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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project Number |
307 |
| Date of Summary |
August 16, 2006 |
| Subject |
Optimization of Horizontal Well
Completion |
| Performing Activity |
University of Tulsa |
| Principal Investigator |
Erdal Ozkan, Cem Sarica, Mohan
Kelkar |
| Contracting Agency |
Minerals Management Service |
| Estimated Completion |
December 2000 |
| Description |
The main objectives of
this project were to develop completion guidelines to optimize horizontal
well completions.
In a horizontal well,
depending on the completion method, fluid may enter the wellbore at various
locations along the well length. The pressure distribution in a horizontal
well can influence the well completion and well profile design, and have an
impact on the production behavior of the well. Pressure-drop versus flow
behavior along the well and the relationship between the pressure-drop along
the well and the influx from the reservoir were studied. |
| Progress |
The researchers
completed wellbore hydraulics studies and developed new friction factor
correlations for slotted liners and perforated pipes. It was shown that the
use of conventional friction factors for horizontal well flow introduced
significant errors in well performance prediction. New completion guidelines
were developed for perforated wells. The final project meeting was held in
February 2000. |
| Report |
AA
(10 pages)
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Optimization of
Horizontal Well Completion, Joint Industry Project Newsletter, The
University of Tulsa, Department of Petroleum Engineering, October 7, 1998. |
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AB
(64 pages)
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Optimization of
Horizontal Well Completion, notes from Annual Advisory Board Meeting, The
University of Tulsa, Petroleum Engineering Department, January 29, 1999. |
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AC
(84 pages)
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Weipeng Jiang,
Investigation of the Effects of Completion Geometries Upon Single Phase
Liquid Flow Behavior in Horizontal Wells, The University of Tulsa, 1999. |
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AD
(21 pages)
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Optimization of
Horizontal Well Completion, Final Report, received February 2000. |
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