The authors write that their analysis presented in the complete paper challenges the typical way interventions have been planned and executed, both from an operational and commercial basis, and examines where room exists for significant improvement. The paper examines the case for performing interventions and aims to identify opportunities for both financial and net-zero-goal achievement. By appreciating the issues operators face when justifying and designing intervention activity, challenges can thus be addressed by proper alignment for the best outcome.
The Complexity of Interventions
Downhole issues can be broken into two main categories: reservoir-based bottlenecks, and well-integrity and completion hardware issues. Problems categorized as reservoir-based can manifest either in the formation or in the wellbore.
