Well Integrity Management

System
3 Days Workshop, 14 – 16 Jan 2021
Summarized By:
Hudan Hidayatulloh
Definition Energy, Pressure
& Temperature

Well Integrity Main

• NORSOK D-010: the
“Application of technical,
operational and
organizational solutions to
reduce risk of uncontrolled
release of formation fluids Keep hydrocarbon
throughout the life cycle of a in the Pipe
well
• Where, condition of
subsurface fluid is safe within
the boundary of design in his
life cycle

Energy Pressure &

Temperature
Important
• Injury
• Environment
• Cost
• Liability
• Future Generation
Well integrity Life Cycle

Abandon Design

Drilling
Produce
Operation
Handover Well Integrity
Handover
Management

Repair Produce

Produce
Well Integrity Life Cycle
Well Integrity Management
System
Well Barriers

Reservoir

Environment

Technical Operational Organization

Failure Assessment
Failure Freq

Well integrity
Management

Age
Well Integrity Management
System
Accountability & Well Operation Well Intervention Tubing Annulus WH & Tree Safety Valve
Responsibility Program maintenance Program

•Accountable •Well •Well •Assign Limit •Twice per Year •SSV Procedure
•Responsible Ownership & Ownership & Operation (P) Maintenance •DHSV on Gas
•Team Handover Handover •Anomalies •Handle WH Injector &
Approach •Personnel •Personnel •Response Leak Offshore
Competency Competency Anomalies •Tested
•Procedure •Procedure •Understand
•Corrosion & •Record the risk
Erosion
Management
Well Integrity Check List

Assign Accountability &

Audit Verification
Responsibility Team

System Cover Design Competency Personnel

Operating & Well

Annulus Monitoring
intervention Procedure

Wellhead & X-Tree and

safety valve
 Conductor Casing
20”, 30”
1
Casing Design Surface Casing
13 3/8”, 9 5/8”

1. Conductor Setting Depth

2. Shoe 2 Intermediate
Casing 9 5/8”, 7”

3. Cement 3
4. Shoe
4 Production Casing
5. Cement 9 5/8”, 7”

5
6. Shoe
7. Cement

6
Tubing
5 ½”, 4 ½”, 3 ½”, 2
7 7/8”, 2 3/8”
Well Completion
Item No Description Function

1 Tubing Hanger Upper Annulus barrier and supports Tubing

2 SC-SSSV Protech the surface Installation

3 Control Line hydraulically Operation the SC-SSSV

4 Tubing Convey Hydrocarbon to the surface

5 A-Annulus Protech Prod. Casing from attack

6 Gas Lift Valves Permit entry of lift gas annulus to tubing

7 Expansion joint Accomodation expansion/contraction

8 Anchor Seal Assy Ties and Seal tubing string to packer

9 Production Packer Anchor Tubing String to prod. Casing

10 Packer Sealing Element Form Lower Barrier to the A-Annulus

11 Tailpipe Allows installation of instrument

Well Control
• Barrier definition: any device, fluid, or substance that prevents flow of
wellbore fluids
• Barrier Classification:
• Primary
• Secondary
• Tertiary
• Barrier Requirement
• Drilling & Workover – Double Barrier protection
• Well Intervention – Triple Barrier protection
• Pressure barrier: Mechanical with full containment of pressure, preventing
release of fluid and tested in the direct of flow
• Flow Barrier: Mechanical constrain to the rate of flow of fluid
• Permanent Barrier: Closed and prohibits any flow without any further
action.
• Passive Barrier: Normally open but can be closed
• Barrier Envelopes: Group of individual barrier elements (i.e. Stuffing box is
part of lubricator envelopes, Xmas Tree is part of Tubing packer envelopes,
Casing is part of production Casing envelopes, Etc.)
 Barrier Envelopes
Barrier type Barrier Integrity
Mechanical Must be "tested from directional flow"
Stuffing
X-Tree 1. Closed Type Must be "Leak Thight"
Box
API Leakage Criteria "400 cc/min or 900
2. Closeable Type scf/hr"

