Chapter 5 —Well Completion String Design

5.1 Introduction

Each completion string may endure a variety of downhole conditions imposed

by the reservoir fluids, the reservoir depth and the severity of the weii path.-All
these in addition to the objectives set for the well, will affect the total design
and, choice of downhole tools and there setting depths. Changes in
temperatures, pressures, weight applied to the string, fluid densities and
friction induced by the fluids flowing through the completion components are a
few of the variables that need to be accounted for when designing a
completion string. All these create stress forces on the completionstring and
that need to be accounted for.