Coiled Tubing Cement Packer Repair at Prudhoe Bay: History and Current Techniques

State-of-the-Art Coiled Tubing Technology at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

10.2523/11533-ms ◽

2007 ◽

Author(s):

Jennifer Yvonne Julian ◽

Kirk Charles Forcade ◽

Taylor L. West ◽

Kevin yeager ◽

Robert Lee Mielke ◽

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Keyword(s):

State Of The Art ◽

Coiled Tubing ◽

Prudhoe Bay

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Successful Remediation of Sustained Casing Pressures in Gas Cap Injector Wells with the Use of Flexible and Self Healing System

10.2118/204568-ms ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bipin Jain ◽

Abhijeet Tambe ◽

Dylan Waugh ◽

Moises MunozRivera ◽

Rianne Campbell

Keyword(s):

Self Healing ◽

Injection Wells ◽

Coiled Tubing ◽

Cement System ◽

Sustained Casing Pressure ◽

Casing Pressure ◽

New Generation ◽

Prudhoe Bay ◽

Production Tubing

Abstract Several injection wells in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska exhibit sustained casing pressure (SCP) between the production tubing and the inner casing. The diagnostics on these wells have shown communication due to issues with casing leaks. Conventional cement systems have historically been used in coiled-tubing-delivered squeeze jobs to repair the leaks. However, even when these squeeze jobs are executed successfully, there is no guarantee in the short or long term that the annular communication is repaired. Many of these injector wells develop SCP in the range of 300-400 psi post-repair. It has been observed that the SCP development can reoccur immediately after annulus communication repair, or months to years after an injector well is put back on injection. Once SCP is developed the well cannot be operated further. A new generation of cement system was used to overcome the remedial challenge presented in these injector wells. This document provides the successful application of a specialized adaptive cement system conveyed to the problematic zone with the advantage of using coiled tubing equipment for optimum delivery of the remedial treatment.

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