Case History

One-Trip TCP and ESP Completion Maximized Production and Efciency

Increased oil production in Ecuador wells by 35%
3,500 3,000

Comparison BOPD Expected vs Actual

BOPD BSW
3,074

Benets

Increased production by 2,752 BOPD over expectations in two wells Reduced rig costs by USD 21,000

2,500
1,000

2,000 1,500

Background and challenges

Initial completions of two wells in mature onshore fields in Ecuador The operator used kill weight fluids after perforating, but this caused formation damage Efficiency of well completions and productivity needed improvement

1,000 500 0 First Well

480

1,158

Second Well

Baker Hughes solution and results

One-Trip TCP and ESP eliminated the need for kill weight fluids The ESP featuring a 400 series multi-stage pump with SSD construction pumped the well to enable underbalanced perforating, increasing productivity by preventing damage Predator ZX high performance shaped charges achieved maximum formation connectivity

A customer needed to complete two onshore wells in a mature eld in Ecuador. This operator typically performed the perforating operation before running the electrical submersible pump (ESP) completion, using kill-weight uids for well control while the completion equipment was installed. However, production testing indicated that productivity of the initial completions was reduced as result of formation damage caused by the kill weight uids used after perforating. Baker Hughes offered a solution that combined running underbalanced tubing conveyed perforating (TCP) and the ESP in one operation. This eliminated the need for damaging well control uids, resulting in zero to minimum formation damage. This solution reduced rig time by eliminating one pipe trip, cutting three days off rig time and resulting in a savings of USD 21,000 (three days at USD 7,000 per day).

The perforating guns and bottom gun anchor were deployed using wireline, and were correlated and set on depth, and then the ESP and completion were installed. After the 7-hour time delay Model HTD MkII Firing Head was activated, underbalanced perforating was accomplished using the ESP featuring a 400 series multi-stage pump with saturated surface dry (SSD) construction to pump the well to underbalanced state. Underbalanced perforating was employed to increase productivity by preventing perforation damage to the formation. In the peforation operation, Model J Bottom Gun Anchor system, designed to reduce gun shock potential on the ESP completion, was used. It automatically releases to bottom after ring, leaving full access to the perforated interval. Predator ZX high performance shaped charges were used to achieve maximum formation connectivity.

After the completion was deployed using this one-trip method in two wells, initial production in the rst well was 1,158 BOPD versus an expected 480 BOPD, and 3,074 BOPD versus an expected 1,000 BOPD in the second well, a combined 35% increase over expectations. This represented a signicant increase in the expected initial oil production rate. The customer plans to use this system in most of the initial completions in this eld, and Baker Hughes has been hired to perform additional jobs.

Las pistolas de perforacin y anclaje pistola fondo se implementan con cable, y se correlacionaron y ajuste de la profundidad, y luego el ESP y la terminacin se instalaron. Despus de las 7 horas tiempo de retardo Head Modelo HTD MkII coccin se activ, perforacin bajo balance se utiliz el ESP cuenta con una serie 400 de mltiples etapas con bomba de superficie saturada seca (SSD) la construccin de la bomba del pozo a estado bajo balance. Disparos bajo balance fue empleado para aumentar la productividad mediante la prevencin de daos a la formacin perforacin. En la operacin peforation, J Modelo Bottom Anchor Gun , diseada para reducir el potencial arma de choque en la terminacin ESP, se utiliz. Se libera automticamente a fondo despus de la coccin, dejando acceso completo al intervalo perforado. ZX Predator cargos de alto rendimiento con forma fueron usados para lograr la conectividad formacin mxima. Tras la finalizacin se ha implementado utilizando este mtodo de un viaje en dos pozos, la produccin inicial en el primer pozo de 1.158 barriles al da frente a un esperado 480 barriles al da, y 3.074 BOPD frente a un esperado BOPD 1.000 en el segundo pozo, una combinacin de 35% de aumento en las expectativas. Esto represent un aumento significativo en la tasa esperada inicial de produccin de petrleo. El cliente planea utilizar este sistema en la mayora de las terminaciones iniciales en este campo, y Baker Hughes ha sido contratado para realizar trabajos adicionales. Benets Increased production by 2,752 BOPD over expectations in two wells Reduced rig costs by USD 21,000 Background and challenges Initial completions of two wells in mature onshore fields in Ecuador The operator used kill weight fluids after perforating, but this caused formation damage Efficiency of well completions and productivity needed improvement Baker Hughes solution and results One-Trip TCP and ESP eliminated the need for kill weight fluids The ESP featuring a 400 series multi-stage pump with SSD construction pumped the well to enable underbalanced perforating, increasing productivity by preventing damage Predator ZX high performance shaped charges achieved maximum formation connectivity

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