complex completion delivers substantial operator savings Region: North Sea, UK Well type: Newly completed producer
Challenge Case benefits
A failed pressure test following the installation of a new — Rapid, accurate leak location enabled precise completion in a North Sea oil producer led to the discovery diagnosis and remediation — Portable diagnostic system enabled of a 2 l/min. leak. The leak presented the operator with fast mobilisation and deployment a difficult choice: undertake a lengthy troubleshooting — Rapid diagnosis avoided risk of completion process or pull the completion. Further concern about wash-out damage wash-out damage to completion equipment made a quick — Customer stated intervention and production solution imperative. savings amounted to millions of dollars Several leak sources were suspected. These included 3 gas lift valve (GLV) dummies and a chemical injection valve Key capabilities dummy. The completion also included a new packer, — Fast, highly accurate location of which had not been set, and a lower-set production single or multiple leaks packer. A plug at 3,827m limited the possibility of deeper — Locates leaks through tubing in A, B, & C annuli leak points. — Sensitive to a wide range of leak -100 Cable velocity (ft/min) 100 Depth 0 LeakA 80000 rates: 0.02 to >5,000 l/min. 14000 CCL 18000 (ft) 0 LeakB 40000 0 LeakC 40000 — Clear, unambiguous log response — Proven effectiveness. Pinpointed 1145 leaks in >90% of wells surveyed — Confidently select and target the most effective remedial intervention
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Leak at GLV dummy. The peak indicates turbulent flow in the
vicinity of the tool, revealing the exact depth of the leak point. Case study: LeakPoint Solution Typical applications A LeakPoint survey was specified and completed in under — Locating leaks in tubing, casing and completion components 10 hours. This precisely located a leak in the upper GLV — Pre-workover diagnostics dummy, which was retrieved and found to be damaged. — Post-remediation validation — Pre-abandonment survey Results The LeakPoint survey provided the precise location of a difficult-to-pinpoint and potentially expensive leak. The survey also verified the integrity of the other completion components within the well.
The failed GLV dummy was replaced, a pressure test was
performed and no further leakage was found.
The customer stated that LeakPoint technology had
helped to avoid lost production, re-completion and further intervention costs, saving the operator millions of dollars.
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