Wells Fundamentals

Completion Operations

Hole Cleaning – Removal of Drilling Solids – Flow Regimes

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Brine Filtration : Bag type filter and a DE filtration unit.

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Completion Examples
4.5”-5.5” tubing (L-
80,12.6#/17#, VAM Top)
Carbon Steel (will need
monitoring program!)
SCSSV ( ~150m)
SSD for circulation
purposes
Hydraulic, retrievable
packers
XN-landing nipple
WEG

SSD

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 Preparing the required Sub-Assemblies

Pipe Handling Gear

Single Joint Elevators Tubing Elevator Tubing Hand Slips

Lifting Subs Pipe Dope Stabbing Guides

Single Joint Pickup / Lay down Quick lock thread

Compensator machine for 13Cr protectors
tubing

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 Tubing Tongs

Tubing & Protectors

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Measurement and Pipe Tally

Mechanical Handling of Tubular

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Hand Slips and Elevators

Slips

Elevator

Tubing Elevators

Side Door

Centre Latch

Slip-Type

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Flush mounted slips

Single Joint Compensator

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 Stabbing Guides

Tong Features

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Typical 'Tapered Connection' Profile

Max
Opt

Torque applied to
Shoulder

MSP
Shoulder Engagement

Thread and Seal

Interference
Thread
Interference

Ref
Turns

Non-marking Tubing Slips

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Non-Marking Jaws

CRA precautions

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 Correctly bundled CRA tubulars

Packers

 Prior to running a packer check the following:

 Correct size and type (cross check with drawings);
 Part number, Pressure Rating
 Slips - cutting edges of teeth (internal/external)
 Springs - location and integrity
 sleeves - positioning of;
 shear pins/screws - number and correct material
 set screws - insertion/removal as required;
 Elastomer - correct hardness and condition;
 Clearances between components;
 'O'-rings, chevron and other seals - location and
integrity;
 screw threads - condition
 polished/honed surfaces - condition

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Operating Envelope

SSSV’s –sub surface safety valves

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Control Lines & Clamps

Exercise – PBR Shear ring / pin rating

There is a PBR above the hydraulically

set packer with an ID of 4.75” and it
is fitted with 6” OD seals.
Below the PBR & Packer assembly is
300ft of 5 ½” 23lbs/ft tailpipe.
(packer weight & PBR neglected)
The completion fluid has a BF of 0.8
The setting pressure of the packer is
1500 psi against a 4.125” plug set
in the tailpipe.

What is the MINIMUM value of the

shear ring / pins in the PBR to avoid
shearing the ring during the packer
setting operation ?

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 Space Out Exercise
 Permanent packer has been run and set on e-line # 236 (9.4m)

2.4m
 Completion string including anchor latch, nipple 9.75m

and ELTSR has been run into the hole (ELTSR # 235 (9.1m)
Top of THS
pinned in the fully closed position)
0.3m
Hang-off Point

 Anchor latch stabbed into the top of the packer # 234 (9.6m)
Tbg Hanger Sub-Assbly

and tested by applying some overpull (less than

5.4m
the shear release force for the ELTSR). 1.7m
# 233 (9.4m)
 With the latch holding, a mark is made on
tubing joint 236 which is sitting through the
rotary table. 6.2m
ELTSR

 Completion program calls for the completion to

Nipple
be landed off with 2m of the ELTSR inner Tubing and Pups available:
2 x 0.95m Anchor Latch

mandrel inside the outer sleeve 1 x 1.2m

2 x 1.5 m
2x 3 m Permanent Packer
 How should we space out the completion?? 1 x 9.1m, 1x 8.6m,
1 x 9.6m 3 x 9.4m

• Top of joint 234 below HOP:

– 11.5 - (9.75 + 0.3) = 11.5 – 10.05
= 1.45m.=> 9.1-(9.75-2.4)-0.3
# 235 (9.1m) Landing
• String then released and pulled back # 233 (9.4m)
Joint

so that the ELTSR is in the correct

position (2m overlap):
– Distance to be pulled back = 6.2 – 2 # 232 (9.3m)
# 234 (9.6m)
= 4.2m Pup
Joints
– Top of joint 234 = 1.45 – 4.2 = -
2.75m above hang-off point # 233 (9.4m)

– Top of joint 233 is therefore -2.75 +

9.6 = 6.85m below hang off point.
• Completion string now at the correct
position, top of joint 233 is where we
require it. Have to fill the distance 2.0m
2.0m

(6.85m) with the tubing hanger

assembly and additional pup-joints
– Length required = 6.85 – 1.7 =
5.15m
• Pup joints to be used:
– 1 x 3m
– 1 x 0.95m
– 1 x 1.2m
ELTSR in correct position Jt 233 back to DF
– Total: 5.15m

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 Tubing Hanger Valves

Two Way Check Valve

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