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Over 85 years ago, Halliburton introduced drillstem testing (DST) to the oil industry, establishing the initial standard for well testing. These early well tests provided an understanding of reservoir productivity, fluid type, and near-wellbore boundaries. Over the years, well testing has evolved dramatically to provide greater reservoir information.
Halliburton provides well testing systems that collect bulk and pressure/volume/temperature (PVT) samples to provide input for completion design, production facility design, and establishment of refining properties. Well testing systems also allow for safe collection of data necessary to perform interpretations that determine productivity indicators such as permeability, skin, and initial reservoir pressure.
Halliburton continues its leadership in well testing by providing solutions that are safe and environmentally responsible. The broad range of Halliburton products and services provide fit-for-purpose well testing solutions that deliver dynamic reservoir information required by clients.
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TEST TOOLS
The basic well testing procedure was first introduced to the oil industry by Halliburton in the 1930s. Ongoing improvements as well as new developments in Halliburton well testing equipment and techniques have kept pace with advances in the drilling industry and provide economical and practical testing operations at the greatest well depths and temperatures. Because of the value of the results obtained, well testing in both cased and open hole has become one of the most useful services available to the oil industry. Cased Hole Test Tools With more than 35 years of specialized cased hole experience, Halliburton has the resources to help with all your cased hole challenges. Some of the various tools used in cased hole testing include circulating valves, tester valves, packers, and a range of accessory tools. Open Hole Test Tools Halliburton has the tools and experience to help with any open hole testing challenge. Some of the various tools used in open hole testing include packers, valves, safety joints, and testers. Downhole Testing Equipment The well testing and sampling operation is typically accomplished with an assortment of test tools. The basic downhole test tools required for a well test include: Reversing valve Tester valve Samplers Gauges (pressure and temperature recorders) Packer Tubing conveyed perforating guns A variety of techniques and arrangements of Halliburton test tools are used to handle diverse types of tests including the leadership in Deep Water and high-pressure/high-temperature (HP/HT).
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>> Packages data using a sophisticated modulation technique >> Data travels bi-directionally along the tubing string, allowing communication from bottomhole to surface and vice versa >> Wireless or wireline-based system
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Real-Time Operations Todays competitive environment demands quick decisions. With Real-Time Operations (RTO), Halliburton is optimizing resources, reducing risks, reducing the time required to carry out operations, and optimizing well testing budgets. Using powerful HalLink satellite communications technology to bridge the distance between people and data, Real-Time Operations brings well test data directly to the experts, enabling Halliburton and the client to monitor and analyze a well test in real time without traveling to the wellsite. In addition to providing real-time access to data collected at the wellsite, the satellite communications system allows direct access to the Halliburton technical information network, direct voice access, and e-mail access from the wellsite. This means not only faster communication of vital information from the wellsite to support personnel, but also faster solutions for unplanned events. INSITE Anywhere Drill View To facilitate real-time decision making during well testing, data acquisition products were integrated with the field-proven INtegrated System for Information Technology and Engineering (INSITE) data management system. The INSITE system provides networked wellsite information that allows integration of well information for real-time analysis at the wellsite, at the Real-Time Operations Center, or in the clients office. The INSITE Anywhere service provides customized access to well data through an Internet connection without the need for complete installation of the INSITE system. As long as the client has access to the Internet and use of a web browser, well test data is as close as the nearest personal computer. The Halliburton surface readout (SRO) system, DynaLink, provides a reliable method of receiving real-time downhole pressure and temperature data for early retrieval of data for analysis and decision making. This electric wireline-conveyed system is capable of transmitting data across Halliburton annulus operated downhole
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Surface Sampling and Analytical Services Representative sampling of test separator oil and gas is an essential requirement for the vast majority of well tests. The T-FAS separator sampling kit has been designed for ease of use and to provide a safe, static support for valves, gauges, and pressurized cylinders. The layout allows the operator to simultaneously take oil and gas samples from the test separator in a controlled manner to ensure representative samples. The sampling skid holds up to 220 liter gas bottles and one 700 to 1,000 cc oil bottle. Sample acquisition rates can also be logged during the sampling operation by use of digital pressure sensors, the pressure vs. time plots can then be printed out and included as part of the PVT sampling report. Department of Transportation approved mercury free gas and oil bottles are available in a range of working pressures and strict maintenance procedures ensure uncontaminated cylinder supply.
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tester valves in drillstem testing (DST) applications, or can be hung off on wireline in bottomhole pressure survey applications. The SRO system uses an extremely rugged sapphire gauge that also stores data in memory mode. The data sample rate can be adjusted throughout the test without the need to physically retrieve the gauge.
Surface Sampling and Analytical Services Include Test separator PVT sampling Wellhead sampling Isokinetic separator sampling Sample transfers of wireline formation logging tools such as RDT/MDT/RCI Non pressurized sampling Onsite chemistry services including water, oil and gas analysis Downhole Sampling Services Bottom hole sampling by carrier is the preferred sampling method for HP/HT environments or any applications where wireline intervention is considered inappropriate or too expensive in terms of potential lost rig time. Applications are not only limited to oil wells where asphaltene information is of primary importance, downhole sampling can also be of great value when testing lean gas condensate wells where volumes of produced condensate may be too low to be accurately measured at the test separator, thereby ruling out accurate recombination of surface separator samples. Downhole Sampling Services Include Armada carrier conveyed sampling with triggering by annulus pressure or acoustic telemetry Slickline conveyed SPS-15 samplers triggered by mechanical or electrical clocks Armada Sampling System Reliable, field proven carrier conveyed sampling system. The Armada sampling system is Halliburtons field proven HP/HT tubing-conveyed fluid sampling solution designed for cased-hole environments ranging from normal to heavy/viscous to hostile. The smooth, full-bore design allows unrestricted passage of wireline tools without risk of tool snagging downhole or damage to the samplers.
