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Horizontal Well Basics PDF
Horizontal Well Basics PDF
Objectives
To provide a clear, applications oriented view of
horizontal well completions and workovers.
To enable the class participant to design an
effective horizontal well completion.
What data to collect and why it is important
How to select a candidate
What computer models to use / Who can help
What completion is probable, possible and practical
What to expect on production / How to operate it
How to design it.
Medium radius
wells at 6 to 8o
minimize drilling
but lose some
extension
capacity.
100
10
100 1000 10000 100000 1000000
Drilled length x Kh
A field
B field
1000 C field
D field
F field
G field
100 I field
J field
N field
10
10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000
Length x (KvKh)^0.5
4 NP = 25'
3 NP = 50 ft
PIF
NP = 75'
2 NP = 100'
1 NP=150'
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Horiz Length PEI, Nov 97
George E. King Engineering
3/14/2009 45
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Effect of Kh/Kv
6
5
kh/kv=1
4
kh/kv=5
PIF
3 kh/kv=10
kh/kv=25
2
kh/kv=50
1
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Horiz Length, ft PEI, Nov 97
George E. King Engineering
3/14/2009 46
GEKEngineering.com
Horiz vs Frac
1000
800
Xf equivalent
600
400 kh/kv=1
kh/kv=5
200 kh/kv=10
kh/kv=25
0
kh/kv=50
0 500 1000 1500 2000
horizontal PEI, Nov 97
George E.length,
King Engineering ft
3/14/2009 47
GEKEngineering.com
Horizontal Uses?
Consider them any time a well is designed.
Particularly good for:
Coning control,
Extending reach,
Increasing reservoir contact,
Lowering drawdown per unit area,
As a platform for multiple fracture stimulation
In some water injector projects.