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    Chapter 1

    The Well-Construction Process

    Claire Davy, EITICAT, ano

    Bernt

    S. Aadnoy, University of Stavanger

    This

    bao

    has be eu cornpiled priu cipall y

    10

    lc ad

    wrl ellt incels Ihrough

    nrlvauccd

    dlilllll~

    .uid

    lI'ell-desi~n

    n-chnology. Thc well-construcuon procexs provirlcs rhc flllll;IlICIlI;d hackhonc 10 SIlPJlOrl xuch wcll desigll

    ami complerion designo \Ve also

    wj

    ll intruducc thc ncvv Icchnology 1111IS

    .ipplied

    in rhe design

    01'

    wcllx uud

    in lile drilling proccsx.

    Idmllced Drillillg

    a u d 1 1 1 1 /

    I-lllllllogy

    is

    aimcd

    ,11

    th c app l

    ic.u ion

    nf luu damental

    well-clcxigu

    tc chuiqucs.

    hui

    i t al so adclres scs la r more coniplcx chullcngc- : ihe

    SPJ-: Ic.\lbOOK /l/lrUI1I1'/I{lIl.l n(

    Drillun;

    L//gi//eC/ ;l1g

    (Mitche}l 2(09) holds wcalth o inoruuuion on rhe tund.uncutuls. Thc objcctivc of IlIis hook is to c.rpture rhe

    vaxt develo pmcnt th.u has raken place in drilling dllling rhc pasr dcc adc ro address mcetiug rhe rcqurrcrucnts

    01'

    designing more-challcngiug IITlIs mi comph-rions. Signilic;lnl

    arlv .mce s ha vc be cn scc n

    in

    dc cpwarer

    orill-

    ing,

    uud crbalauce d

    drilling. loggillg while drillill~.

    and

    prcxsurc .nut rempcr.uurc rueasurementx clurillg drilling ,

    as a tew exumples. These rwo SPE books

    are

    dosel)' lied logelha .uul

    wi

    ll be

    conxidcrcd

    complcrneuuuy.

    In short. this hook will link thcorv lo praciical applic.u ion-, ,Iml uuludcx dcruilcd case sllIdies whcrc

    ap pr op riate. Alth ough some

    derivnuons 01 fund.uucruals

    ,1Il: rcqui rcd.

    lile idea is ro refer lo

    Fundumcntnls

    ojDrilling.

    Dlgil1la;l1g

    10 a Irfe cxtcnt.

    This chapter scts out the

    Iramework

    01rhe well-cuasuuction prOlCSS inro which. in pruciice, the dcsi gu

    icc hniqucs are drawn Hit ,1/ a time at rhe appropriarc pOillIS. Ofrt'll. st'vn,iI altcrn.uivc IV

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    2

    AcJvancecl Orilllng and Well Technology

    lile 11\'c'IYICW1)(;1 wcl projcel includex ull

    ihc

    high-Icvcl proces-es (1/ IV:11design. implcmrnt.uion rcport-

    ill~. ;11)(1kedh;d; Th,:SL' Jmc:sscs Io rrn p.ut nI' th c wc ll-dclivcrv pro cc sx ami thc dccision -. 1lI;ldc thcrciu.

    more I'I/y de~cri :d in O~q;ll/ (20()(1)1. which are lile outcome 01' xound projcct 11l;llIagcillclll

    Tlu: IIL'/I-del ivcry prllccss cnco mpa ss cs all rhe aclil'itics required lO gel lrr un xt.ut lo li nivh ;llld is th c

    ICSplllhlhilily lllglSl 1>/ /l~,,'IT()lr cllgincl'rl. ;11Il1;11 Ihe il1lcrfan:s

    lur

    rcpnrtiug 10 exiernal parrics such ;1.\ rcgulatnry

    1

    Id Il',.

    Thc

    \\cll-dcliI'L'ly pt'llL'CS' J;I\

    bccn

    v icwed

    ami dctincd

    lrum

    many

    perspccuvcs=-espccialty in

    ihc

    IHe

    1

    1

    )')1)'-'-111

    ord c r

    ID

    Iinc

    [une :111\1ighlighl

    rh c

    cftccrivcuess

    01 ' thc part s 01 ' th e

    process Ih;H were signiticlIlIly

    inlp;lditlg Ihe k cv IK'I'I'orlll:lllu: itltlil'alnrs (Kctly 199-'1;Robins and Robcus 11)1)6;Dudouet ami

    Detiui l

    laumc

    199.~:

    Dupui: .. I

    lJ1)7: /'vlorg\I,~Itt)UI hy

    vvc

    l l illll'gl'ily-;ssurallrt: processcs.

    1,2.1 Arl

    vanccd

    \Vd I Design, Exccllc.u

    advauccd

    wcll

    dexign

    ix thc rhreud that su\lains a xuccessfu: 11'1:'11-

    dcliv r

    rv

    pt'\ln's~,

    Thc Ili'I)L'lS

    of .u lv anced wcl

    desigll

    ix x imil.u '

    lO ihat

    usc d

    al

    a ha sic levcl:

    hOI\'CI'Cr. rhrrc

    ;Irc' 111'11rinv ipa l ditfnclln's ;1\ rhc dl'~igll procccdx:

    Ah crn.u i

    v r

    \I;)S

    (Ir

    fllllilling IhC nccds are consunu

    ly

    considcrcd.

