Bassel Eissa Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University, Bob L. Herd Department of Petroleum Engineering
Unconventional play drilling and completion are pushing for longer laterals and more aggressive fracturing to maximize reservoir contact. On the other hand, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for artificial lift. This study characterizes artificial lift trends in the Midland and Delaware Basins using a dataset of well completions, production performance, and lift methods. Results show distinct...
Ritthy Son, SM Energy
The Midland Basin teaches a hard lesson in drilling harder rock. SM Energy first drilled there in 2008 before launching a successful horizontal drilling campaign in 2013. This work focuses on a successful application of the limiter redesign process supported with downhole sensors. Whirl suppression generates ROP performance improvements. This objective is complicated with a coupling to stick slip...
Victoria Pons, Ph. D., Pons Energy Analytics Anne Marie Weaver and L.J. Guillotte, Lightning Production Services Justin Lundquist, P.E., Revolution Resources
Rod pumping unconventional wells can be challenging due to increased side loading conditions thru the curve section of the wellbore. Likewise, ‘S’ shaped wells and unintentional dog legs present a similar problem with increased failure rates. All of these conditions lead to higher side loading resulting in increased friction and wear and a corresponding decrease in Mean Time Between Failures...
Tanhee Galindo, GeoKimika Oil & Gas
Case study of mill-out operations in the Permian Basin which evaluate chemical program and processes used. Results show how existing processes and chemicals used or lack thereof, can affect equipment and undo the preventative chemical treatments used during the hydraulic fracturing process. The study looks at field water testing performed during various mill-out operations and considered workover...
Rob Hari, Dave Kimery, Trystan Wall, Jeff Saponja and Camille Jensen HEAL Systems
Producers are continuously challenged to keep drilling costs as low as possible and retain operational flexibility so as not to compromise completion and production performance. Well construction cost reduction strategies that include a casing size reduction can cause long-term production inefficiencies. Smaller casing sizes impact the critical liquid lifting velocity necessary to support...
Vidya S Bammidi Keane Group
Horizontal drilling and the need for effective completion techniques has given birth to a wide variety of solutions in North American oil and gas plays. For many operators, it has become a top priority to optimize proppant distribution using buoyancy enhancer additives and to achieve fracture diversion with clean solutions that do not require intervention. At the heart of these initiatives is the...