clean out the well before production from the subsurface formation 106 is resumed.
  • This problem is further complicated with the well being in a remote location, such as a deep-water environment or remote location, which also increases the cost of the remedial actions.
  • remedial actions may only provide a partial solution to the technical issue.
  • a well may experience water breakthrough in the well.
  • the water breakthrough may result in another remedial action to plug the interval or zone that is producing water.
  • This remedial action may include setting a bridge plug inside a sand screen within the wellbore 102 .
  • this bridge plug may simply slow down the water from the problem zone because the wellbore annulus remains in communication with the water producing zone, if the annulus has not collapsed. If the trouble zones can not be controlled or shut-off, the well's productivity is compromised because the equipment on the surface may be limited by the amount of water, gas or sand that it can process.
  • flow control valves and zonal isolation devices may be utilized to manage the flow of unwanted fluids from a specific zone.
  • These devices provide large or “macro scale” control of water or gas by shutting off or limiting the water of gas from the appropriate zones. That is, the flow control valves and zonal isolation devices block an entire zone to prevent the flow of the water or gas from that zone or limit the flow of water or gas from that zone. As a result, the oil or gas from those specific zones of the subsurface formation may be lost or production may be severely limited.
  • FIG. 2 is an exemplary flow chart of a well completion process in accordance with aspects of the present techniques.
  • this flow chart which is generally referred to by the reference numeral 200 .
  • multiple technical issues may be identified for a well, such as well 100 of FIG. 1 .
  • a well completion profile may be developed for the well to address the technical issues in a proactive manner.
  • the well completion profile may be utilized to deploy various technologies within the well to operate the well in an efficient manner.
  • the flow chart begins at block 202 .
  • technical issues that are predicted or expected to be present are identified.
  • the identification of technical issues may be based on sample well cores that are provided from the wellbore 102 , modeling tools, similar experiences with other wells, or a combination of these techniques.
  • the identified technical issues may include gravel placement, reliable screen running, water or gas breakthrough, screen reliability, flow impairment, flow control, zonal isolation, and/or intervention.
  • a well completion profile may be created, as shown in block 206 .
  • the well completion profile may include selecting one or more technologies to address each of the technical issues It should be noted that one or more technologies may be available to address a technical issue. “Technical issues” are problems that are specific in nature, but include uncertainty as to their timing, location and magnitude during the lifetime of a well. Technical issues can generally be addressed by a particular apparatus, system, or process, called a “technology.” Examples of technologies that address technical issues are shown below in Table 1.
  • C) Direct C) Active or Dormant C) Direct pumping of fluids, such as Shunt Slurry is directly slurry or gravel, into shunt tubes to Pumping injected into the pack the wellbore.
  • fluids such as Shunt Slurry is directly slurry or gravel
  • shunt tubes to Pumping injected into the pack the wellbore.
  • fluids such as Shunt Slurry is directly slurry or gravel
  • shunt No. 5,113,935 which is an example nozzles to pack the of direct shunt pumping and hereby well annulus (active incorporated by reference. mode);
  • the light weight composite character is considered active when drag forces would prevent successful running of standard screens.
  • 3 Water Swellable Dormant - The Polymer incorporated into sand Break- polymers swellable polymer control screen or gravel that swells through remains inactive until on contact with water to provide water contacts the water shut-off.
  • polymer please refer to U.S. Patent Application, entitled “Conformance Control Through Stimulus- Responsive Materials” by Scott R. Clingman et al. filed Feb. 10, 2006, which is an example and hereby incorporated by reference.
  • 4 Screen Redundant Dormant - Redundant Filtering tool with redundant sand Reliability screening sand screens are not control to improve reliability and filtering sand from longevity.
  • Flow control Flow control Active or Dormant - Fixed or variable flow controls device The flow control device devices provide the ability to manages the flow of regulate the inflow/outflow and fluids in different cross flow profiles of a well. These settings. Considered flow control devices may include dormant technology Reslink's ResFlow TM, Reslink's when combined with ResInject TM, Weatherford's swellable polymer FloReg TM, Baker's Equalizer TM or technology or when set other similar products. to automatically respond to wellbore inflow/outflow changes.