    Thc designer h;s I() push out (Ir lile couvcntional box .uul somerimcs beyund lile comfort zonc of borh

    IIIC tlt'SlgllU :lld his

    m hc r

    pccrs.

    Dcs ig n rnlcs

    rhut muy

    llave bee n

    sel previouxly IIHISI he challen~,'

    ClIIl\isllllly. \Ve IIIIISI alll':l)'s re

    I 'Cr IlO

    [h e objcct ivc s wc are trying lo achieve and not rcmain bouud by

    Ir~ldili()lI;d dC~I:;ll tlll:llj()d{llo~:y.

    Tu he skillcd in ;llh;llIl'ed IITII desigll. tl : designcr must lirsl bccome conversan: with thc Icchllnlll IC'

    Ih;1I :II\~ .rv.ul.ibk: lIT h.ivc al our dispusal')

    Thc wc l l II

    i

    l l he ICljuc,

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    The WellConslruclion Process 3

    1l11ISr e eslahlshctI ro enablc releusc llf Illwllces Io r thc project.

    TtJ

    csi im .ue the :lLIrhuri/:liOIl for cx pcnditurc

    (AFE). lile xpecific rcsourccs rcquircd to c.u ry out rhc work pruurum muxt also be eSI:lhlisiled.

    '1'0 conuneuce thc journcy along rhc wcli-dctivcry prtKes.\. I\C hcgill with what i - ; normal. good pracricc :11

    the st.ut: In delinc the objccrivcs of rhc wcl. The objecuvcx will dcpend un rhc purpnsc ot rhe \\'cI11II

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    , Advanced Orilling and Well Technology

    ' he rcqu irement lor 100 many casing scutx rraditionally has Iorccd rhc dcsigllcr inro a xrnn l lcr-t hau-

    pr.rct

    icabl c tin al

    wcllborc

    sizc. or

    into having ver)' Iargc

    xur tac c

    casing sil.es, Severul rechnulng ies

    ha vc

    rccc utl

    y

    curuc lo rhc torc trunt

    lo

    .uldrexs thcse challcnpcx: cxpandab lc caxing. 11100n;gc:d-prcsslIlc drilling.

    and casing drillint,

    rXp;lIId;lble casings have the poieruiul to

    otlcr

    an cruirely diflcrcnt IV;Y of sclting out c;lsing cOllllgllr,llions

    withiu ihc wcll. cnabling Ihe rcservoir wcllbore sife rhat is

    ideal

    Ior produc ion lU be rc;/i/,ed, Ex p.uulublc

    c;lsings C;1I1cvcn cnable OCIISun oplirniling Ihe hole SI/e withoui comprollll,lng rcxervoir wcllhore si/,e

    (l',g .. where Sexicnded-reach wells requirc un idl';t1 hule xizc In the high',lIIgJc portion. nr require h,l\'illg;

    uouhlc ((lIlC

    cascd oll carly).

    f3cing ahle lo puxh casing se; ts clown Iarth cr is onc 01' lile many pox iiiv c unrihutc-; 01' rhc 1II,lIl;gecJ-prcsslll'C

    tlrilllllg tecluuquc. which is dcscribed in Chaprer

    9.1 1 1 1

    some C;lSCS.IIlIS techniquc

    i,

    comhincd

    wilh

    C1',ng

    tlrillillg lu e 11 urc thc auainmcnt ofrhc cas ing-sear dcprh. The icchniquc 01'casing drilltng 1;;,,1'0 dcxcribcd in

    Ch.rp ier

    l),2.

    a nd

    i t h,l'

    bec n us ed

    in innovativc

    wa) 's

    lo OI'\:ITOI11C

    Ioss 01 '

    linal

    we

    llborc slle

    ca use d

    by

    hoc

    prohlcm.

    Scveral '1'1I aalllples

    ha ve

    rcvulutionizcd complerion designo wirh thc prodnrt iun

    pa ckcr

    now bcing

    xcntecl

    in

    produciion

    casing

    nbove

    a

    seu led liner

    10p, logelher

    with

    pruducuou-well kill pllilo,upltic, Iltal

    do

    11tHrcquire k il l llui d in ihc aunulus cloxe 10 thc rescrvoir. Th ese ex amplcx in 111mreduce thc l';sing (Ir linc r

    sile

    nec dcd

    anoss

    the

    rcscrvoir

    and

    are we

    ll

    illusuntcd in

    rhc

    over-pressurcd gas

    wclls

    nf lile xourhcrn

    North

    Sea.

