Society of Petroleum Engineers

SPE 25368

Light Workover
Elwin Rachmat, J.G. Suzanne, and C.G. Boibien, TOTAL Indonesie

Copyright 1993, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc.

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Since both fields consist of multilayer reservoirs

The complexity of typical completions in Handil &
(Bekapai more than 100 reservoirs and Handil more
Bekapai fields, i.e. dual completions in deviated wells
than 330 reservoirs), dual multi-zones completions
to produce selectively 2 to 6 productive layers, leads to
have been run to allow each zone to produce selectively
very delicate and expensive workovers.
and to reduce well number - see figure 1.
~n order to increase oil and gas gain, as well as to
The typical reservoirs and the dual completions
mcrease water-injection points without having to pull
selected have carried classical risks and problems i.e. :
out the existing completion string, a light workover
As completions aged, unexpected leaks and
(LWO) system has been applied in both fields. LWO
communications among the zones were
?per~tions (which include additional perforations,
experienced, for which isolation using wireline
ISolation of perforations or communication by
unit became more and more delicate or
cementation, and gravel packing) may involve either
impossible.
slickline, electrical wireline, snubbing, cementing /
Workover by replacing the existing completion
gravel packing units or any combination of the above
string with a new one is very delicate and costly,
but neither drilling nor work-over unit is involved. '
typically 0.75 million usn to 2 million usn
~WO's. are the la~t chance to produce a zone having
depending on WO purpose, and may not be
IDSufficlent potential to justify economically a Heavy
economically justified.
Work Over by using drilling or workover unit.
Many wells contain productive zones which were
not completed in original completion (due to
Since 1986 up to August 1992 TOTAL Indon~sie has
limitation of number of zones to be completed i.e.
performed 103 LWO jobs which have obtained an
4 - 5 zones / completion). These productive zones
additional cumulative production of more than 6.4
have become more and more interesting and
million barrels oil and 13.8 billion SCF gas and an
significant compared to the originally completed
additional 10 million barrels injected water.
zones which are depleted or non productive due
The total cost for such jobs was 7.2 million usn or an
to high GOR or WOR.
average of 69 620 usn / LWO. Compared to heavy
WO'~ (~ulling out the existing completion string &
LWO, a workover without pulling out or replacing the
runnmg m hole a new one) which cost between 0.75 to
existing completion string, can be used to modify
2 m~llion usn each, LWO is really the cheapest
existing completions or carry out remedial work to
solution as long as the WO goal is achieved.
render them productive.
This method has been applied since 1986 in both fields.
Wells which have undergone LWO contribute to
1. INTRODUCTION
additional oil / gas production and water injection gain
which otherwise could not be achieved.
TOTAL Indonesie exploits two major oil fields
Bekapai (discovered in 1972) and Handil (discovered i~
1974).
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2. DEFINITION AND BACK GROUND lift types required long and delicate wireline jobs (for
GLPO) and snubbing jobs (for GLM).
2.1. Definition ofLWO Since the number of old completions is decreasing, due
to either abandonment or Work Over, and now that
LWO is any job which aims to modify or remedy the the optimization problem of dual conventional gas lift
existing completion, without pulling it out or replacing has been solved, GLPO and GLM are gradually
it, to get a benefit of production / injection rate, safety abandoned or decreased. Wireline and snubbing units
and cost savings. were then less occupied. The number of wireline units
was reduced and the snubbing unit became available to
2.2. Types ofLWO perform LWO. The electrical wireline and cementing
units which are in call-out to performed LWO type II
Based on its purpose, LWO in TOTAL Indonesie can and III, still have a lot of spare time to perform LWO
be classified into 3 different types i.e. (type I). Following the first successful jobs, LWO was
developed and applied in both Handil and Bekapai
Type I : fields.
To modify or remedy a completion status in order to
increase oil / gas production or water injection rate. 3. REALIZATION
This type LWO includes the following jobs :
. Perforation. 3.1. Selection of LWO Candidates
Providing a reliable access to produce new zones,
which were not completed in original completion. Reservoir study
Isolating undesirable communication among the The selection of candidates is based on well by well
zones or leak in completion string. performance monitoring from reservoir points of view
Performing thru tubing remedial sand control. and its forecasted performance.
The success of these jobs can be easily quantified in
term of productivity or injectivitygains. The main criteria taken into account to select the
candidates are as follows :
Type II : Reserve and expected oil gain regarding position
To assist drilling rig In saving rig time or cost by and location of oil-water contact, gas-oil contact
performing : in the zone.
Workover preparation, wireli.ne job, killing well, Formation sand quality, its pay thickness.
tubing cut etc. Production history of each completed zone.
Underbalance perforations in a certain zone after Reservoir pressure.
completing the wells. Possibility of workover in the future.

