Well completion and workover. Part 6. Well servicing fluid

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Pet. Eng. Int.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6197088

Abbott, W A; Patton, L D

Completion or workover fluids (well servicing fluids) are those that are placed against the producing formation while well killing, cleaning out, plugging back, stimulating or perforating. Guidelines for selection of well servicing fluids in order to minimize the possibility of outflow well-bore damage are supplied. Environmental considerations are given as location, bottomhole pressure, temperatures (bottomhole and surface), and characteristics of formation rocks and fluids to be encountered. The availability and cost of obtaining and preparing the fluids also must be considered. Objectives of well servicing are ranked in priority as an additional aid to selection. Resource, operating, and formation constraints upon the various fluids available for use also are discussed. The procedure recommended is to obtain an appropriate, clean source of well servicing fluid; test it under actual operating conditions; prepare and/or store it for application; and maintain and apply it under recommended practice guidelines.

• OSTI ID: 6197088
• Journal Information: Pet. Eng. Int.; (United States), Journal Name: Pet. Eng. Int.; (United States) Vol. 52:1; ISSN PEEID
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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