Armada Sampling System Specifications Carrier outside diameter 5.375 inches Carrier inside diameter 2.25 inches Carrier length fully assembled 31.5 feet Samplers rated to 20,000 psi/138 MPa at 400F/200C 400 cc x 9 Inconel samplers and one gauge Activated by annulus pressure or acoustically Specifically designed for extended HP/HT exposure Arrives at location fully assembled Successfully tested for heavy/viscous oil applications
Armada Tubing Conveyed Sample Carrier
The system was specifically designed for extended service and is field proven in HP/HT environments. Each of the nine Inconel samplers are rated for 400F/200C and 20,000 psi/138 MPa service and collect a 400 cc sample which is kept monophasic by the exertion of nitrogen pressure. A number of innovative features have been incorporated into the design to facilitate improved sample quality and prompt interpretation of the tools performance. For example the sample piston has a junk chamber for isolating the initial surge of potentially non-representative fluid during sample capture. The samplers are ceramically coated to prevent loss of components such as H2S and the sample pistons have a position location feature imbedded in it which allows its location to be tracked by non-invasive means. Consequently, within minutes of the recovered sampler being set down on the rig floor, the client can have a reasonable understanding of the success of his sampling program.
Certain aspects of the Armada system design impart significant operational advantages. The entire sampler can be assembled at the shore base and shipped offshore with a nominal nitrogen charge. On location all that is needed is to finish charging the nitrogen sections so that within hours of getting to location, the Armada system is ready to run in the hole. After a run the nitrogen section can be isolated under pressure and set aside for a second DST as needed. The samplers are also relatively simple in design and can be quickly redressed on location. This combination makes for a very robust and reliable tool that can deliver significant savings in rig time.
Inconel is a registered trademark of Special Metals Corporation and Huntington Alloys.
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This trailer unit is designed for fast, efficient mobilization to the wellsite and can be utilized in a variety of well test, clean up and flowback applications. Frac Flowback Test (FFT) Package A standard Surface Well Testing package that incorporates a specialized abrasive resistant 7 valve choke manifold and a vertical 4 Phase Separator system. The FFT manifold, with its dual inline positive choke system is designed for enhanced choke manifold durability to handle the flowback of abrasive proppants. The 1440 psi/10 MPa vertical 60 x 11 Separator provides a means to safely and efficiently separate and measure the flow rates of oil, gas and water being produced from the reservoir but also allows a controlled method of handling solid returns. Surface Data Acquisition The Halliburton Well Testing Data Acquisition system combines GeoBalance Sentry Data Acquisition and Halliburtons INSITE Anywhere service to provide up to date electronic hardware and data gathering software for high performance data gathering during well test operations. Sentry measures, displays and reports the gathered well test information and stores the information within the INSITE database software allowing
the gathered data to calculate well test parameters, such as flow rates and volumes and the production of accurate real-time logs. Data is displayed on one of the selectable human machince interface (HMI) screens or customizable display screens can also be created within Halliburtons Insite software. Historical and real-time data can be accessed, displayed and evaluated at any time during the test. Work stations can be placed in various locations during well test operations, such as the company office or service office enabling the client and Halliburton testing personnel to monitor the test. Gathered data can be accessed without the risk of disturbing overall system performance. Data can be transferred to other locations, such as Halliburton Testing Real-Time Operations (RTO) centers or client offices for real-time evaluation and analysis.
Multiphase Flow Meter The MPM topside meter is intended for production monitoring, well testing and allocation metering purposes. It can be supplied as a Multiphase meter, a Wetgas meter, or as a combined Wetgas and Multiphase meter, The unique measurement methodology ultimately bridges the gaps between Multiphase and Wet Gas Metering. All Meters for well testing services come with full metering technology options and have HP/HT design specifications. All the wetted parts are made of Inconel 625 material and are therefore safe to use on wells with high concentrations of H2S and CO2, The design standards for the meters are ISO 13628 1,4,6, API 17D, API 6A, ASME B31.3, ASME Sec. VIII Div.2, DNV RP A 203, ATEX, NACE MR-0175. The technology is available in various sizes and can be deployed as a permanently installed or as a temporary complete skid mounted metering system, both options providing a compact metering solution for easy deployment and installation no matter what the location. The MPM measures continuously and in real-time ensuring the highest accuracy. The measurements achieved help to increase the knowledge of the reservoir and how wells behave. A Multiphase Flow meter can give significant contributions to optimizing production, recovery and revenue. The meter combines the input from a Venturi, Gamma detector, Pressure and Temperature transmitters and an electromagnetic waves based system for dielectric measurements to form a multi-modal tomographic system. For mobile well testing the meter is packaged into a skid and can come complete with or without a bypass system depending on the application or client requirements, The meter is mounted down-stream of a blind-T, in a vertical position with flow either up or downwards. The flow first passes first through the Venturi, then enters into the EM / 3D Broadband section. The high-end electronics enable hundreds of real time measurements per second, providing operators with details of flow events, The Graphical User Interface (GUI) allows the operator to View Trends, Flow Rates,
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The Shortest 15K Designs in the Industry Halliburton safety trees and spanner joints offer the shortest 15,000 psi/103 MPa designs in the industry. This short design enables proper spacing within a greater number of rig BOPs. Supported by Experienced Crews Halliburton supports its equipment with experienced offshore personnel who ensure proper equipment installation and assembly, as well as testing and maintenance. Extending the Life of Your Wells Halliburton also offers a wide range of well testing and sampling services. From the acquisition of data and samples to the analysis of dynamic reservoir information, we can support you with complete solutions that optimize reservoir production anywhere in the world.
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