Type III : Feasibility study

To perform down hole trouble shooting for safety When selection of well candidate is done and a LWO
purpose or well maintenance e.g. : request is issued, technical and economical feasibility
Workover of electrical submersible pump in water study is then performed.
well. The study consists of two steps of study i.e. :
Well killing / abandonment for safety. Preliminary study which will determine the
Workover of progressing cavity pump. feasibility of the jobs regarding various limitations
and costs.
So far LWO types II and III have been performed with If feasible a detailed study to determine the
100 % success. technique to be applied (including operation
Only LWO Type I is discussed in this paper and it is sequence) is undertaken.
named as LWO.
An operational programme is then written as a
2.3. Technical Background of LWO guideline to achieve the objective.

When the old wells in Handil (completed before 1979) Preliminary study
had to be produced by gas lift, the most popular type of This study is based on the following elements
gas lift applied was initially pack off gas lift (GLPO)
and macaroni gas lift (GLM) as the old completions Data given in LWO request such as :
were not equipped with gas lift mandrels. In fact GLMs Objective of LWO, expected gain, reservoir
were also run in new completions (equipped with gas limitation, use of the well in future development.
lift mandrels) in order to avoid performing dual gas lift
which was difficult to optimize. Installation of both gas Well status which summarizes mainly:

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Main characteristics of completion string, size and 3.2. Application in Field

type of equipment inside, condition of the
subsurface equipment etc. Supporting Facilities for LWO

Well history and present status such as All supporting facilities are available under contract to
Suspected or proven leaks, corrosion, scale, support routine operations. No additional supporting
obstruction in completion string, fishes, sand. facility is specially contracted to perform LWO.
Pressure test, injectivity test, cement quality,
previous LWO. The common techniques and means used for LWO are
as follows:
Availability of techniques and related equipment.
Application of a specific technique and / or Slick Line Units
equipment may be very well adapted to a These units are used to support routine well
particular well or LWO but, it may not be used maintenance operations. Their role in LWO is to
for certain reasons such as long delivery, costs. prepare the completion string candidate and to assist
LWO operations including mechanical perforations.
Experience acquired.
On technique and equipment. Electrical Wireline Unit·
On well and reservoir behaviour. This unit is used to perform the following jobs through
the existing completion :
The above elements are taken into account to electrical (included production) logging
determine whether the proposed LWO is economically tubing puncher, cutters
and technically feasible. The experience shows that tubing and / or casing perforations.
95 % of proposed LWO candidates passed this
selection step. Pumping Unit
This unit is used for all pumping jobs such as
Detailed study well killing
sand control
LWO is not a routine operation so a detailed study has zone isolation
to be done to review and analyse in detail all elements stimulation
evaluated in preliminary study, any information or data
gathered on specific points related to the LWO Snubbing Unit
procedure and anticipated behaviour of well and zone. This unit is used to perform the following jobs through
the existing completion :
A detailed operational sequence or programme is then zone isolation
written. This programme is divided in several main milling / washing excess cement
steps according to the means required to achieve the stimulation
objective e.g. : setting straddle packers
Wireline jobs. gas lift macaroni installation / start-up well
Snubbing and / or pumping jobs.
Perforations. Crane Barge
This unit is used normally for routine job in piping and
Each step is basically composed of data collection, platform construction. .
operation towards the objective, evaluation of the Its role in LWO is mostly to provide lifting device in
result achieved by each step before starting further Reda pump workover (water well) or to support
steps and also precaution to be taken if any. logistic needs at Bekapai.

LWO Follow up 3.3. Selected Equipment and Applied Technique in

the Fields
Rather than spending time and money on a thorough
investigation which may not bring all the information This sub chapter describes briefly the selected
needed, only a rough investigation is performed to equipment and main LWO techniques which have been
ensure the feasibility. The cost saved may then be spent frequently applied in field.
on remedial works.
Good reporting and close supervision are needed to Perforations
adapt initial programme following new information
gathered during operation (leak, communication).

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The selected perforating gun is mainly the 2 1/8"

