ProTech - 1PPvz - 22nd April 1999
ProTech - 1PPvz - 22nd April 1999
ProTech - 1PPvz - 22nd April 1999
Class:- 289033a
HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
Production Technology 1a
1. This is a Closed Book Examination and candidates are allowed to utilise course notes for
reference during the exam.
3. Examination Papers will be marked anonymously. See separate instructions for completion of
Script Book front covers and attachment of loose pages. Do not write your name on any loose
pages which are submitted as part of your answer.
5. The marks allocated to each question are shown in brackets after the question.
The general conditions for the field are shown in Table 1 with the fluid and reservoir characteristics
shown in Table 2 and 3 respectively. A projected casing schedule is shown in Table 4. Table 5 outlines
the probable trajectories.
It is anticipated that the well deliverability will require the use of 41/2" OD tubing. However as the
wells are anticipated to be under a depletion (solution gas in late life) drive, well deliverability will
decline almost immediately.
The reservoir consists of a consolidated to friable, heterogeneous, fine grained sandstone with
limited clay content. It is slightly overpressured and overlain by a thin (150 ft) shale layer.
Table 4 - Provisional Casing Schedule
26 20 Surface 1000
26 0º 0º
17 1/2 0º 15-25º
6 65-80º 80-90º
Use short notes and sketches to answer the following questions.
State all assumptions and give reasons where possible.
1. For this particular development, discuss the options for the bottomhole completion technique,
namely, perforated/cemented liner; premium screen or openhole. What would you recommend
and why?
[15]
2. What would be your concerns about the selection of a drill-in fluid for the 6 inch hole and what
fluid and additives would you recommend?
[10]
3. Provide a sketch of a conceptual configuration for the completion of the oil producers. Specify:
4. Assuming that the wells were drilled overbalanced how would you lower the bottomhole
pressure to initiate flow?
[10]
5. If it is necessary to pull the tubing, how would you secure the well, isolate flow and kill the well?
[10]
6. If the reserves are downgraded and a platform is uneconomic, how would you modify your
design if the field were developed by a maximum of 3 subsea satellite production wells?
Provide a sketch.
[15]
8. If the reservoir were put on water injection, how would this impact on your design for the oil
producers?
[5]
End of Paper