  • these technologies may be incorporated into a flexible well completion profile for production, injection, other operations, or some combination thereof. Based on the selected technologies, various combinations of the technologies may be integrated together, on a case-by-case basis, to design a well completion profile that enhances productivity, while reducing the potential for interventions/workovers.
  • the various technical solutions of the well completion profile may be deployed to produce the hydrocarbons from the well.
  • the selected technologies that represent the technical solutions may be deployed into specific locations of the wellbore. Then, at least some of the selected technologies may be utilized to produce hydrocarbons from the well, as shown in block 210 . Accordingly, the process ends at block 212 .
  • the present techniques provide a proactive mechanism to address multiple technical issues without operator intervention.
  • the design of a completion is configured to proactively adapt the well completion profile to changes in the producing environment, such as geologic/reservoir uncertainties such as early water or gas breakthrough, for example. That is, the well completion profile may be developed to integrate various technologies to address technical issues during the installation of, design of, and production from the well completion. By managing the production of hydrocarbons from the subsurface formation 106 as a well completion profile, interventions and workovers may be reduced or eliminated for the well.
  • SIM subsea intervention module
  • the selected technologies may either be active or remain dormant until certain criteria are met to active the technology. That is, tools, which incorporate the technologies, may be deployed into or adjacent to the wellbore 102 to provide selected technologies that address specific technical issues expected or predicted to occur during the life of the well. Some of these technologies may be active technologies that perform the specific function that they are designed to perform.
  • active technologies an inflow control device is an active technology because it manages the flow of fluids regardless of its settings or configuration.
  • a safety valve is an active technology that operates in multiple configurations and performs its specific function when it is installed.
  • the tools may be dormant because the tools include technologies that remain inactive or dormant until certain criteria are met, as noted above.
  • redundant screening is a technology that remains dormant because the redundant sand screens are not actively filtering sand from the fluids within the wellbore. The technology becomes active only when the primary sand screen is ruptured or damaged and the redundant screens are utilized to filter sand from the subsurface formation fluids.
  • shunt tubes are not utilized until a bridge is formed forcing the fluid to flow through the shunt tubes to access the annulus space below the bridge that is not packed with sand or gravel. As such, the shunt tubes remain dormant until pressure increases to force the fluid to flow through the shunt tubes.
  • FIG. 3 The creation of the flexible well completion profile is further explained in FIG. 3 .
  • FIG. 3 is an exemplary flow chart of the creation of the flexible well completion profile of FIG. 2 in accordance with certain aspects of the present techniques.
  • this flow chart which is generally referred to by the reference numeral 300 .
  • multiple technical issues may be identified for a well, such as the well 100 of FIG. 1 .
  • a technology which may be a tool or process, may be developed for each specific technical issue during a design phase of the well completion.
  • the selected technologies are analyzed to determine whether the integrated technologies may be combined to enhance well production.
  • a first technical issue may be addressed by a selected technology.
  • a first technical issue is identified in a manner similar to the block 204 of FIG. 2 .
  • one or more technologies may be Identified to address the technical issue. It should be noted that one or more technologies may be available to address the technical issue, as discussed above in Table 1. From the available technologies, one or more technologies may be selected to resolve the first technical issue, as shown in block 308 . The selection of a technology may be based on the general knowledge of the technical issue For example, water breakthrough may be expected, but the specific time and location is not known.
  • the flexible well completion profile may use this general knowledge to address the problem in a proactive manner without operator intervention.
  • criteria may be established to activate the selected technology, as shown in block 310 .
  • the activation of the technology may be based on input from a sensor, a signal from a monitoring device, an automatic response to certain conditions in the wellbore, or any combination thereof.
  • another technical issue may be analyzed, which is similar to the discussion of blocks 304 - 310 above.
  • another technical issue may be identified.
  • one or more technologies may be identified to address the technical issue in block 314 .
  • another technology is selected to address the technical issue.
  • the previously selected technologies are compared to the currently selected technology for the other technical issue to determine if the technologies are compatible.
