Agenda

The value-added assessment of the IWC use requires taking into account multiple aspects of the scenario to reach the expected economic project performance. This session will discuss common questions raised, such as scenario selection, management strategy, completion design and technical risk.

The intensive use of IWC nowadays allows the value-added assessment throughout several real projects around the globe. This session will present and discuss results and benefits from the reservoir management point of view in production development projects, as well as some technology gaps and future opportunities.

The installation of more than 100 IWC systems in Brazilian pre-salt wells over the last decade has been a challenging task for well engineering in these ultra-deepwater fields. A significant learning curve is observed and is related to several improvements and optimizations that were implemented. This session will share some of the lessons learned, the new IWC design used in these projects and also some of the challenges and improvement points.

This session will present some examples of IWC applications from around the globe in several scenarios and with different designs, focusing on deployment, integration, challenges and reliability.

Using IWC in subsea wells requires a proper integration with subsea and production systems. Frequently subsea limitations lead to the use of limited or less reliable downhole systems. At the same point, delivering the best features for well engineering may demand substantial changes and customization on the subsea design when compared to standard equipment. This session will discuss how to find a good balance between well and subsea engineering, as well as possible ways forward for the industry.

How does electrification fit in future well design? What are the expected benefits and challenges for offhore production systems? What is the way forward? What are the impacts on interfaces and how to address standardization?

The major change that the industry has gone through during the recent years with the digital transformation sets several oportunities in the use of intelligent completions. Performance and health monitoring, remote operations, automation and decision making process are just some of the opportunities. The successful integration of the IWC systems to newly developed tools, workflows and processes can define how much value will be added by this technology.

Long-term reliability is a very important consideration of the selection and use of Intelligent Well Completions. The lack of reliability standards and data management of downhole equipment makes it even more difficult to push forward a subject that dramatically affects the value added by IWC technologies. While the industry still struggles on having reliable and comprehensive results, gradual progress has been made over the years.

The use of IWC typically comes at the expense of changes in the completion and subsea design adding additional complexity. One of the main disadvantages of using IWC is the added complexity to heavy workover and P&A interventions by this technology. New technologies recently available are capable of changing this panorama. This session will discuss impacts and challenges, as well as, present solutions and experiences available in the industry. 

The development of new technologies is leading the industry to the current and future use of advanced IWC systems. This session will discuss some of the IWC technologies and designs that are currently under development or are futures opportunities.