This paper describes how a systems-engineering approach was used to develop completion technology targeted for the ultradeepwater Lower Tertiary Trend. The paper describes how an integrated completion system was developed for this market from concept through qualification by an integrated product team (IPT). The IPT is a cross-functional team that was assembled with the objective of developing a sandface-to-safety-valve integrated completion.
Introduction
The traditional approach to developing completion tools is to create requirements for each individual component. These tools form the portfolio of products from which a completions engineer would design a completion to meet the well requirements. The onus of developing the completion as an integrated system falls upon the operator’s completion engineering team.