    Monohore completions are now nccepted praciice in some areas where corroxion ur lile l'asillgs is unlikcly

    ro I)('CIII dllrillg Ihe producrion life 01' t he we 11The principie 01'desiring lile i(]e,j lublllgsilX spCCirlcalinn

    1111hce(llll~'s cvcn more important because it is now possible 10 obtuin Ihis,

    COIIIJl/eIf)// //1tervals Are lile zoncx ro be produccd all to

    be

    open

    lrom the

    OIlISCl'l Is Iher.: ; likclihood

    01'dillerill2 prcssurc regimos

    Iroru

    one zone to unother? Is lile rescrvoir prexsurr pledicl;lblc bclurc lile /llll(~~

    are pcuctruretl hy dri ll ing? Will the pure pressure be derectable al the time of drilling',1

    The

    answer 10

    th es e

    questions

    and the

    certainty of

    cach wil] lcad wcll

    designt'rs tu ensille 1/;11

    hey

    II,IVC

    conlingclll pl;lIlS in place 10

    avoid

    wasting lime

    (a ud

    money) in re

    sponding lo

    a posviblc U1I1CUIIlCIor

    whirh

    ihere is no established plan,

    Fortntttiou livaluation

    Requirements.

    The big:gest

    advance

    in Ihis rexpect IS lile use

    ol un dc rba lnncc d-

    drilling rcchniqucs. which can offcr nor only thc bcnctit 01' reducing impuinnent blll Iso the ;tlllll\'anCt' 01

    welllt'Sling whilc drillillg (see

    Chapte r

    1),1),

    Thcre is considerable rcwurd rol'

    dc signcrs

    inlllinilllil.illg he

    criticnl p.uh

    time 1'01'rig opcrations A.s

    thcs c

    are he ight eued turther. innovation is creeping in 10 removc acriviries Irorn th c cruical p.uh . inclllding Iorn

    1 0 1 ,

    tion cvaluat iun acuviucs. Openhole logging tools have bccorne cranuncd into xhoncr unu x 10 cnablc cornbi-

    u.uinn nJIIs to rcplace xeveral runx of

    lo ggi ng too ls and

    10

    bcc ome

    a nonn,

    Likcw ise .

    long.::r coring rllllS ~II\'

    achicvablc in une uucmpt. More focus is placer on enlighteniug thc rustorner w ith Ihe C()~I Ir infunuauon

    g;lincd in lhcse lI'ay' 10 cnablc cnmpromises to be seuled IIpOl1. Logging results derived Irom rucnsurcmcut-

    whilc-rlrillinj: techniques are now widely accepted as dcfinitivr survcys Ior Ioruun iou cvalu.uiou jllllpUSCS 111'

    oil rompanicx and rcgulatory bodics. although thcrc is controvcrsy ovcrthc ourcomc rcading s. Unlortuuatclv.

    i t

    is xtill neccssary ro spend lime 0 1 1a gyru survcy lO define dirccrional p.uhs of wclls

    iha t

    mav l.ucr huvc ot hcr

    wcllx nc .u hy

    01' are to

    be

    sidctracked in or near a reservoir.

    ferfnmliOI/ Strategies

    and Sand Control.

    Thc Iirxt design choice

    would be

    111pertor.ue ()I' ro havc ;11;

    opcnholc complcrion 01' surts. Perfor.uion iechnolop

    y

    has moved nhc.ul. ami rhc choice 1'01'xclrcuou no:

    Sp;IIIS wid r,lIIge,

    Once the we ll (lt:signer h;s infnrrnation about pore p'essures and rcservoir charactcriz.uion. incllldillg the

    cxicut ami thickncxs 01' inrcrbcds aud

    ihe

    narure of

    ihc

    rescrvoir rock anel ils pel'llleahilily llleCh;lIlisIlIS. a) rct',

    Illcnl (;11I

    lx:

    reached on h(l\\' perfllralinn inlervals will

    he

    c/oscll---whal Ing lhe)' lllay nced lO

    he

    basecl UpOl1.

    lhe: illlensity of perforation IsllolS per foot),

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    The Well-Construclion Process 5

    Opcnh ule completions ca n hav e screens or slortcd pipc sct aeross rhern. or simply can ha ve raw snn d-

    [are exposcd. The use ol ex pnndable sand scrccns ami s.uulpack have chnnged thc oprions Ior

    corn ple

    tion

    cxtt'lIsivc/y.

    1.3 .2 D efine the N ecds of the

    \Vell. J)iITerellli;lIing

    rh e nccdx

    01;1

    well

    al

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    6 Advanced Orilling and Well Technology

    () Thc n.u urc

    01'

    eac h of the

    geological Iormarionx

    am i thci r

    drill 'lhilil)'. wcll-bore

    stubi lity

    pcrt or-

    ma ncc al

    vario us

    holc anglcs 1('1.2. Tire pore

    pressulc and fracture pres sure plot w irh dcpth are the kcy lO derermining which en;lbling tcchnulogy could

    ;Hld value by rctercnce lO 'rabie 1.3.

    -_

    .