  • the previously selected technologies may be the first technology, other technologies previously selected in this process, or other technologies installed within the wellbore. That is, some technologies may not be designed to Interact with each other. As a specific example in open-hole gravel pack completion, use of a conventional packer for zone isolation may be unsuitable with external shunt screen due to its complex geometry. Accordingly, modifications of the technologies may be performed to ensure a compatible and reliable design. If the technologies are incompatible, then another technology is selected in block 316 . However, if the technologies are compatible, then the criteria to activate the selected technology is established in block 320 , which may be similar to the discussion of block 310 .
  • various combinations of technologies may be integrated together to address any number of technical issues for a well completion.
  • These selected technologies may be integrated, on a case-by-case basis, to design a well completion that enhances productivity, while reducing the potential for interventions or workovers by an operator. That is, the flexible well completion manages the production of hydrocarbons as a well completion profile rather than a single event or issue during the life of the well. Accordingly, because of the flexibility of the well completion profile, the potential number of configurations that may be utilized together is limited by available technologies.
  • a flexible well concept may include various technical issues to be addressed. Based on the technical issues, different technologies, which are referenced by technology reference numbers of Table 1, are selected to be included as part of the well completion profile. Accordingly, these exemplary configurations integrate the technologies to manage the production of hydrocarbons in an efficient manner from the well.
  • the associated technologies may include alternate path, completion packing process, redundant screening, filtercake removal process, swellable polymers and swellable packer.
  • alternate paths, redundant screening device, swellable polymer and swellable packer are dormant technologies, while the completion packing process and filtercake removal process are active technologies utilized within the well.
  • the flexible completion profile does not require precise knowledge of the technical issues, such as the location and specific details about the technical issue.
  • the adaptive nature of the flexible well completion utilizes the selected technologies, when certain criteria are met. That is, the selected technology may remain dormant, until an event satisfies the criteria established for the selected technology. As a result, remedial activities, such as workovers and interventions, may be reduced or eliminated for the specific well.
  • the present technique provides a flexible mechanism for managing a well in specific portions of a zone, instead of the entire zone.
  • the present technique may block portions of a zone that is producing water or gas, while retaining the capability to produce oil within the remaining portions of the zone.
  • This functionality may be provided by utilizing a technology, such as swellable polymers, for example, that activate automatically based on certain criteria being detected or present within the wellbore 102 . In this manner, the reserves from the zone may be recovered, while preventing or reducing the production of water or gas.
  • Exemplary embodiments of a well completion based on the well completion profile is discussed in greater detail in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
  • FIG. 4 is an exemplary embodiment of a well completion in accordance with certain aspects of the present techniques.
  • various technologies such as alternate path, swellable polymers, inflow control devices and redundant screening, are utilized to address three potential technical issues associated with the zones 108 - 116 . As noted above, some of these technologies may remain dormant until certain events activate the technologies during the operation of the well.
  • the fluids from the subsurface formation 106 may flow from the zones 108 - 116 through tools 404 and 406 into the production tubing 128 in the completion interval.
  • the production packer 136 may seal the annulus formed between the production casing string 122 and the production tubing 128 from the completion interval.
  • the zones 108 , 112 , and 116 are rock layers that include hydrocarbons, and may be referred to as pay zones.
  • the zones 110 and 114 are rock layers that do not include hydrocarbons, and these layers may form barrier or buffer zones.
  • the hydrocarbons in the pay zones 108 , 112 , and 116 may flow through the tools 404 and 406 into the production tubing 128 .
  • the alternate path technology is deployed within the wellbore 102 as part of the tools 402 a, 402 b, and 402 c, which may be collectively referred to as tools 402 .
  • the alternate path technology includes external or internal shunt tubes adjacent to sand screen to provide a redundant path for slurry to bypass annular bridges.
  • Each of the tools 402 includes a shunt pipe 410 with different nozzles, such as nozzles 412 a, 412 b and 412 c.
  • the tools 402 may remain dormant when the fluid, such as gravel slurry, flows through the annulus between the screens 404 a - 404 b and the walls of the wellbore 102 , the tools 402 may be activated by the formation of a sand bridge in the annulus that forces the gravel slurry through the shunt pipe 410 and nozzles 412 a, 412 b and 412 c.
  • the tools 402 may include a dormant technology that is placed within a well completion, but not utilized until sand bridges are formed within the wellbore 102 .
