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06 Type of Well Completions

The document describes different well completion methods including single completion with cemented and perforated casing, open hole completion, open hole completion with slotted liner, gravel pack completion, frac and pack completion, and selective completion. It provides advantages and disadvantages of each as well as their applications.

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06 Type of Well Completions

The document describes different well completion methods including single completion with cemented and perforated casing, open hole completion, open hole completion with slotted liner, gravel pack completion, frac and pack completion, and selective completion. It provides advantages and disadvantages of each as well as their applications.

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WELL COMPLETION

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SINGLE COMPLETION WITH CEMENTED AND PERFORATED
CASING

Surface
Casing

Production Tubing
Casing
Packer

Perforated
Interval
RESERVOIR

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COMPLETION WITH CEMENTED AND PERFORATED
CASING
Advantage:

• Selective production
• Zonal Isolation
• Water/Gas Shut-off

Disadvantage:

• Extra cost (casing and cement, perforation)


• Formation Damage

Application:
• Consolidated formation.
• Multi reservoirs with different pressures.
• When dual Completions are required
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OPEN HOLE
COMPLETION

Surface
Casing

Production Tubing
Casing
Packer

RESERVOIR

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OPEN HOLE
COMPLETION

Advantage:
• Simple
• Saving in cost and time

Disadvantage:
• No selective control
• Difficult to isolate water or gas Breakthrough
• Cross flow can not be controlled
• Not suitable for unstable Formation

Application:
• Low cost/multi well developments
• Deep consolidated wells.
• Naturally Fractured reservoirs.
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OPEN HOLE COMPLETION WITH
SLOTTED, PERFORATED OR SCREEN
LINER

SURFACE TUBING
CASING

PACKER

PRODUCTION LINER HANGER


CASING
SLOTTED,PERFORATED OR
SCREEN LINER

RESERVOIR

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OPEN HOLE COMPLETION WITH
SLOTTED, PERFORATED OR SCREEN
LINER

Advantage:
• Simple
• Cheeper than cemented casing
• Sand control

Disadvantage:

• No selective control
• Difficult to isolate water or gas Breakthrough
• Cross flow can not be controlled
• Not suitable for unstable Formation

Application:

• Sandy wells (stable formation)


• Horizontal wells completion.
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OPEN HOLE GRAVEL PACK COMPLETION

SURFACE TUBING
CASING

PACKER

PRODUCTION LINER HANGER


CASING
SLOTTED,PERFORATED OR
SCREEN LINER
GRAVEL PACK

RESERVOIR

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OPEN HOLE GRAVEL PACK COMPLETION
WITH UNDERREAMED HOLE

Tubing

Packer
Liner Hanger

Production Casing
Slotted, Perforated Underreamed hole
or Screen Liner

RESERVOIR

Gravel

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INSIDE CASING GRAVEL PACK COMPLETION

Tubing

Packer
Liner Hanger

Slotted, Perforated Production Casing


or Screen Liner Perforations

RESERVOIR

Gravel
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FRAC AND PACK COMPLETION

Tubing

Packer
Liner Hanger

Slotted, Perforated Production Casing


or Screen Liner Perforations

RESERVOIR

Gravel Hydraulic Fracture


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UNDERREAMED CASING GRAVEL PACK
COMPLETION

Tubing

Packer

Production Casing
Slotted, Perforated
or Screen Liner Underreamed Casing/Hole

RESERVOIR

Gravel

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SELECTIVE COMPLETION

SLIDING SLEEVES

ZONE 1

ZONE 2

ZONE 3

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Producing a Zone between Packers

Top Packer

OPEN CLOSED

Sliding Sleeve

Perforated Bottom Packer


Interval

Anim. 1
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