    _-_ . . ._ __ __ _ . .._

    TABlE 1.1- DATA COllATI0N AND ANAlYSIS TOPICS IN THIS BOOK

    Data Callalion and

    Analysis Tapie

    Chapler fa r Relerence

    Chap.5.1

    Chap.6.1

    Chap 6.2

    Geamechanics and Wellbore Slability

    Images While Drilling

    Geasleering

    Wellbare slabilily

    Pare pressure

    Chap.5.2

    Normalizalion and Inversion Melhads

    --_- TABLE 1.2-ESSENTIAl WEll-PlANNIG TO~ICS IN lHIS-_BOK ~ = j

    Well-Pl3nnong Tapie Cnapter for Referenec

    Casing seat placemenls Chap 2 Advanced Casino and Tubll1g De s iqn

    Casing confiqurations 1

    Tubing seleclion

    Completion delails

    Chap.3.4 Laads. Friction and Buckling

    Well palhs-lrajeclory design Chap. 3.1 Advanced Orill51ring Oesign

    Welleonlrol modeling

    Chap.4.2 WellCanlrol Modeling

    ._._ _ .._ ____

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    ..........

    _... ......_

    The WelJConstruclion Process 7

    TABLE 1 3-ENABLlNG-TECHNOLOGIES TOPICS IN THIS BOOK

    Enablinq- Technologies Topie Chapler rar Reference

    Using underbalanced-dnrlinq fluid Chap. 9.1 Uncerbalanced-Drunnq Opcralions

    hydroslalics

    Using at-balanced-drillinp fluid Chap.9.3 Managed-Pressure Drilling

    hydrostatics

    Using toarn as drilling fluid Chap.4.3 Foam Onlling

    Cilsing while jnlling Cllap.9.2 Casing While Orilling

    1.3.3 Assur:lllcc lo Arhieve th e Dexign. Once thc wcl l des ign is outlincd. i t will be irn poru uu lo cnsure Ih;1I

    the complete tlri Iling progr.un can SlIppOrl ihc req ui rcmcnt s 10 tulfi l rhe objectivex 0'- rhe wcll. Axsuruucc 111;11

    thc wcll can huvc cnnrinucd inlcgrily will bccornc prouressiv ely more nf a conc ern In s:llisry th c l'cgu ;llOry

    aut hori Iics.

    \-lanagclllcnl will ncc d 10 be pr eseuted with several way s lo dcsign the well, with lile eOSI for cnch sel OUI

    und ;1 lisl

    ni

    the slreng lh s. wenkuesscs. opportunii ies, and lh reals presented by cuch. Axxu ran ce Iha l the

    dcsigncd wcll can be put in Ih e , 'rtlum l \ViII need to be ju stif icd. The more non-standard lid th c more dcv ia-

    liom lrorn Iradilinll,t1 icchnolog y ihar are proposcd. the grea ter the dcpth 01 ' sr udy 10 pr ove ihc projcct v iable.

    ld enu lica tion 01 th c opportunitic s thut the des ign offers is highly val uable al this sragc. The re servoir cllgi

    ncers xhouk] be cncourugc d lo share th cir v ision of how rh e well w ill continu e lo drain ih e icld dllring ih lite.

    including production r.ues. tluid rypcs, ;1I1dwheth er water i n f l u x or x an d p ro du ctio n will Iike ly occur ;Irtn.l

    spccific numbcr 01' y cnr s.

    Ccrtu in p;rlS of Ihis book provide guiclance 011 ho w

    this

    can be udd resscd within

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    8 Advanced Drilling and Well Technology

    TABLE 1.5-SPECIA~IST ENVIRONMENTAL_ CONDITION TOPICS IN.THIS BooK-

    l

    Specialist Environmental

    Condition Tapie Chapter for Reference

    ---O-eepwater wel;s---- Chap. 7 Oeepwater Onlllng

    J

    Hiqh-pressure/hiqh-ternperature Chap.B High-PressureIHigh- Temperalure

    wells Well Oesign and Onlling

    ..........

    _----_._--

    I.J.4 Rcsources lo Meet These Rcquircmcnts. Resourcc-, 10

    cnahle

    the dcsi~ncd \\cIIIO be put in place ar

    ncx t dctcrm iucd

    hy

    the aclvanccd

    well-design engineer. In particular, il

    is detcnu incd what

    i\ uvailublc

    .uid

    what is :Ipprtlplllle with respect lO

    Dri Iling rigs or worko ver unirs

    Servicc cquipmcut

    Acccxs rourc s lo supply the drilling ri~ anrl thcir limii.uions

    Local asxistan cc,

    support,

    un d any co nstraints

    Ex pcrt perxonncl to deliver th e requ ired objectiv es

    Ncw technologics llave cmcrged wi thin the provisin of n11111)'erviccx rcquircd Ior l'llilSlrllcling and servic-

    ing

    wcl s.

    L:x:lIllples are

    ser

    out in Chapter

    9.4, Coiled Tubing

    Drilling alld Chaptcr

    9 ..1.

    Novel Drilling

    Techniqucs

    Tire complete wcll des ign and the rcsources

    10

    be uscd are normully do cum ented 111~Idrilling programo

    Appeudices ol this

    prograrn provide

    rhe ou tlin e

    0 1

    how spec iul componcnrs

    olrhc progfillll

    such as rhe mud

    m thc clircc tional program will be execured. For operarions on ihe United Kingdolll COlltilll:nlill Shelf

    e u

    KCS) ,

    the drilling. progralll is referred to as the Hcalth and

    Satety

    Executive (HSE) Submissiou.

