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Completion Installation Exercise #1

• Adco Asab Field


• Well SB‐477
• Running 3½”x4½” DTS 
Completion
– No rotation possible
– Completion run to 19,354’

Learning Objectives

Input Output
• Actual survey • Calculate drag risk 
• Enter hole and string  tensions
details • Calculate buckling 
• Enter friction factors risk@depth
• Discuss sensitivity
• Review actual DTS run

Completion Installation Exercise 1


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Inputs ‐ Survey and Hole Details:

Well Path
• Actual survey – SB‐477
• Select survey as txt file

Enter Hole Details:
• 9 5/8” 47# to 6,397’ 
(above top of 7” liner) 
• 7” 26# to 9,338’
• 6 1/8” Hole to 99999’ 

Inputs  ‐ Completion String

Completion Installation Exercise 2


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Inputs  ‐ Torque & Drag Scenario

Inputs  ‐ Friction Factors
OPERATION P/U S/O OB T COMMENT
Planning 3½” x 4½” Tbg 0.1 – 0.3 N/A
Solids free WBM assumed
Actual 3½” x 4½” Tbg (SB-477) 0.05 – 0.1 N/A with Polymer protectors in
6⅛”hole

Notes: Use average FF (Cased and open hole)


0.2 SO FF used for standoff calculation

Notes:2 centralizer per joint = 15’ tubing lengths


as only cross coupling clamps approved for use

Completion Installation Exercise 3


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Running DTS Completion  – Drag Chart 

• Completion will run for 
SOFF = 0.20
• Why will liner not run 
for SOFF ≥ 0.25 ?
• Is that acceptable ?
• What are the results 
sensitive to ?

Standoff calculation ‐ Inputs

Completion Installation Exercise 4


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Standoff calculation

• Acceptable standoff at TD
– No wall contact with DTS 
cable
– Is that OK ?
• What are the results 
sensitive to ? 

Standoff calculation ‐ Slideshow

Completion Installation Exercise 5


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Actual DTS run on 12.7k’ 3½”9.2#x4½”12.75# Tubing

• Note: 12,687’ of 3½ tubing run from 
TD to +/‐6,800’ (lateral and build up 
sections) with 4½” tubing in the low 
angle section
• Radiagreen lubricant at 1.5% helped 
reduce axial drag
• At TD, drilling BHA was backreamed
out of hole and inside the 7” liner 
• 5.75” OD polymer centralizers 
lowered drag and provided 
protection to the DTS cable
• K&M input into planning and K&M 
engineer on rig for run

Completion Installation Exercise#2

• Running 4½” Slotted 
Liner  on  5½” x 4” DP
• Adco Bab Field
• 10k Lateral ERD well, 5k 
Step out and 50° Az Turn 

Completion Installation Exercise 6


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Learning Objectives

Input Output
• Apply tortuosity to  • Calculate drag risk 
planned well path tensions
• Enter hole and string  • Calculate off bottom 
details torque
• Enter friction factors • Calculate buckling 
risk@depth
• Discuss potential 
solutions

Inputs ‐ Survey Details:

• Survey for – “10K 
Lateral ERD Well”
• 5k step out to heel 
• 50 ◦ Azimuth turn

• Select survey file with 
tortuosity to simulate 
actual survey

Completion Installation Exercise 7


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Inputs  ‐ Liner and Drill Pipe

Size Weight Adj Wt Grade Connection Tensile Tube TQ MUT


(in) (lb/ft) (lb/ft) Type (kips) (k ft-lbs) (k ft-lbs)
5½” 21.9 24.96 VM-105 6⅝” x 4” VX54 483 56 33.6
4” 15.7 17.64 VM-105 4⅞” x 29/16” VX39 355 28 15
4½” 12.6 12.6 L80 VAGT 288 27.6 5.2
 

Notes: Assumes no reduction in tensile or torsional strength due to slots

Inputs  ‐ Friction Factors

Completion Installation Exercise 8


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Running Slotted Liner – Drag Chart Results

• 4½”Liner will just run 
for SOFF ≤ 0.25
• Why will liner not run 
for SOFF ≥ 0.30 ?

Running Slotted Liner – Buckling Risk Plot

• Buckling of the 4½” 
liner / 4” DP is the issue
• What are potential 
solutions ? 

Completion Installation Exercise 9


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Running Slotted Liner – Off Bottom Torque

• Reaming is not likely to 
be possible
– OBT > 4½” MUT  (0.25 FF)
– VAGT MUT is ± 5 k ft‐lbs
– Upgrade connection e.g. 
Hydril 563 ± 10 k ft‐lbs
– or Buttress with Tesco 
torque ring ± 8 k ft‐lbs

Running Slotted Liner ‐ Solutions

• Use 5½” x 4” HWDP  
– With HWDP, can now 
run for 0.3 SO FF  

Completion Installation Exercise 10


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Running Slotted Liner ‐ Solutions

• Run 2000’ HWDP + 
swivel above liner
– With DP rotation only, can 
now run for 0.3 SO FF  

Back Up Slides – Pipe Specifications

Completion Installation Exercise 11


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Completion Installation Exercise 12


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Completion Installation Exercise 13

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