© Subsurface Safety Valves Downhole EquipmentWhy a Sub-Surface Safety Valve (SSSV)? Piper Alpha [ Piper Alpha tragedy ) + Piper Alpha was an oil production platform in the North Sea. * on 6 July 1988, killing 167 people. + Catastrophic platform accident due to explosion in process facility and release Piper Alpha on fre shorly afer the second of gas in pipeline. explosion + Almost all of the wells controlled below Date 6 July 1988, 31 years ago seabed with SC-SSSvs! Coordinates @5e27" 0 + Only well that burnt was being worked use ees over - no SSSV in place. Deaths 467 . Property damage £17 billion load Inquiries Cullen InquiryWhy Sub-Surface Safety Valve (SSSV)? ~ + Persian Gulf War. 1991 + The Kuwaiti oil fires were caused by Iraqi military forces setting fire to a reported 605 to 732 oil wellsKuwaiti oil firesKuwaiti oil firesKuwaiti oil firesKuwaiti oil firesSubsurface Safety Valves Cont sssv ~ + Operation + shutdown valve installed at the T— scsi upper wellbore for emergency shutdown to protect the production tubing and wellhead Tubii in case of overpressure. Gaal + To prevent uncontrolled release of hydrocarbons from the well if something catastrophic occurs at — Pac surface.Flapper Open Flapper Close(oe) Flapper typeSC-SSSV Tubing Retrievable type Flapper open Flapper closedWELLHEAD control panelControl line connection to downhole safety valve * a 1/4" inch stainless steel ue control line is attached it may be necessary to keep as much as 4000 to 5000 psi on the contro! line to keep the valve open.SCSSSV control line port at tubing hanger Tubing hanger +i a EPs) efter —— tested tough well Contro! lines for down ———— satety vaive and smar sz eeSCSSSV control line port at tubing hang : Safety valve Connection for t ‘contro! line Debris cap tree or BOP suet — | — wast Tubing — crime hanger (ast ey gt — reine — uae Lom et 8@ $e | a Wellhead Smart well valve controlApplication Running a BM conscsecemen: wel wel eeSubsurface Safety Valves Deploying and retrieving 1. Wireline retrievable (WLRSV) Deployed on a wireline running tool to be installed in an appropriate landing nipple + Easy installation and removal by W/L. + Asignificant restriction in flow path. 2. Tubing Retrievable (TRSV) + integral part of tubing + no restriction in flow path ID must pull tubing to repair. sz TRSV WLRSVSubsurface Safety Valves Types Surface control panel Hydraulic-control line Flow coupling Hydra Tubing-retrievable safety valve Flow coupling Slickline- retrievable safety valve@ TR & WLR Safety Valve Landing Nipple Look MANDREL SAFETY VALVE Top Sub | Functional Sub-assemb! Bottom SubWireline and Tubing Retrievable Sub-Surface Safety Valve Criteria WRSV Applications _TRSV Applications General application: where intervention by wireline is available General application: where larger flow area is desired for the tubing size High pressure gas wells where well fluids or temperatures tend to shorten the life of component materials Extreme hostile environments |___High volume oil and gas wells _ Subsea completions High velocity wells with abrasive production Multiple zone completions where several flow control devices are set beneath the TRSV Greater depth setting capabilitiesFlapper typeBall type Astee| ball with a vertical axial hole of the same ID as the valve, rotates on its horizontal axis for closure. Rapidly being replaced by the flapper system l =Subsurface Safety Valves sssv Recommended minimum setting depth Offshore + 50 meter below the deepest pile penetration Onshore + 100 meter below ground levelSubsurface Safety Valves Recommended minimum setting depth + The average setting depth for surface-controlled subsurface safety valves is approximately 500 feet. + factors that contribute to this setting depth. 1.hydrate formation 2.paraffins, 3.drilling kick-off points 4.government regulations.Annulus Safety Valves (ASV) Ta gs lit systems where large amounts of pressurised gas exists in the tobingcasiag annus, Anauls Safety Valves maybe incorporated to contain hs gus inventory inthe ana in the eveat thatthe welhead becomes damaged, ASV"s are not discussed hece bat an example completion design incomporating such a device i shown in Figure 43. An example ofan ASV is shown in Figure 5(— casing {— Tubing valve control line |—TR-SCSSV | _Annulus valve control line |— Annulus Safety Valve {Concentric tubing anchor Pack-off tubing hanger {— Tubing valve control line |—TR-SCSSV }— Annulus valve control line t— Tubing {— Wireline Retrievable Annulus Safety Valve {— Concentric Tubing Anchor |— Pack-off tubing hangerSelf-Equalizing SC-SSSV. |, yy