Well COMPLETION

Objective:

Provide general knowledge of design philosophy, types,

functional requirements & accessories.

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 Completion 1
- Why completion

- General types of completion

- Anchoring devices

- Circulating devices

- Isolation devices

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WELL COMPLETION
WC is the “hardware” of the outflow system & final stage of a drilled well.

The design philosophy of WC is to “Maximize Profitability”.

– by maximizing well hydrocarbon recovery.
– by considering the full hydrocarbon resource life cycle.

Quality concepts for WC is;

“A Quality Well is a well which contributes, over its life cycle,

maximum monetary value, without compromising safety &
environmental standards”

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 formation Conductor

Cement overlap
Surface water zone
Production tubing annulus

Production tubing

Cap rock
Production packer
Gas zone
Tailpipe assembly

Oil zone
Perforated interval

Water zone

Perforated and Completed Wellbore

WELL COMPLETION

1. Conventional Completion
2. Mono-bore Completion
“Completion with fullbore access across the pay zone without diameter
restrictions”.

CONVENTIONAL Same tubing ID Mono-bore

WRSV Use full bore slimline tubing run SSSV

TRSV
SSD Omit, use CT well servicing
Minimize annular “waste” (swedge ▼or run Liner)
SPM Omit or use slimline SPM

Bottle Neck ▪▪
◦◦◦◦
No Restriction

Use TCP or CT run guns

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3. PRODUCING ZONES – SINGLE
Single Single Single
Single
Selective Selective Commingle
Completion
Interval Interval

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3. PRODUCING ZONES – MULTIPLE
Concentric Multiple Multiple
Multiple
Completion Commingle Selective
Completion
Completion Completion

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Well COMPLETION
It is the hardware of the outflow system.

There many different types & functions of downhole accessories installed in a

the outflow system depending on the type of a well.

It is essentially important to understand these accessories prior doing Well

Intervention operations.

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TUBING
Medium to convey well fluids from wellbore to surface or vise versa.
• Prevent well effluents expose to casing.
• API & Premium connections
API: Tapered thread & rely on thread compound to effect seal
Premium: Metal-to-Metal seal
• Tubing = Tubular range from 2⅜” to 4½”
• Casing = Tubular range from >5”

Tubing selection governed by:

• Well peak production rate
• Well depth
• Use of WL tools
• Pressure & temperature
• Annulus differential pressure etc
COMPLETION DESIGN EXAMPLE

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 Tubing Hanger

Well COMPLETION Control Line

Flow Coupling
COMPLETION ACCESSORY: SCSSV Landing Nipple
1 Anchoring Device
• Landing Nipples Top No-Go Nipple

2 Circulation Device
• SSD SPM
• SPM
Top No-Go Nipple
3 Isolation Device
• Packer SSD
Top Packer
• Tubing Seal Assembly, PBR
4 Anti-Erosion Device SSD

• Blast Joint
• Flow Coupling
5 Others
• WLEG
• Perforated Joint
• Control Line
• Tubing Hanger
Producing Zone 2 Blast Joint
Btm Packer
Bottom No-Go Nipple
Perforated Joint
WL Entry Guide
Producing Zone 1

PRODUCER COMPLETION SCHEMATIC

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1-ANCHORING DEVICE

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LANDING NIPPLE
Short tubular with 3 features to accommodate retrievable FCD;

Shoulder
Polished Seal Bores
Profiles or locking Grooves
SV NIPPLE

All landing nipples is to receive

Flow control devices except

The last one is to isolate reservoir

From the lowest possible point

DHSV
1. PASSV ( Pressure Activated Subsurface control Safety Valve )
- Ambient pressure
- Differential pressure
2- SCSSV ( Surface Control Subsurface Safety Valve )
- WRSV ( Wire line Retrievable Safety Valve )
- TRSV ( Tubing Retrievable Safety Valve )
All works by Pressure
Two closure mechanism
• Ball type
• Flapper type

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SCSSSV
WRSV Set In SVLN

WRSV

SVLN
Lock
Mandrel

Packing
Profile

Packing
CL Port
Piston

Seal Bore
Spring

Flow Tube

Flapper

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TUBING RETRIEVABLE DHSV

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 SCSSV Insert Valve in TRSV
TRSV Landing nipple Locked out TRSV
for insert valve Insert valve
Or straddle Locked into
Nipple Profile
Control
line Control line
open to insert valve
Piston V-packing/seals
\Flow tube

spring
Flow tube

Spring

flapper
Flapper valve of WRSV
valve of TRSV
lower seal bore of trsv Lower seal bore of TRSV
 DHSV

SURFACE CONTROLED SUBSURFACE CONTROLED

WR TR AMBIANT DIFFRENCIAL

PRONG CONTROL LINE STRADDLE SET

THEY ALL WORK BY PRESSURE Make equal pressure from above & below to open
EITHER BALL OR FLAPPER MECHANISM Check returns when bleeding off
Apply pressure from above to reopen Always monitor gauge when you are in hole
( PASSV) differential pressure type Use fluid compatible with location supply

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2- CERCULATING DEVICE

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SLIDING SIDE DOOR
Designed to provide communication for:
• Circulation for under-balanced fluid
• Killing purposes
• Provide selective zone productions

Features:
• Nipple profiles
• Polished seal bores
• Inner sleeve with packings.
• Equalizing ports.

SSD Type:
• Jar up to open
• Jar down to open
• Larger flow ports
Can be install several number in one
tubing string
1- Used for communication

2- Equalize pressure before opening

3- Be sure it is fully open

4- Set one joint above packer for

communication/circulation or between packers
for production
5- all SSD in the well has to jar in one direction

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SIDE POCKET MANDREL
Originally designed for gas lift system but it also
used for communication device.
Feature:
• Full tubing bore
• Orientating sleeve GLV DV
• Discriminator
• 1” or 1½” valve receptacle

Valve Type:
• Dummy Valve (DV)
• Gas Lift Valve (GLV)
• Chemical Injection Valve (CIV)
• Circulation Valve (CV)
• Differential kill valve
ANNULUS SAFETY VALVE

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3- ISOLATION DEVICE

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 What is a packer?

A tool, when set, seals the annular area

between two strings of pipe or a string of pipe
and the open hole

Production flow is also allowed through the

packer

Tubing

Packer

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 Production Packers
Function:
The Production Packer isolates Annulus between
Tubing and Casing and the ‘foot’ of the well. This is
to stop reservoir fluids from flowing up the full
length of casing and affecting/corroding it.

Location:
It is generally placed close to the bottom of the
tubing, and a short distance above the production Tubing
zone.
OD
There are three major types of production Packer
packers:
Casing
• Permanent
• Retrievable – Mechanical or Hydraulic
• Permanent/Retrievable
3-Isolation Device
PRODUCTION PACKER

Permanent Retrievable
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PERMANENT PACKER
1- Resist high pressure /high temperature

2- Integral part of the casing once it is set and retrieved by milling only

3- Set hydraulically or electrically

4- Shear studs will prevent running tool from being released before complete set

5- Tail pipe excess weight will prevent correct setting

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RETRIEVABLE PACKER
1- Run with Completion
2- Set hydraulically by applying pressure inside tubing or Mechanically by rotation
3- Retrieved by over pull and shearing release pins
4- Set in tension or compression
5- Set by shearing setting pins

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