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Experiences from use of a Managed Pressure Drilling & ECD Management System during drilling of a challenging HPHT well

Authors
Rolv Rommetveit (eDrilling Solutions) | Sven Inge odegaard | Christine Nordstrand (eDrilling Solutions)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.2118/130325-MS
Document ID
SPE-130325-MS
Publisher
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Source
SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference and Exhibition, 24-25 February, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Conference Paper
Language
English
ISBN
978-1-55563-279-3
Copyright
2010. SPE/IADC Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference and Exhibition
Disciplines
5.1.2 Faults and Fracture Characterisation, 5.1.5 Geologic Modeling, 4.3.4 Scale, 1.6.1 Drilling Operation Management, 1.11.2 Drilling Fluid Selection and Formulation (Chemistry, Properties), 1.7.5 Well Control, 3 Production and Well Operations, 1.7.2 Managed Pressure Drilling, 4.1.2 Separation and Treating, 4.1.5 Processing Equipment, 1.6 Drilling Operations, 5.3.2 Multiphase Flow, 1.14 Casing and Cementing, 1.7.7 Cuttings Transport, 1.12.6 Drilling Data Management and Standards, 1.7.1 Underbalanced Drilling, 1.7 Pressure Management, 1.7.6 Wellbore Pressure Management, 5.2.1 Phase Behavior and PVT Measurements, 1.5 Drill Bits, 5.6.4 Drillstem/Well Testing
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Abstract

A very challenging HPHT well has been drilled utilizing a Managed Pressure Drilling System comprised of an advanced ECD Management System with automatic decision support, and real time simulations using state-of-the-art models. The System uses all available real time drilling data (surface and downhole) in combination with real time modelling to monitor and optimize the drilling process. Especially the dynamic well pressure and the allowable drilling window pore (pore / fracture pressures and well stability limits) are focused on. The information is used to visualize the wellbore in 3D in real time. It has been implemented in Total E&P Norge TASC (Total Activities Support and Collaboration) Center in Norway. The system is composed of the following elements:

  • An advanced and fast integrated wellbore flow and thermal simulator modeling the thermohydraulics effects dynamically, and also the interaction between flow and temperature effects in real time.
  • Automatic quality check and corrections of drilling data; making them suitable for processing by computer models
  • Real time supervision of the drilling window using time based drilling data as well as drilling models
  • Diagnostics of the drilling state and conditions. This is obtained from comparing model predictions with measured data.
  • Automatic forward looking of the ECD
  • A Virtual Wellbore, with advanced visualization of the downhole process.
  • Data flow and computer infrastructure

Among the challenges during planning and drilling of this well have been:

  • Very small window between pore and fracture pressure. RT ECD simulations were performed with an advanced hydraulic and thermal wellbore model, and automatic supervision of the margins versus pore and fracture limits was performed.
  • Increased probability for instabilities in the tight window. Was mitigated by RT stability modeling during drilling.
  • Uncertainties in pore pressure predictions. Was mitigated by updating predictions during drilling.

Experiences from the drilling as well as use of the MPD System will be summarized and presented. The supervision and diagnosis functionalities have been useful in particular. 

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