Are Swelling-Elastomer Technology, Preperforated Liner; andIntelligent-Well Technology Suitable Alternatives to Conventional CompletionArchitecture? (2007)

Are Swelling Elastomer Technology, Pre-perforated Liner and Intelligent Well Technology Suitable Alternatives to Conventional Completion Architecture? Gary Paul Hertfelder; Gary Paul Hertfelder PXP/Arguello Inc Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Kurtis R. Koerner; Kurtis R. Koerner Plains E&P Co Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Lilian Lucero Izquierdo; Lilian Lucero Izquierdo Schlumberger Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Thomas Allen Wilkins Thomas Allen Wilkins Easywell Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 2007. Paper Number: SPE-105443-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/105443-MS Published: February 20 2007 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Hertfelder, Gary Paul, Koerner, Kurtis R., Izquierdo, Lilian Lucero, and Thomas Allen Wilkins. "Are Swelling Elastomer Technology, Pre-perforated Liner and Intelligent Well Technology Suitable Alternatives to Conventional Completion Architecture?." Paper presented at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, February 2007. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/105443-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition Search Advanced Search AbstractAn independent operator in offshore California has integrated swelling elastomer technology and preperforated liners with triple-zone intelligent well completions for an extended-reach drilling (ERD) campaign in their Rocky Point field. To date, three deployments have been successfully installed in this field, and each has provided successful zonal isolation without conventional cementing and perforating methods.The Rocky Point reservoir is highly fractured and can rapidly initiate water production, dependent upon both wellbore orientation and fracture network connectivity. Achieving successful zonal isolation is critical to minimize early water production. The arduous task of attaining successful liner cementing practices in high departure and high-angle wells is circumvented by the use of swelling elastomer technology. Additionally, incorporating intelligent well equipment reduces the need for intervention to manage water production because it inherently controls and manages flow rates in each completion interval.Safety in operational strategies is paramount to this operator. Use of remotely operated downhole valves enhances safety by eliminating the hazards typically associated with conventional well intervention operations, such as tubing-conveyed perforating and coiled-tubing equipment. Additionally, these downhole flow control valves and monitoring equipment minimize the need for platform personnel to expose themselves to high-pressure wellhead components when making adjustments for well optimization.This paper focuses on the operator's innovative use of advanced completion technologies to lower developmental cost and optimize production rates. Also discussed is the safety provided by the intelligent-well completion systems, which were installed without incident. The three field deployments using swelling elastomer, preperforated liner, and intelligent completion technologies will be discussed along with the initial design, installation objectives, safety attributes, field installation, and performance results. The challenges to deploy these technologies in a highly fractured and highly faulted, complex reservoir will also be presented.IntroductionThe Rocky Point field, 6 miles northwest of Point Conception (Fig. 1), is a series of complexly faulted anticlines that trend northwest-southeast across OCS tracts P-0451, 452, and 453. Existing platforms Hermosa, Hidalgo, and Harvest are on adjacent leases to the east and south and produce from the Monterey formation in the larger Point Arguello field. Plains Exploration and Production (PXP)-Arguello Inc. is the operator for both Rocky Point and Point Arguello fields. Keywords: drilling operation, liner, Completion Installation and Operations, Upstream Oil & Gas, swell packer, Directional Drilling, cement, communication, zonal isolation, hole section Subjects: Drilling Operations, Directional drilling, Perforating, Completion Selection and Design, Completion Installation and Operations, Completion equipment, Completion Operations This content is only available via PDF. 2007. SPE/IADC Drilling Conference You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.