A Novel Inflow Control Device Design Philosophy of Optimizing Horizontal Well Performance

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengjing Cao ◽  
Xiaodong Wu ◽  
Yongsheng An ◽  
Guoqing Han ◽  
Ruihe Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Design Philosophy ◽  
Inflow Control Device

Innovative Washpipe Free Circulating ICD Delivers Reduced Well Construction Costs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhihua Wang ◽  
Daniel Newton ◽  
Aqib Qureshi ◽  
Yoshito Uchiyama ◽  
Georgina Corona ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Drilling Fluid ◽  
Aqueous Fluid ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Well Performance ◽  
Construction Costs ◽  
Inflow Control Device ◽  
Testing Field

Abstract This Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) field re-development of a giant offshore field in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) requires in most cases extremely long laterals to reach the defined reservoir targets. However, certain areas of the field show permeability and / or pressure variations along the horizontal laterals. This heterogeneity requires an inflow control device (ICD) lower completion liner to deliver the required well performance that will adequately produce and sweep the reservoir. The ICD lower completion along with the extremely long laterals means significant time is spent switching the well from reservoir drilling fluid (RDF) non-aqueous fluid (NAF) to an aqueous completion brine. To reduce the amount of rig time spent on the displacement portion of the completion phase, an innovative technology was developed to enable the ICDs to be run in hole in a closed position and enable circulating through the end of the liner. The technology uses a dissolvable material, which is installed in the ICD to temporarily plug it. The dissolvable material is inert to the RDF NAF while the ICDs are run into hole, and then dissolves in brine after the well is displaced from RDF NAF to completion brine, changing the ICDs from closed to an open position. The ability to circulate through the end of the liner, with the support of the plugged ICDs, when the lower completion is deployed and at total depth (TD), enables switching the well from RDF NAF drilling fluid to an aqueous completion brine without the associated rig time of the original displacement method. The technique eliminates the use of a dedicated inner displacement string and allows for the displacement to be performed with the liner running string, saving 4-5 days per well. An added bonus is that the unique design allowed for this feature to be retrofitted to existing standard ICDs providing improved inventory control. In this paper the authors will demonstrate the technology and system developed to perform this operation, as well as the qualification testing, field installations, and lessons learned that were required to take this solution from concept to successful performance improvement initiative.

A novel autonomous inflow control device design and its performance prediction

2015 ◽  
Vol 126 ◽  
pp. 35-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanshu Zeng ◽  
Zhiming Wang ◽  
Xiaoqiu Wang ◽  
Jianguang Wei ◽  
Quan Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Performance Prediction ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Inflow Control Device

Inflow-Control-Device Design: Revisiting Objectives and Techniques

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Ali Daneshy ◽  
Boyun Guo ◽  
Vitaly Krasnov ◽  
Sergey Zimin
Keyword(s):  
Control Device ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Inflow Control Device

Advanced Inflow Control Device in Horizontal Well Extends Economic Field Life: A Case Study and Technological Overview

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shiv Narayan Jalan ◽  
Rohit Kumar Kotecha ◽  
Naz H. Gazi ◽  
Salem Al-Sabea ◽  
Abdullah Bu-Qurais ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Horizontal Well ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Inflow Control Device

A Novel 4-D Reservoir Simulation Workflow for Optimizing Inflow Control Device Design in a Giant Carbonate Reservoir

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oloruntoba Ogunsanwo ◽  
Byung Lee ◽  
Hidayat Wahyu ◽  
Edmund Leung ◽  
Varma Gottumukkala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reservoir Simulation ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Carbonate Reservoir ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Inflow Control Device

A Novel Autonomous Inflow Control Device Design Based on the Combination of Two Dynamic Fluid Technologies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanshu Zeng ◽  
Zhiming Wang ◽  
Xiaoqiu Wang ◽  
Jianguang Wei ◽  
Hang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Device ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Inflow Control Device

A Novel Autonomous Inflow Control Device Design: Improvements to Hybrid ICD

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Quanshu Zeng ◽  
Zhiming Wang ◽  
Xiaoqiu Wang ◽  
Yiwei Li ◽  
Weilin Zou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Device ◽  
Device Design ◽  
Inflow Control Device
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