Horizontal completions challenge for industry
Abstract
As the technology to drill horizontal wells continues to evolve, the problem of efficiently and cost-effectively completing such wells grows. The economics of applying horizontal technology in high-productivity reservoirs demands both increased production and lower development costs. Such high productivity reservoirs are typical of the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, South China basin, and other areas. Lowering development costs is achieved by drilling fewer wells and in the offshore environment by reducing the number of platforms and other well structures. Specifically addressed in this article are the problems of achieving high efficiency, long lasting completions while controlling costs in unconsolidated and poorly consolidated sandstone reservoirs.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Baker Sand Control, Houston, TX (US)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6961956
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Oil Gas J.; (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 86:18
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 02 PETROLEUM; 03 NATURAL GAS; 42 ENGINEERING; NATURAL GAS WELLS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; OFFSHORE DRILLING; OIL WELLS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EFFICIENCY; RESERVOIR ROCK; REVIEWS; ROCK DRILLING; SANDSTONES; DOCUMENT TYPES; DRILLING; ROCKS; SEDIMENTARY ROCKS; WELLS; 020300* - Petroleum- Drilling & Production; 030300 - Natural Gas- Drilling, Production, & Processing; 423000 - Engineering- Marine Engineering- (1980-)
Citation Formats
Zaleski, Jr, T E, and Spatz, E. Horizontal completions challenge for industry. United States: N. p., 1988.
Web.
Zaleski, Jr, T E, & Spatz, E. Horizontal completions challenge for industry. United States.
Zaleski, Jr, T E, and Spatz, E. 1988.
"Horizontal completions challenge for industry". United States.
@article{osti_6961956,
title = {Horizontal completions challenge for industry},
author = {Zaleski, Jr, T E and Spatz, E},
abstractNote = {As the technology to drill horizontal wells continues to evolve, the problem of efficiently and cost-effectively completing such wells grows. The economics of applying horizontal technology in high-productivity reservoirs demands both increased production and lower development costs. Such high productivity reservoirs are typical of the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, South China basin, and other areas. Lowering development costs is achieved by drilling fewer wells and in the offshore environment by reducing the number of platforms and other well structures. Specifically addressed in this article are the problems of achieving high efficiency, long lasting completions while controlling costs in unconsolidated and poorly consolidated sandstone reservoirs.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6961956},
journal = {Oil Gas J.; (United States)},
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volume = 86:18,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon May 02 00:00:00 EDT 1988},
month = {Mon May 02 00:00:00 EDT 1988}
}