    1\

    in many couu-

    trics, i t

    muxt be

    submined

    to

    Ilre regulatory aurhoruy Ior approval

    or

    acccprnnce prior 10

    pcnn ixxion

    beillg

    grillllccI 1'01'rhe oi 1 co rnpa ny lo construct rhe well.

    The

    dc

    tai lcd proccdures for

    ull rhe

    plann ed

    activirics

    ihcn are

    compilcd

    1111 tlcl~ldetl drilling prngram.

    Thc wcll cnginccr perf rmns sig uificuu t planning with all 01' the rcquired partirs ~Ind ;rlSIJ urg~lnilxs loruml

    risk asseSSlllcllts th ar addrcss the adclitional risks crcaterl

    by

    th e intcractivity nf rh c v.uious couuibuunx

    (which are ovcr and above thc risk assessmcnis rhnt euch serv ice providcr pcrtonn -, in-houxc un thc re-

    t ivu ics ror which cach is wholly respousiblej . It is importnnt not to miss thc lisJ..:s

    prcx cnicd by

    hringing

    tugclher cliffcreur tc.uns ofservice providers: No

    111'0

    wcll

    des igns

    are idcruical:

    ihu s. m y riud

    ofrisks are

    prexcutcd Io r which miuimiznrion, mirigation, and rcsponxes need

    10

    be IIHlughl th rough tormally bcforc

    activiry o n-site.

    A ty pical m .magcmcn t sy srcm Io r c orn pa nies

    opcrating on

    thc UKCS fonn alizcx

    1\'11;11

    in l'lel Icnd.s In

    work

    we

    ll

    nnywhcre. Exccrpr s

    01 '

    tlow charts Irom

    thix mnnugcmcru xysrcm

    are proviclcd

    in

    Figs.

    1.1

    th rough 1.4

    ID show ho,v thc design proeess is rigorously integrated: rhe chanx iucludc dctiuirc stcl's aud chcck s by lile

    wcll cx.unincr Inr wcll in tcgrii y , and risk asscssm cnt acrivitics are in jcc tcd as the design dcvclups righ: rom

    rhc basis ol dc;;ign through ihe wel -driiling progr;1ll und Oll through ihe dcvclopmcnt ni' dcrnilcd proccdurcs.

    Wcll design an rl complcrion cksign are ud dresscd in the

    sarne

    rigor ous manncr.

    The man agcment sy srcm gocs 011lo point OUI in pa rticular the SIC));;in which \\'cll-lnll'gr-iIY conccrns wouid

    he idcn ti licd as the wcll is construrtcd (or as th c c omp le rion i, pu t in rhc ground). ,1;;rCJlortin, ,111(.1undovcr

    or the

    product

    wel lo thc cuxrorner is

    achicverl.

    ami as revicw

    occurx.

    1.4 Implementatiol1

    1.4.1 Dcliv('ry of the Advauccd Well Dl'sign. Enahling OIl-SiIC dclivcry ol thc lk\lgn 1L:lluires xevcru KL\

    s)'\tellls

    lo

    be in place. The si/.e or rh e projcct to which Ilris wcll ronlribulcs C,III v~lry grt:;i1ly. Whcrc lile \wll

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    Responsible Team

    [ 1 J Cornpany asset

    [J Company operations

    o

    Well examiner

    AFE

    supporting

    documentation

    Completion

    basis

    0 1

    design

    Risk assessment

    Subsea-systems

    basis of design

    Risk assessment

    The Well-Construction Process 9

    L_-'-- _

    Signature Authority

    Asset manager

    liI

    Enqincer

    Operations manager

    i l

    Weli examiner

    Peer

    Process Requirements

    . __ _ ~

    Manoatory II required

    Outline well-operations

    program and health and salety 1.

    executive notilication

    Drilling

    basis of design

    Detailed well

    - ; ; - ; ; - l

    flO,PlejJirlaltio_n s_p_ro_g_r_a 'lm~ --_-----l Well examinati~

    Well-test

    basis of design

    ,

    L

    Well exarnination

    rogram changes

    End 01 well report

    Fig. 1.1-0verall well-planning process-document and signature requirements (courtesy 01 Chris Dykes

    International).

    is a luue cx

    plor.u

    inn

    well.

    sysll'1l1S

    wi l be

    strenmlincd

    and likely cuxtomived. Where the wcll is

    (li le

    ol

    m.iny .

    i t oficn rcquirex support by ,1 corporntc set of sy SICIllS that also support. Ior cxample. the production opera-

    tiullS 01- a pl .ufnnn .

    Thcrc

    ,11(:.

    however. S)stCIllS

    nf

    nnportunce 111,lt are

    noied

    here as ideall

    y

    rcquircd

    10

    SOIllC scalc.

    whurcvcr

    Ih e P IOJCCI. Thc systelm uecc lcd 10 support rhe su ccc ssf u l consuuciion of the de sigued well compuse. ,IS a

    minimum. SySlC111S

    ih.u

    pcriorrn rhc folloll 'llg tasks:

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    10 Advanced Orilling and Well Technology

    Responsible Team

    O Asset

    O

    Operations

    O

    EH&S

    O Well examiner

    O Well partner

    . S ~ f ~ J 9 Y ' t M r ;~ ~ i 1

    .'.slteSlJwey,,\.:

    t

    cnjracto(/:,~

    Prepare and submit

    PON

    15

    Prepare and submit

    oit spill

    contingency plan

    ALJditsi(esJ'rvey ..

