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Restarting wells
The basic problem of
production
4000 psi
150 psi
3600 psi
300 psi
250 psi
 Getting fluids from
reservoir to the
separator.
1. From reservoir to
bottom of wellbore
(drawdown)
2. From bottom of
wellbore to
wellhead
3. Across choke
4. From choke across
flowline to separator
The basic problem of
production
We
create
•Completion design
•Choke
•Flowline dimensions
•Separator pressure
From
the
reservoir
•Reservoir pressure
•Water cut
•Oil chemistry (PVT)
What happens when a well
is shut in?
Pr
Pwf
Pr
What happens when the
well is shut in?
Initially filled with
fluid Gas cap forms
What happens when the
well is shut in?
Initially filled with
fluid
And water settles
out
In low pressure wells, tubing
head pressure can be
deceptive
Early gas
breakout
Late gas
breakout
3500 psi 3600 psi
3000 psi
1000 psi
2000 psi
500 psi
Slowly depressurising well
won’t work
Open the well fast
Draw out the fluid like in a shaken coke bottle
Velocity is important to
unloading a well
Larger pipe means lower velocity.
Annulus pressure can help
For a successful restart
1. Open tubing only.
2. Keep annulus closed.
3. Big choke.
4. Patience.
Concerns
• Sanding
• Hydrates
• Joule-Thomson effect
• Process stability
Things we can do
When the well doesn’t restart…
Flashing
 Ingredients
• Spare train and
header
 Instructions
• Depressurise spare
train and header
• Line up well to space
train and header
• Open well
Flowback
 Ingredients
• Flow back package
• Flare pit
 Instructions
• Rig up flow back
package to well
• Open well to pit
Nitrogen lift
Nitrogen lift
 Ingredients
• Coiled tubing
• Nitrogen
 Instructions
• Run in hole
• Circulate the nitrogen
Electrical submersible pump
 Easy to make a well flow.
 Harder to operate.
Pump
Gas separator
Motor
Electrical submersible pump
Things done elsewhere
Swabbing
 Ingredients:
• Slickline
• Swab cap
 Instructions
• Run in hole
• Pull out of hole
Gas lift
Packer
Gas lift
valve
Gas lift gas
injected into
annulus
Gas lift
Any questions?
Thank you

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Restarting wells.pdf