World Oil

Coiled Tubing
HANDBOOK
Fourth Edition

T. R. (Russell) Wright, Jr. and Alexander Sas-Jaworsky II

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 CONTENTS

Coiled Tubing Handbook

7 Chapter //Evolution of Coiled Tubing Equipment 77 Chapter /0/Cement Squeezes
Concepts are explained, along with descriptions of major coiled Details are provided for designing and performing coiled
tubing equipment and components tubing remedial squeeze workovers, including equipment,
pre-job considerations, slurry guidelines, quality checks,
A. Sas-Jaworsky II placement and clean-out procedures and post-squeeze testing

19 ChapterZViorkover Safety C. G. Blount, W. Crow, L. Gantt, J Julian, £ J. Walker,

andA. Worthington
Recommendations are provided for designing and implementing
safe and efficient coiled tubing workovers
89 Chapter ///Underreaming
A. Sas-JaworskyII used to and after
Underreamers, remove scale excess cement

squeeze work, reduce costs by eliminating the need for

23 ChapterS/Uevj Guidelines Should Enhance Coiled conventional rigs
Tubing Well Control Security
J. L Welch and R. R. Whitlow
Recommendations are provided fir installing, testing and using
well control components to facilitate safer CT operations 95 Chapter 12:?\s\\\ng
A. Sas-JaworskyII Guidelines, tools and methods will assist in the planning and
implementation of through-tubing fishing operations
33 Chapter4'Tube Technology and Capabilities
J L Welch andR. K. Stephens
Better performance and reliability have resulted from
improvements in coiled tubing manufacturing technology 101 Chapter /^'Velocity Strings
A. Sas-Jaworsky II Hanging off coiled pipe inside tubing is a safe, economic means

of returning wells that have loaded up with liquid to flowing

39 Chapter ^Predicting Friction Pressure Losses in status
Coiled Tubing Operations P. T.Brown andR. D. Wimberly
Valid for both spooled and straight pipe this friction pressure
prediction technique accounts for wall roughness 105 Chapter /^'Stimulation
A. Sas-Jaworsky IIand T. D. Reed Planning, designing and implementing formation damage
removal treatments using reeled pipe techniques
45 Chapter 6:?xed\cX\x\g Friction Pressure Losses in A. Sas-Jaworsky II
CT Annuli: An Improved Method
Techniques apply to Newtonian fluid flow within tubing annuli 111 Chapter /5/Sand Control
encountered in coiled tubing well intervention services
Concentric gravel pack or chemical sand consolidation can
A reduce costs, while increasing production and recovery rates
Sas-Jaworsky IIand T. D. Heed
D. A. Rich and T.H. Blue
51 Chapter ZSands and Solids Cleanouts

117 Chapter /fiCoiled Tubing Cuts Horizontal

Proper planning and implementation of recommended workover
practices can improve concentric wellbore cleanouts Screen Repair Cost
A, Sas-Jaworsky II Huge savings were realized after using a CT unit instead of a rig
workover for concentric sand screen repair
61 ChapterC. Un\oad\ng Wells with Lighter Fluids
W. Crow, R Hilland R. Johnston
Circulating lower density fluids and nitrogen-assisted lifting are

the most common methods for unloading wellbore liquids 123 Chapter //-Operator's CT Drilling Program
Gets Good Results
A. Sas-Jaworsky II
Mechanical and economic success rates have been high for
69 Chapter^'Logging with Coiled Tubing numerous wells drilled using CT in a variety of locations

Coiled tubing has been effective for conveying logging and C. M. Hightower
perforating tools in high-angle wells. This chapter discusses new

equipment components, planning
implementation guidelines
C. G. Blount
considerations and job About the cover: Apache Canada's Hatton Field has about 3,000 wells produc¬
ing around 80 MMcfgd. Since acquiring the field in 2001, Apache has drilled
about 1,400 coiled tubing wells at Hatton, including this well drilled in 2003.
The wells are drilled to the Milk River and Medicine Hat formations at about
800 m below the surface of the Saskatchewan plains. More recently, Apache
has adopted an improved fracture coiled tubing stimulation design that slows
the wells' decline without reducing initial output rates.