    . c6ntractr'

    Prepare AFE supporting

    docurnenlation for long lead time

    well materials, goods and services

    Approve FE r6rlo~g lead time

    well

    rnaterlals; gi:iods and services

    . . ..

    Order long lead time

    well malerials, goods and services

    Fig, 1.2-Well-planning process-preplanning phase (courtesy

    01

    Chris Dykes International).

    Clc.u ly define and documcut res ponsibili ries an d accoumubiluics

    P ubl ish po lic ies am i procederes. pa rt icu lar ly to ensure

    sarCI)'

    al sile

    Monitor tor actual operations:

    as-huilt

    vs. planncd to derert and m.mnge change

    Alcn rol' vnri.uio ns in

    local

    d. ua that rnay

    cornpromise thc

    dcsign

    Euab le eflcctive communicuriou

    Ensurc follow-through on authoriuuive direciions

    Clcurly Define and Documont Responsibitities and Accountubiities.

    \ mee ting 10

    d ril/ lile 11 ,11

    11 P{/Ir'f

    C;11I be cttcc tiv e in ac hi cving the se definitions. Usual ly . rcxpnnsibilities a 11(1 ncc ou nt .rhiliues \ViII be dOCII-

    mcuicd i11 the managcmcn: systcm.

    j

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    The Well-Construetion Process 11

    Responsible Tearn

    J Assel

    [J

    Opera1ions

    [J

    EH&S

    1,''':''''::,,+, .: '0 -' ..... ,.,.

    i

    I

    1,

    ,e.o :-'/;'. : ...., .

    1

    [] Supply chain

    L

    DECC consent to locate

    G Well examiner

    Notify fisheries lederation]

    t

    I

    I

    r

    Initiate weekly planning

    Contracts

    I

    I

    meeting

    I

    I Consents and notifications

    . . .

    Oil spill eontingency plan

    J

    ~.

    Rig selection process

    Conduet offset data review

    SMS: bridging and SC docs

    . ..

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    12 Advanced Drilling and Well Technology

    Submit--da~ydrilling reports

    Submit 5/7 -day operations

    look ahead

    Issue weekly operational and

    emergency response

    dut rotation

    Submit well-activity reports

    casing running

    cementation fishing

    Submil lessons to company

    database

    Complete EEMS

    chemical-useage reports

    Asset

    Responsible Team

    O Operations O EH&S

    Drilling O

    contractor

    Well examiner

    Conduct well

    operations

    Submit weekly

    HSE activity report

    Prepare activity

    work

    instruclions

    Prepare and submit

    PON

    1

    reports

    Prepare and subrnit

    PON

    1

    reports

    Prepare and submit

    RIDDOR reports

    Prepare and submit

    RIDDOR reports

    Prepare well

    change request

    WCR

    Fig. 1.4-Well-planning process-program (courtesy

    01

    Chris Dykes tnternational).

    Cement job Iais

    Siuck casing muxt be xet high

    Act ual gcology ur porr pressurc is not as predic te d

    Alert for Variations iu Local lrata That May Compromisc tlt e Desigu. Var i.uionx that oc cur

    on

    xitc

    II111st

    1l0

    he pcrm iu cd

    to

    comprom iso

    designo

    For cx ample, gcolo :') ' picks

    coming in ton higil

    m

    not at

    al l

    \ViII

    ;Jlcct tlu: l-;l.si llg setting depth.

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    The Well-Construction Process t3

    E/laMe CO/llIII/lllicafioll P ]IIlS . including ex ec ution rcspo nxihilities . nec d ro be re luy cd trom IO\I-'n lu kcy

    perso

    lll1c l

    al site. From lile well-sire the reslIl ls 01 monitoring are Icd bn ck 10 IOWI1 by rhe con rrn ctorx daily .

    weekly , 01' monthly.

    Ensure Follow-Through

    011

    Authoritative Uirections. The oil cO lllpan)' repr escnu.rivc ;1\ rhc wctlsitc is

    [h e fo cus and coc oor dinator Io r

    oversccing

    communications au d Io r cnsur ing

    ihar the

    oil com pan y di rec t

    ives

    are impl clllenled.

    1.5 Reporting and Feedback

    1. 5 .1 \N IH II Is Reported? M inimum rcpor ring rcquircm ents are very suict.

    They are

    use d fo r ihe rolln \V in g

    pl lrpo ses:

    To mee t obJ igalory res puu sibi li tie am i sari sfy reg ul atory

    nuthoriiics

    Toinfonu orh er s in the si re tcr nnund nil

    compauy ,

    which is uhimately uanslate d into be ing

    Ior

    satery

    or comrncrciul

    )lllrJloses

    Il is rn and atory that all deta ilx dC llIonslral ing \V l'1I imcgriry am i cornpliancc to [h e appr ove d pr og ram are

    reponed.

