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Well Completion Design Overview

This document provides an overview of well completion design. It defines well completion as installing equipment to allow safe and controlled petroleum flow. Key considerations for design include reservoir characteristics, mechanical factors, and ensuring the completion meets functional requirements like optimum flow, pressure containment, chemical injection, and enabling downhole operations. The completion design should consider formation, fittings, and material compatibility to finalize the well so reservoir fluids can be efficiently and safely produced.

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Well Completion Design Overview

This document provides an overview of well completion design. It defines well completion as installing equipment to allow safe and controlled petroleum flow. Key considerations for design include reservoir characteristics, mechanical factors, and ensuring the completion meets functional requirements like optimum flow, pressure containment, chemical injection, and enabling downhole operations. The completion design should consider formation, fittings, and material compatibility to finalize the well so reservoir fluids can be efficiently and safely produced.

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AN OVERVIEW OF WELL COMPLETION

DESIGN

PRESENTED
By
JUDITH UZOH OGECHUKWU

Department of petroleum engineering(RSUST)

OUTLINE
INTRODUCTION
WHAT

IS WELL COMPLETION?
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
DRILLING PHASE
COMPLETION PHASE
COMPLETION DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FORM
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A
COMPLETION STRING
COMPLETION DESIGN ACCESORIES
CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION
In simple terms, the term well completion refers to the
methods by which a newly drilled well can be finalised
so that reservoir fluids can be produced to surface
production facilities efficiently and safely. In general, a
well is the communication link between the surface
and the reservoir and it represents a large percentage
of the expenditure in the development of an oil or gas
field. It is of utmost importance that the
well be completed correctly at the onset, in order that
maximum overall productivity of the field may be
obtained. The ideal completion is the lowest cost
completion which will meet the demands placed on it
during its producing lifetime.

WHAT IS WELL COMPLETION


Completing a well means installing
equipment in the well to allow a safe and
controlled flow of petroleum from the well

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
1.

DRILLING PHASE

RESERVOIR

CONSIDERATIONS
MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS

RESERVOIR CONSIDERATIONS
Producing rate
Multiple reservoirs
Reservoir drive mechanism
Secondary recovery requirements
Stimulation
Sand control
Artificial lift
Workover requirements.

MECHANICAL CONSIDERATIONS
Functional requirements
Operating conditions
Component design
Component reliability
Safety.

This shows an example of a typical drilling and casing


schedule

COMPLETION PHASE

Oil and gas completion companies are often


consulted to assist with well completion
designs or the development of detailed
equipment specifications. To accomplish
this, three major issues must be considered:
Form, Fit and Function of the tools
Metallurgy
Elastomeric Materials and seal Design

COMPLETION DESIGN REQUIREMENT


FORM

This is a form indicating the completion


requirements and well data needed.
Either imperial or metric units may be
used but should be clearly identified

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF A
COMPLETION STRING
Consider the casing schematic of Figure 2. The
objective is to design a completion string for this
well with following basic functional requirements:
To provide optimum flowing conditions;
To protect the casing from well fluids;
To contain reservoir pressure in an emergency;
To enable down hole chemical injection;
To enable the well to be put in a safe
condition prior to removing the production
conduit (i.e. to be killed);
To enable routine downhole operations.

COMPLETION DESIGN ACCESSORIES


Packers
Sub-Surface

Safety Valves (SSSV)


Flow Control Equipment
Tubulars
Gas Lift Mandrels

CONCLUSION

In simple terms, the term well


completion refers to the methods by
which a newly drilled well can be
finalised so that reservoir fluids can be
produced to surface production facilities
efficiently and safely. An Appropriate
design should be choosen.

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