Akhilome .E. Christian S/PED/81002 Production Technology

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AKHILOME .E. CHRISTIAN

S/PED/81002
PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
INTRODUCTION What is WORK OVER
WELL KILLING
RECOMPLETION
RE-PERFORATION
WORK-OVER STIMULATION,
OPERATIONS SQUEEZE CEMENTING,
RETRIEVAL/RUNNING OF TUBING
AND COMPLETION HARDWARE, ETC.

WHY
Reasons for Workover
WORKOVER
CONCLUSION
After drilling a well, the formation is evaluated to
know if it contains Oil in commercial quantity. If it
does, the well is completed and placed on stream. At a
point in the producing life of the well, the initial
conditions of the well may change leading to a decline
in the performance of the well.
If the reservoir still contains a reasonable amount of

hydrocarbon something has to be done to improve the
performance of the well or reservoir.
Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

The term Work-over, is used to refer to a kind of well
intervention that is aimed at enhancing the
performance of a well. It involves recompleting
already completed well for improved performance.
The process of performing major maintenance or

remedial treatments on an oil or gas well after initial
completion . In many cases, work-over implies the
removal and replacement of the production tubing
string after the well has been killed and a work-over
rig has been placed on location.

The operations involved in maintenance and servicing,
repairing, installation of down - hole production
equipment etc. in an initially completed well (production
well) is termed as workover operation
To some degree Workover operations varies depending on

the reasons for which they are carried out. The first basic
operation done during Workover is well killing

Well killing involves circulating a fluid (called workover fluid
e.g. Brine) into the well whose weight is appropriate to control
the formation pressure.
The workover begins by removing the well head and possibly

the flowline, then lifting the tubing head from the casing
hanger thus beginning to pull out the tubing from the
completion.
Workover Operations involves Involves well kill operation,

retrieval of tubing and completion hardware, re-perforating,
stimulating, running of completion and wellhead hardware
equipment and tubing

Rig-up Mast
Well killing
Rig down of X-mass tree & rig up of BOP
Circulation
Tripping of Tubing
Specified jobs
Final Running in of Tubing
Rig down BOP

Is it really necessary for us???

Workover operations are carried out for mainly two reasons
such as:
Mechanical Problems
Reservoir Related Problems

a) Repair/Replace of
damaged equipment
Mechanical Reasons
b) Replace artificial lift

equipments
Reservoir Related Reasons
c) Cement and Casing
Problems

a) Repair natural damage
within the well
Mechanical Reasons
b) Zone Transfer
Reservoir Related Reasons

c) Stimulation
d) Convert well from

production to injection

One of the most common reason for a Workover is to
recomplete a well from one zone to another.
Many wells are drilled to intentionally penetrate many zones,

but only one zone at a time is produced. In some wells, lower
zones are produced first.
When reservoir depleted, they are recompleted (isolated) so

that another zone farther up can be produced.

When a reservoir does not have, or cannot maintain,
sufficient drive energy to produce at an economical rate,
assistance through artificial lift is required. There are
four basic types of artificial lift:
Sucker rod pump

Hydraulic pump
Electric submersible pump (ESP).
Gas lift.

Stimulation is general term describing variety of
operations performed on a well to improve its
productivity.
It plays a vital role in production operations.
Production in a damaged or low-producing zone can be

increased by some techniques as follow:
(i) Acid Stimulation

(ii) Hydraulic Fracturing

Workovers are done to
convert producing wells to
injection wells. In this type
of workover water, Gas,
Chemicals etc. can be
injected into the reservoir
For example, such a

workover might involve
converting a producing well
configured for continuous or
intermittent gas lift as shown
in the figure given on the
right hand side to a water
injection well.

The profitability of a well as an investment venture depends on
how long it is on stream and on how much it produces. Its lifetime
and output are naturally due to the reservoir's
initial characteristics. However, they are also dependent on
keeping the well maintained in good working order and adapting
completion properly to the constantly varying conditions
prevailing in the reservoir and around the wellbore.
Although proper drilling, cementing, and completion practices

minimize the need, virtually every well may need several workovers
during its lifetime to satisfactorily fulfil its purpose.


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If the reservoir still contains a reasonable amount of

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

The process of performing major maintenance or

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

To some degree Workover operations varies depending on

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

The workover begins by removing the well head and possibly

Workover Operations involves Involves well kill operation,

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Reservoir Related Problems

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

b) Replace artificial lift

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Reservoir Related Reasons

d) Convert well from

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Many wells are drilled to intentionally penetrate many zones,

When reservoir depleted, they are recompleted (isolated) so

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Sucker rod pump

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

It plays a vital role in production operations.

Production in a damaged or low-producing zone can be

(i) Acid Stimulation

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

For example, such a

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

Although proper drilling, cementing, and completion practices

Akhilome Christian - Well Workover

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