Hydrostatic Barrier Must be diligent monitoring for period

Liquid with sirca 200 time to ensure thermal expansion and
Lubricator Psi contraction effects have cased
Tubing Pf or < Fracture Pf
hanger

BOP Mechanical barrier

Tubing
Closed Type Closable type
Stuffing Box BOP
Tubing Grease Injection
Accessories head Annular Preventer
Stripper Xmas tree
BHA Check valve Sub Surface Safety valve
Packer Hydrostatic barrier
drilling fluid Freash Water
Completion Fluid Salt Water
Other
Stuffing Box/Lubricator Wireline Plug Ice Plug
envelopes Packer and Tubing Envelopes Bridge plug Overbalanced Fluid
Wellhead & X-Tree
• API Specification 6A is the recognized
industry standard for wellhead and
tree equipment. It was formulated to
provide safe, dimensionally and
functionally interchangeable wellhead
and tree equipment. The specification
includes detailed requirements for
manufacturing tubular well.
suspension equipment, valves, and
fittings used at oil and gas well
locations to contain and control
pressure and fluid flow.
Wellhead & X-Tree
Definition:
• All permanent equipment between the
uppermost position of the surface casing
and the tubing head adapter connection
Function:
• Support/suspend the casings and tubing.
• Provides a seal between the different
strings (annulus sealing).
• Allow for access to annuli between the
different casing/tubing strings.
• Provides support for BOP during drilling.
• It is foundation for attaching at reef or well
• Control during production, injection, or
other operations.
• It provides access to the well.
Wellhead & X-Tree
Unitized
housing

Tubing hanger

Secondary
Seals/Packoff

Casing
Hangers

starter Head

Conventional Multi bowl/Unitized

Wellhead & X-Tree
Definition:
• Christmas tree is the assembly of gate valves,
chokes and fitting which control the flow of oil & gas
during production.
Function:
• The primary function of a tree is to control the flow
into or out of the well, usually oil or gas.
• The bottom connection of the tree matches the top
connection to the tubing head adapter
• The tree and adapter are generally installed as a
unit, immediately after tubing is suspended.
• Christmas trees are assembled in sizes, pressures,
trims and configurations designed to meet virtually
any completion and production requirements
• Most trees feature gate valves and chokes.
 Wellhead & X-Tree
Gauge Gauge
Needle
Needle Valve
Valve
Tree Cap
Adapter
Tree Cap
Adapter
Swab Valve/
Crown Valve Wing Valve

Tee

Upper
Master Valve Lower Master
Choke Valve Upper
Valve
Master Valve

Lower
Master
Valve

Stack up Tree Block Tree

Wellhead & X-Tree – Trim Guide
Wellhead Connectors Casing & Valves & Loose Other
Equipment & Fittings Tubing Chokes Connectors Equipment
Hangers

Casing head Cross-over Mandrel Single valves Weld neck Actuators

housing connectors hangers connections

Casing head Tubing head Slip hangers Multiple valves Blind Ring
spool adaptors connectors gaskets

Tubing head Top Actuated Threaded Valves

spools connectors valves connectors removal
plugs

Cross-over Tees and Valves

spools crosses prepared for
actuators

Multi-stage Adaptor and Check valves

head spacer
housing and spools
spools

Bull plugs Chokes

Surface and
underwater
safety valves
and actuators

Back-pressure
valves

API Pressure in Mpa API Pressure in Psi

13.8 2,000
20.7 3,000

34.5 5,000

69.0 10,000

103.5 15,000

138.0 20,000
Annular Pressure
Definition: “the area between two concentric circles” or
a ring sharped part, figure or space”
• The annular voids from the principles barriers between
the production fluid and the athmosphere
• By monitoring the annulus pressure we are able to
assess the condition of integrity of wellbore tubular
• Anomalous annulus pressure may give the first
indication of downhole problems although it does’t
automatically mean there is a leak
• Thermal expansion or ingress of formation fluid could
also cause an increase in annulus pressure, regular
sampling of annulus fluid may also be undertaken
Annulus Monitoring – well Star-up
Recommended Annuli Naming
Convention

