Metal Expandable Annular Sealing Systems for High Pressure Open Hole Zonal Isolation and Stimulation
- Authors
- Yosafat Esquitin (Welltec Inc) | Brian Schwanitz (Welltec Inc) | Guido Moreno (Equion Energía) | Natalia Avella (Equion Energía) | Oscar Henao (Equion Energía)
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2118/196227-MS
- Document ID
- SPE-196227-MS
- Publisher
- Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Source
- SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, 30 September - 2 October, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- Publication Date
- 2019
- Document Type
- Conference Paper
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 978-1-61399-663-8
- Copyright
- 2019. Society of Petroleum Engineers
- Keywords
- High Pressure, Isolation, Stimulation, Packer, Increased Production
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Metal expandable annular sealing systems were used in a 4 ½" completion as an effective high-pressure isolation method inside 6" open hole mudstone formation in the Foothills Basin of Colombia. Effective isolation proved to be historically difficult to achieve.
The operator was approached with a solid metal expandable sealing system with rotation capabilities as an annular barrier for a preferred cementless completion. The sealing system needed to be assembled on a full-bore liner able to deliver robust deployment with a high-pressure seal in a worse case washed-out scenario. The deployment of the system consisted of one annular barrier placed above and one annular barrier placed below the mudstone zone.
Following careful job planning with the operator, the rotationally capable completion was deployed without any incidents. To achieve pressure integrity to set the metal expandable annular barriers, a ball seat sealing system was incorporated to allow the system to be closed and the annular barriers to be set.
After putting the well onto the pipeline, the client recorded a 52% increase in their expected produc-tion from previous wells. Successful results were accomplished as effective isolation was achieved and enhanced production was obtained because of the effective stimulation. This paper overviews the appli-cation, design, implementation and results of the use of new metal annular sealing systems in a 4 ½" completion as an effective high-pressure isolation method inside a 6" open hole, drilled in fractured sandstone and mudstone formations.
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Hazel P.; Singh; H.; Bärdsen J.; Vasques R.; Pearcy; R.; Hannah; N.; Open Hole Sealing System Provide Zonal Isolation for High Pressure Acid Stimulation within a Chalk Reservoir. Paper SPE 166391 presented at the Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 30 September-2 October 2013