Well intervention
The experience captured in this paper illustrates the potential of deepwater riserless wireline subsea intervention capability and the fact that it can be expanded beyond hydraulic-only, simple mechanical, and plugging-and-abandonment scopes.
This paper describes the use of coiled tubing in a pilot project for carbon dioxide injection, enabling evaluation of the conversion of an existing oil field for CCS purposes and derisking storage-development uncertainties before having to cease hydrocarbon production.
This paper describes the first riserless coiled tubing services operation performed in a live subsea well and the associated improvements in efficiency, cost savings, and safety.
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This paper presents various functionalities and benefits of a monitoring tool developed for and used with all critical flowmeters in the operator’s production system. -
New and evolving artificial lift technology is helping operators improve production rates.
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This paper describes the development of a comprehensive digital solution for well surveillance and field-production optimization for an offshore field consisting of four stacked reservoirs, each containing near-critical fluids.
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This paper describes a new integrated workflow for automated well monitoring using pressure and rate measurements obtained with permanent gauges and flowmeters.
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This study proposes graphene nanoplatelets as a preflush system to extend the lifetime of a conventional scale-inhibitor squeeze treatment.
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A comprehensive study looks at the sealing efficiency of eutectic bismuth-tin alloy plugs in wells slated for plugging and abandonment through laboratory testing, microscopy analyses, and numerical simulations.
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This paper describes a solution for downhole salt precipitation involving the installation of velocity strings.
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This paper discusses the ecosystem challenges that face the development of nonmetallic tubulars, ranging from academia and research institutes to material suppliers and manufacturing facilities for pipe prototyping.
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This paper discusses the benefits of glass-reinforced-epoxy-lined carbon steel for tubulars, which provides long-lasting protection resulting in major cost savings throughout the life cycle.
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This paper demonstrates the testing and validation of different mechanical evaluations of the integrity of fiberglass tubing using logging and intervention tools.
