First Successful Selective Stimulation With Coiled Tubing, Hydrajetting Tool, and New Isolation Sleeve in an Openhole Dual-Lateral Well Completed in a Saudi Arabia Carbonate Formation: A Case History

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Orlando Garzon ◽  
Carlos Alberto Franco ◽  
Noel H. Ginest ◽  
Leopoldo Sierra ◽  
Jim Basuki Surjaatmadja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case History ◽  
Selective Stimulation ◽  
Coiled Tubing ◽  
Carbonate Formation

Underbalanced Coiled Tubing Mechanical De-Scaling Operations: A Case History for an Oil Well in Ghawar Field from Saudi Arabia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yousif A. Alabdulmohsin ◽  
Ibrahim Mohamed El-Zefzafy ◽  
Mohammed H. Al-Malki ◽  
Abdullah A. Al-Mulhim ◽  
Ali A. Al-Ramadhan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case History ◽  
Oil Well ◽  
Coiled Tubing ◽  
Ghawar Field

Case History: Innovative Milling Operation of Stuck Wellhead Tubing Master Valve using Coiled Tubing at South Ghawar Field, Saudi Arabia

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaker Al-Buhassan ◽  
Ibrahim Zefzafy ◽  
Ayedh Al-Shehri ◽  
Abdulaziz Al-Mukhaitah ◽  
Abdulaziz Thawaiqib
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Case History ◽  
Coiled Tubing ◽  
Milling Operation ◽  
Ghawar Field

Case Study- Real Time Downhole Telemetry CCL and Tension Compression, a Differentiator for Successful Manipulation of ICD's in Horizontal Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usman Ahmed ◽  
Zhiheng Zhang ◽  
Ruben Ortega Alfonzo
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Oil Recovery ◽  
Horizontal Wells ◽  
Differential Pressure ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
Coiled Tubing ◽  
Electric Line ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ict System

Abstract Horizontal well completions are often equipped with Inflow Control Devices (ICDs) to optimize flow rates across the completion for the whole length of the interval and to increase the oil recovery. The ICD technology has become useful method of optimizing production from horizontal wells in a wide range of applications. It has proved to be beneficial in horizontal water injectors and steam assisted gravity drainage wells. Traditionally the challenges related to early gas or water breakthrough were dealt with complex and costly workover/intervention operations. ICD manipulation used to be done with down-hole tractor conveyed using an electric line (e-line) cable or by utilization of a conventional coiled tubing (CT) string. Wellbore profile, high doglegs, tubular ID, drag and buoyancy forces added limitations to the e-line interventions even with the use of tractor. Utilization of conventional CT string supplement the uncertainties during shifting operations by not having the assurance of accurate depth and forces applied downhole. A field in Saudi Arabia is completed with open-hole packer with ICD completion system. The excessive production from the wells resulted in increase of water cut, hence ICD's shifting was required. As operations become more complex due to fact that there was no mean to assure that ICD is shifted as needed, it was imperative to find ways to maximize both assurance and quality performance. In this particular case, several ICD manipulating jobs were conducted in the horizontal wells. A 2-7/8-in intelligent coiled tubing (ICT) system was used to optimize the well intervention performance by providing downhole real-time feedback. The indication for the correct ICD shifting was confirmed by Casing Collar Locator (CCL) and Tension & Compression signatures. This paper will present the ICT system consists of a customized bottom-hole assembly (BHA) that transmits Tension, compression, differential pressure, temperature and casing collar locator data instantaneously to the surface via a nonintrusive tube wire installed inside the coiled tubing. The main advantages of the ICT system in this operation were: monitoring the downhole force on the shifting tool while performing ICD manipulation, differential pressure, and accurately determining depth from the casing collar locator. Based on the known estimated optimum working ranges for ICD shifting and having access to real-time downhole data, the operator could decide that required force was transmitted to BHA. This bring about saving job time while finding sleeves, efficient open and close of ICD via applying required Weight on Bit (WOB) and even providing a mean to identify ICD that had debris accumulation. The experience acquired using this method in the successful operation in Saudi Arabia yielded recommendations for future similar operations.

Case History: Lessons learned From Retrieval of Coiled Tubing Stuck by Massive Hydrate Plug When Well Testing in an Ultra Deep Water Gas Well in Mexico

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Gerardo Vallejo ◽  
Aciel Olivares ◽  
Pablo Crespo Hdez ◽  
Eduardo R. Roman ◽  
Claudio Rogerio Tigre Maia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Deep Water ◽  
Case History ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Well Testing ◽  
Gas Well ◽  
Coiled Tubing ◽  
Hydrate Plug ◽  
Water Gas

Engineered Composite Lost Circulation Solution to Successfully Cure Total Losses During Drilling Across Naturally Fractured Formations in Ghawar Gas Field, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizan Ahmed Siddiqi ◽  
Carlos Arturo Banos Caballero ◽  
Fabricio Moretti ◽  
Mohamed AlMahroos ◽  
Uttam Aswal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Circulation System ◽  
Cement Slurry ◽  
Fiber System ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Well Control ◽  
Lost Circulation ◽  
Carbonate Formation ◽  
Naturally Fractured ◽  
Zonal Isolation

Abstract Lost circulation is one of the major challenges while drilling oil and gas wells across the world. It not only results in nonproductive time and additional costs, but also poses well control risk while drilling and can be detrimental to zonal isolation after the cementing operation. In Ghawar Gas field of Saudi Arabia, lost circulation across some naturally fractured formations is a key risk as it results in immediate drilling problems such as well control, formation pack-off and stuck pipe. In addition, it can lead to poor isolation of hydrocarbon-bearing zones that can result in sustained casing pressure over the life cycle of the well. A decision flowchart has been developed to combat losses across these natural fractures while drilling, but there is no single solution that has a high success rate in curing the losses and regaining returns. Multiple conventional lost circulation material pills, conventional cement plugs, diesel-oil-bentonite-cement slurries, gravel packs, and reactive pills have been tried on different wells, but the probability of curing the losses is quite low. The success with these methods has been sporadic and shown poor repeatability, so the need of an engineered approach to mitigate losses is imperative. An engineered composite lost-circulation solution was designed and pumped to regain the returns successfully after total losses across two different formations on a gas well in Ghawar field. Multiple types of lost-circulation material were tried on this well; however, all was lost to the naturally fractured carbonate formation. Therefore, a lost-circulation solution was proposed that included a fiber-based lost-circulation control (FBLC) pill, composed of a viscosifier, optimized solid package and engineered fiber system, followed by a thixotropic cement slurry. The approach was to pump these fluids in a fluid train so the FBLC pill formed a barrier at the face of the formation while the thixotropic cement slurry formed a rapid gel and quickly set after the placement to minimize the risk of losing all the fluids to the formation. Once this solution was executed, it helped to regain fluid returns successfully across one of the naturally fractured zones. Later, total losses were encountered again across a deeper loss zone that were also cured using this novel approach. The implementation of this lost-circulation system on two occasions in different formations has proven its applicability in different conditions and can be developed into a standard engineered approach for curing losses. It has greatly helped to build confidence with the client, as it contributed towards minimizing non-productive time, mitigated the risk of well control, and assisted in avoiding any remedial cementing operations that may have developed due to poor zonal isolation across certain critical flow zones.

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