    How D o e s Reporting Occur? Rcporring can occur in a number 0 1 format s and trequen cies Irom daily

    drilling repo rts to w cek ly xumrnarie s , am i. att er

    ihe

    wef l is lini shcd. th e Ia ctx will be rcc ordcd in

    un

    cnd uf

    well reporto R epo rts are by the oil cornpany drilling superv isor ur repr es cntutiv c to the oi l company office

    res ponsible

    Ior the licensc.

    They ;:.Isn may uriginalc from rhe serv ice corn pany and drilling contractor.

    1.6 How Best To Use Advanced Technologies in the Overall Advanced Well Design

    Using

    ad vancc d techn oJog ies in th e ovcrull advancc d wcll dcsign rcquircs:

    l. COIH.:Cpl

    op tions to be generutcd

    2. A robus t busin ess case rol' the preferred choice

    3. A sound depl oy rncnt Irumework

    4. Excellcnce in project management

    Thi s bo ok prov ides th e wcll-des ign engineer with infor rnarion 011rh c IICW rcc bn olo gics ihat are available for

    well construct ion aud giv cs examples of how ihose rc chnolog ics can be us ed in advanc ed well des igno Engi-

    ncers w ill find thcse exam pl es useful in lak ing their ca pa bilities bey ond rhe basics,

    As (h e cngin ee r follows specific examplcs , il is also use lu l

    10

    con sider what oihcr innov ative appl ica tions

    the re miglu

    be

    Io r thal particular rec hn olug y . In the evolv ing energy ind uxrry , creariv iry ami rcx pon sib le de -

    ploy meut 01' IlCW technolog ie s w ill prov ide the cornperirive cd ge.

    Thi s book se rvex on ly

    lo

    introduce th c rcchnotogi es am i some cx amplcx of rh cir upp hc.uion. lur thc r

    rcx eur ch 10 gain full Iamilia ri ty w irh rh e particular rcch nology of inrcrcst is hi ghly rec on uneuded .

    A cauiion is ncedcd he re ab out inco rporatin g new rcc hnolou y into wcll designo The cxtent to whi ch new

    technolngy dep loy rne nt ca n benetit Irorn go od project munagem cur cann ot he oversr.ued. The ups u e is that

    ncw tcc hnology implcnicntation ca n impro ve sy slc lns performance bccause so much aueutiou has In he paid

    lo dctnil. The dowus ide is th at ir such auention and

    ,1

    rigorou s approa ch

    lo

    ri sk numag cruc u: are uot madc. thc

    app lica tion 01 th e new lcc ilnology may be doomcd . Thc pr cparntion of propos als need s, ih crcfo rc. ro iucor -

    porate an analysis of th e stren grhs. wea kncsse s. opporrunities and thr euts (SWOTs) Io r ca en option so that

    lhese are tho roughl y co nsid crcd prior ro a managcmcnt cha llen ge.

    C a s

    Study.

    W hcn addr e,~ing case studies. the dev elopment 01' dcs igu optious broad ly Iollow s th c srcps

    sc t oUI in thi s cha pt er. Referen ce SIH lU lt he mude by the dcs igner lo the rclevunt technolug y in Ihis book .uu l

    in pub lished paper suc h as thnx e tound in the

    SP E

    li tcr.uur e. For ca ch wcll -dc xign np t iuu uulicu ted , rhe

    aCliv ir ics o well co ns truction. inclu ding ihe completion. should be xet ou t by the des ig ne : cach cng inccri

    likcly to

    CIllI

    rhis cx crc ixe wiih sligluly ditfe rcnt uu tcumcs.

    ---- ..

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    14 Advanced Drilling and Well Technalagy

    Obicctivc. To illustrare the valuc

    1 1 1 :1 1 ;\

    hn rizon tal well would havc compa red lo a trad iri oual verti cal wcll.

    I'nr an oil rompa n)' th .u is unfum ilia r witl: (, r.1.ip prchcusivc about ) horizuntnl wel lx.

    IdclI/i ril/g Hotuulruv

    ontlitions

    Rcx cr vo ir

    Plnn. Th e salid

    tre nd

    is in [he

    uo rth/sot uh

    dircction within thc

    rcscrvoir. Wluu is li le optimum

    dirccrion

    1'01':1 ho rizontal wel in this rcscrvoir? Fig.

    5

    is a sketch of a pl an

    ;11

    rescrvoir

    level .

    with North oric nr cd

    tlp ihe pag c, showing

    hr ui ded

    sands.

    \sSCSSIII('f /1.

    l. A horizonml

    we l]

    with

    ca st/w cst oricntanon is

    needed

    lO

    Irns

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    TIlO Welt-Conslruction Process 15

    such aualy se s

    lO

    sc reeu th c av ailabl e dc sign options

    ~1 I1C 1

    preve rhe ca se

    tor

    rhe appl icnu on

    01'

    ncw vs, uadi-

    tional Icchnology.