18 5/8” Casing
Shoe
Top of Cement

13 3/8” Casing
Shoe
Top of Cement

9 5/8” Casing
Shoe
SAP (Sustainable Annulus
Pressure)
Definition: a pressure in any well annulus that is measurable at the
wellhead and rebuilds when bleed down, not caused solely by
temperature fluctuation or imposed by the operator
SAP US Regulation: diagnostic testing is required in any well
exhibiting SAP, result of the test if immediate SAP removal could be
temporary waived and continuing operation of well permit
Norsok D-10: Pressure in all accessible annuli shal be monitored and
maintained within min and max operational pressure limits to verify
the integrity status of well barriers is known at all times
A-annulus pressure in all wells and B-annulus pressure in multi
purpose and gas lifted wells shall be monitored through continuous
recording
Subsea wells, the B-annulus designed to withstand thermal
pressure build up, or have an acceptable pressure management
system
Possible Leak Patch - Completion
1. Tubing hanger seal
2. SC-SSCV (Where Fitted)
3. Control/Balance Line
4. Connections
5. Tubing
6. Gas lift Mandrels
7. Expansion Joints
8. Production packer Seal
Note:
Where the liner is lap above packer, the
liner lap can also be a failure patch
Leak Patch – A Annulus
1. Casing hanger Seal – Leak into B-
Annulus
2. Casing Leak – Either connections
of loss of integrity to / from B-
Annulus
3. Casing Leak – Connections of loss
of integrity resulting to the
formation / reservoir
communication
4. Cement bond failure reslting in
reservoir communication with
other formation
Leak Patch – B Annulus
1. Casing hanger Seal – Leak into
/ from C-Annulus
2. Casing Hanger Leak – either
connections of loss of integrity
to / from C-Annulus
3. Shoe failure – leak to / from
formation
Leak Patch – C Annulus
1. Casing hanger Seal – Leak into
/ from Conductor
2. Casing Hanger Leak – either
connections of loss of integrity
to / from Conductor
3. Shoe failure – leak to / from
formation
Prevention Method
Prevention for well construction & production:
• Well Planning & Design
• Detection & Diagnostics: SAP Source & Patchways
• SAP Barriers: Mechanical, Cement, Rock & Chemical
Sealants
• Thermal APB (Annular Pressure Build-up)
Avoidance, Prevention & Venting
• Well integrity testing
Well Planning Design
Review of the existing wells design, drilling &
completion operation problems & lesson learnt
• Well design issue
• Change in casing setting depth
• Material selection
• Maximum load concept:
• Burst load design
• Collapse Casing design
• Bi Axial Analysis
• Tri Axial analysis
Diagnostic Methode
• Maximum Allowable Wellhead operating pressure
(MAWOP)
• Flow Testing & Sampling
• Well Log Analysis
• Pressure Bleed-down performance
• Pressure Bleed-up performance
• Upper & lower Diagnostic Thresholds (DTs)
• Wellhead & Tubuar Pressure testing
• Data record and Documentation
Remediation Methode
Rig-less Method:
• Bleed and Lubriate
A Combination of bleeding off pressure and injecting a
sealing/killing fluid either at the wellhead or at depth
through flexible tubing inserted into the annulus (CARS)
Ring Method:
• Cement Squeeze operation
• Termination of inner casing
Well Integrity Minimum Standard
• Accountable Person
• Well Operation procedure
• Well intervention procedure
• Tubular / Casing integrity program
• Wellhead & X-Tree Maintenance Inspection, and
testing program
• DHSV and ADHSV Integrity program
• Drilling & Well Operation Policy
Thank You