Patent ID: 11970936
Assignee: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 18:
19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions executable by a computer processor, the instructions comprising functionality for:
performing periodic surveys to monitor an annulus pressure of the well;
determining the annulus pressure over a period of time;
comparing the annulus pressure to a Maximum Allowable Wellhead Operating Pressure (MAWOP);
performing a bleed-down test and a pressure build-up test when the annulus pressure is greater than 100 psi but less than the MAWOP;
evaluating results of the bleed-down test and the pressure build-up test;
identifying that the well does not require a remedial action or a workover;
generating a decision on whether the well is a workover candidate well based on the results of the comparison and based on the results of the bleed-down test and the pressure build-up test; and
performing the remedial action or the workover when the decision indicates that the well is the workover candidate well.