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Vol. 59 No. 9

September 2007

Wellbore Integrity, Sand Management, and Frac Pack

New Opportunities for Time-Sensitive Gulf of Mexico Completions

Adaptation of single-trip multizone sand-control completion systems in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) for frac packing has created new opportunities for time-sensitive completions. Frac packing involves relatively large amounts of complex fluids and deployment of capital-intensive equipment. Time becomes a significant variable in project economics. In 1990, after completing several hundred wells successfully in California, single-trip multizone technology was introduced to the GOM. Two key drivers provided the initial opportunity for GOM applications: minimizing rig time and reducing formation damage by reducing formation exposure time to completion fluids.

View a Synopsis of OTC 18857 as published in JPT.

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper OTC 18857, “New Opportunities for Time-Sensitive Gulf of Mexico Completions,” by Allen W. Womble, SPE, Ed Van Sickle, SPE, and Mike Mckown, SPE, Baker Oil Tools, prepared for the 2007 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, 30 April–3 May.

Copyright 2007 Offshore Technology Conference. Reproduced by permission.

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The full-length paper is available for purchase at the OTC Library.  The paper has not been peer reviewed.