    P ro ject

    Management,

    Excell ence in pr oj cct-m an agcmcnt

    rcchniques is

    re qui red lO lacilinuc an d bcuelir

    troru thc use 01 ' th e new tcc hnologics,

    P ropo sals Ior th e application ofn ew

    iechnology are

    id cally supportcd by i

    nformatiou

    to

    present

    the st.u c of

    thc artorninimize risk, and maximizc valuc. Typical srudics rhat

    can

    he undertak eu 10 prov idc this in tornuui on

    includ c:

    TABLE 1_6-COMPARISON OF VERTICAL ANO

    HORIZONTAL WELLS

    ._

    ....

    _ _ .. . _ . ._ ..

    ldenrification of rhc new tcchnology bencfirs where they

    apply In

    explor.uiou

    wcls

    Tcch nolog y gap nnn ly sis al th e

    conceptual

    stages ol a proj cct tu dcm onstr .ue which tech nologies llave

    lile porenrinl to add value

    The

    position of cach ncw rechnology to be uscd in projecl-scl out in

    thc

    tcchnology dcploymeut plan

    lo support

    the field dev elopm cnt

    plan or

    rhc

    fi eld rcdcvclop mcu t

    plan

    Technicnl asscssmcnt 01the

    in teg ration

    of uew/ncw and ncw/uaditioual iechnolog

    ic s

    10

    ac hi cvc

    the

    be si-v aluc well over a well 's en tire li fc cy cle

    The cost and potcnrial value geueraied

    by

    thc new rechnology: tnr ex.uuplc.how ihe correct applic.uion

    of the new rechnology

    can

    \' lmprove projeci cconouucs

    o l.iber.uc reser ves of eithcr bypasscd oil or prcviouxly

    ununainnblc

    res erves

    Sl,lIlIS of the maturity of

    ca ch

    rcchnology, Ilaming cxumplcs in which dcployincut has occurrcd in

    sim ilar circum stanccs

    The dcgree of

    reliabil iry

    1 thc cquipmcnt componcnts

    Thc

    level of contidcncc wirh

    whi ch

    the technulog

    y

    can he dcploycd in

    thc

    purticul.u

    selling or which

    i t is intcnded-c-onshorc/offshorc. local country. or b, 1S1I1

    The

    nmount of plalllling

    rh nt

    ix

    necded

    lo

    succ ess fully dcploy

    ihc ICC]IlOlogy

    Thc ro ot ca use s tluu han- um lcrpinned cx isuug succ c:

    Slmies

    The back ground aud rhc

    lIlldcrlyillg

    ca use of rclcvaui

    luilurcs

    of

    Ihis

    tc chuo lop y

    Conuiburing

    Inct ors

    lik ely ro id succexs m 10

    uuderminc

    Ihc dcpl()ynll'nt

    ---

    Tradilionat Vertical Well Horizontat Well

    Is simple and relatively

    inexpensive

    Well design is easily

    accepted as a proven

    melhod wilh a low cost,

    bul is it a good value?

    May not intcrscct any of

    Ihe pay sano channel

    Longer zone in lhe pay

    sands

    Greater confidence in

    peneuatinq Ihe reservoir

    Concern over perceived

    nsks 01achieving Ihe

    well

    Higher imlial well cost

    and interventions

    Accesses more reserves

    Reservoir depletion is

    less understood (e.q.,

    well may have a shorter

    life ,f cones water anc

    less of a

    cnoxe

    etfeel

    around lt1e wellhore)

    Increased production

    rate

    s

    likely lo

    acceler ate prooucnon

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    16 Advancec Drilling and Well Technology

    A c< ll~ log of th e man-h ours rcqui re d lo effc ctively achieve rhc voluruc of planning rcquired 10 br ing thix

    tcc hnology dcp loy mcnt to re.ui iy without cost

    overruns

    Thc wcl l cng incer w ill nncl that it is usc ful

    lO

    ge l a Ieel l'or rh e above maucrs so that they are we ll cquippc d

    lO

    respond to cu srom er re ques is tor use 01' ncw cr technologies in a realistic manuer . Thi s bno k is iu tended

    IS

    a good sla rt ing poiut

    ror

    bo rh ihos c

    cousidering

    su ch implcmcnt atio n an d also

    10

    support thosc who huve

    dep loy cd cennin ne wer technolog ics and ca n ben efi t from

    prompts.

    kno wledge nnd methodo logies rhat apply

    1 .0 othcr te chn ologies as yC I IIIt1ri.d. 1 I i, hoped thut rhe informarion prov ided

    ca n

    hclp w ith prcparing thc

    businesxes cases 10

    bring

    cuch 10

    [ruition. Kecping

    updated with rcsults aud

    I'in dings

    Irom othcr

    indu stry

    col-

    lcagucs and oth er

    SPE

    co llengucs \V iII co mplement what y ou lind in this

    book .

    Acknowledgments

    Figs. 1.1

    th rough lA .

    which xhnw the diag r;l Ill S of

    li le

    wcll

    engin eering

    mauagement system,

    are couu esy nf

    Cluix Dy kes interuauonal.

    al

    Id

    : t

    spcc ia] acknowledgm ent gocs 10 Chris D y kes for his kind perm ixs ior: to

    rcprint rhcse.

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