  • the redundant screening technology addresses sand screen reliability issues and may be deployed as redundant screens within tools 404 a and 404 b, which may be collectively referred to as tools 404 .
  • the tools 404 provide redundant sand screens to improve reliability and longevity of sand filtering screens that may be damaged by erosion.
  • Each of the tools 404 include a first sand screen 414 adjacent to the walls of the wellbore 102 and a second sand screen 416 along the flow path 418 from the first sand screen 414 to the production tubing 128 .
  • the first sand screen 414 is active because it prevents sand from flowing into the production tubing 128 , but the second sand screen 416 is dormant because it is not actively filtering sand from the fluids entering the wellbore 102 .
  • the second sand screen 416 may automatically become active when a failure, such as a puncture or rupture of the first sand screen 414 occurs.
  • the tools 404 may be a dormant technology placed within a well completion, but not utilized until a specific event, such as a rupture of the first sand screen 414 has occurred.
  • the final technologies utilized in this embodiment are swellable polymers along with an inflow control device in a tool 406 .
  • the swellable polymer technology addresses water breakthrough issues, while the inflow control device may be adjusted to manage the flow of fluids through the tool 406 into the production tubing 128 .
  • This tool 406 has a sleeve 428 with an opening that engages with different ports 422 , 424 and 426 to manage the flow of fluids from the zone 116 . Based on the location of the sleeve 428 relative to the port 422 , 424 and 426 , different configurations or settings may control the amount of fluid that enters the tool 406 .
  • the sleeve 428 may permit fluid to flow through the port 422 .
  • the sleeve 428 may permit fluids to flow through the port 424 .
  • the sleeve 428 may prevent the flow of fluids to the production tubing 128 .
  • the sleeve 428 may be adjusted to the various ports 422 , 424 and 426 based on a comparison of a value determined from monitors or sensors associated with the wellbore and a predetermined or set value.
  • a polymer may be disposed adjacent to the ports 422 , 424 and 426 to swell on contact with water. This polymer may be utilized to provide a water shut-off functionality to the tool 406 . As such, the tool 406 utilizes technology that remains dormant until water is detected in the wellbore 102 .
  • FIG. 5 is an alternative exemplary embodiment of a well completion in accordance with certain aspects of the present techniques.
  • the technologies of FIG. 4 are again utilized in the tools 402 , 404 and 406 of the well completion with the exception of the swellable polymers.
  • the swellable packer technology such as, for example, SWELLPACKERTM by Easywell, may be utilized to address an additional technical issue of zonal isolation.
  • the zones 108 - 116 , tools 402 , 404 and 406 , production casing string 122 , production tubing 128 , and production packer 136 may function similar to the discussion above.
  • the hydrocarbons in the zones 108 , 112 , and 116 may operate similar to the discussion above.
  • the swellable packer technology may be deployed into the wellbore 102 as a first swellable packer 502 and a second swellable packer 504 .
  • the swellable packers 502 and 504 are utilized along with the tools 402 , 404 and 406 to divide the completion interval into different production sections, which may correspond to the zones 108 , 112 and 116 .
  • the swellable packers 502 and 504 expand on contact with hydrocarbons and provide annular isolation for open-hole completions.
  • the swellable packer 502 along with the production packer 136 isolate the fluids in zone 108 to force the fluids to follow the fluid flow path 418 .
  • the swellable packers 502 and 504 isolate the fluids in zone 112 to force the fluids to follow the fluid flow path 506 . Finally, the swellable packer 504 forces the fluids in zone 116 to follow the fluid flow path 420 . Because the swellable packers 502 and 504 do not expand until the hydrocarbons contact the swellable packers 502 and 504 , they may be considered a dormant technology that is placed within a well completion, but not utilized until hydrocarbons are present.
  • a well completion profile may be developed to address the technical issues facing a cased-hole completion under the present techniques.
  • the well completion profile may include gravel pack along with other technologies to address technical issues associated with a well.
  • the creation of the well completion profile may be performed in a similar manner to the discussion above relating to open-hole completion. It should be appreciated that the selection, integration and deployment of technologies within the cased-hole well may be different from the use of these technologies within an open-hole completion.
  • the well completion profile may be utilized to proactively address technical issues to reduce workovers and interventions for a well.

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