Enerjet 6 shots per foot in 00 phasing. The reasons for The powered orienting tool (POT) allows the
this choice are : orientation of the perforator in a string by
detecting the position of the other string with a
Gun size 2 1/8" allows operations through tubing gamma ray source and sensor. The gun and the
3 1/2" and 2 7/8" with usual sizes of nipples and GR detector are rotated by a motor controlled
completion production equipment. For the from surface.
smaller completion inside diameter, 1 11/16" 'gun The latest generation of POT can detect the other
might be used. string by detecting deflected magnetic field.
A surface recorder assures the positive
Enerjet type is ,selected for the charges identification of the gun position relative to the
performance. other string - see figure 3.
For certain cases, however, e.g. critical problems
of orientation or positioning, scallops guns are Another orientation tool, mechanical orienting
used. device (MOD), is used below the short string. The
MOD allows the orientation of the perforator by
Pivot gun is a gun with size 2 1/8" with deeper a spring loaded arm which is released by a
penetration than Enerjet. The gun is run vertically mechanism (explosive or hydraulic) after the
and pivoted to horizontal position at perforation shooting assembly drops out of the tubing. The
depth. This gun can be used below tail pipe. perforator gun can be fired only when its oriented
This gun will be tried at end of 1992. arm is extended sufficiently to activate a micro
switch. The correct orientation will be achieved
When the gun is oriented, the only workable only when the gun is sticking against the casing
phasing is 00 . wall so the long string will not be perforated - see
When the gun is not oriented, it is positioned figure 3.
against the casing wall to get the optimum
penetration. Zone isolation

Density of 6 SPF is applied to get maximum Before performing zone isolation, a thorough study
productivity since 6 SPF is the maximum shot must be made to know wether the well has potency for
density for 2 1/8" gun with zero phasing. work over or not. In general after LWO with zone
isolation, the well can not be work overed. The
Positioning and orientating tools exceptions are when the potential work over is for the
zones above the zone to be isolated by LWO or when
Orienting is required when perforating from a section the isolation is just to isolate a leaking tubing by
of a dual completion located below the short string retrievable straddle packers.
end, or perforating from dual parallel string.
When perforating from the inside of a single tubing or There are four types of isolation done by LWO.
the inside the casing, only positioning is required.
Cement
Three different techniques are used depending on the It may be set as a plug or squeezed, depending on
location of the interval to be perforated (see typical the type of isolation required, on the geometry of
well completion diagram fig-I) : the interval and on the objective of the LWO.
The cement slurry density is adjusted at 1.78 - 1.65
A magnetic positioning device (MPD) is used to SG when the cement is spotted in front of or
lean the gun against the tubing or casing wall with communicating with a reservoir; at 1.90 SG when
the charges facing the contact. This method allows the spot is in a steel confined volume.
to keep the penetration depth for the useful
media (casing, cement and formation) rather Permablock
than losing distance by travelling, in the worst Permablock is a sodium silicate solution which
case, the inside diameter of the pipe before features a density and viscosity similar to water to
reaching the wall. easily penetrate the formation. Its timed
activation produces a massive gel developing an
Orientation is required for wells completed with a extrusion resistance of about 1500 psi/ft in the
dual parallel completion string to be perforated formation.
from either string. Guns are oriented by a
Powered Orienting Tool (POT) in the dual The behaviour and sealing action of permablock
section. are entirely different from cement. The reservoir

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to be isolated should be flooded by permablock to study and a thorough supervision of operation are
stop any production through perforation as required.
permablock would not divert by itself nor seal off
large voids. Sand consolidation
Permablock has a rather low shear strength and Sand consolidation and perforation packing with a
will not adhere to metal. This makes it preferable resin coated gravel had been performed in the
when the permablock must be milled / washed past during completion operations with drilling
before perforating the well. rig. This was replaced by internal high density
Permablock cannot be efficiently dissolved and gravel packing for many reasons which will not be
the reperforation of a reservoir would not succeed listed in this paper.
to restore productivity or injectivity due to the To get a better productivity, the sand producing
limited penetration depth of the charges reservoir is perforated with big hole gun..
compared to the radius flooded by permablock.
This technique is much more suitable to the
Thixotropic cement operating means as it is very similar to an
This cement is a thin and fluid cement during operation of cement squeeze which has been
mixing and displacement, but rapidly form a rigid performed many times.
self-supporting gel structure when pumping Therefore this technique will be tried on the next
ceases. candidate for sand control.
To reduce risk in using this kind of cement, it is
spotted as plug. 4. Result and Evaluation

Straddle packers Since '86 up to August '92, TOTAL Indonesie has

The retrievable straddle packers are set in the performed more than 241 LWO's of type I, II and III in
tubing by using the snubbing unit to isolate leak Handil and Bekapai fields. 103 jobs of which were
on tubing. LWO type I and the rest were the jobs type II and III.
A lower reservoir can be produced after isolating For evaluation purpose, only LWO's type I, i.e. those
the unwanted reservoir. concerning production and injection gain, are discussed
This type of isolation permits a work over in the in this paper. LWO's type II & type III which achieve
future. the goal successfully in reducing rig-time and cost or
putting the well in safe condition, are not discussed.
Sand control
4.1. Technical evaluation
Screen only (without gravel)
Screens installations by wireline or snubbing unit Handil field
have been performed in Handil and Bekapai
wells. Since 1986, 91 LWO jobs of type I were performed in
Two main types of screens were installed i.e. Handil field 70 jobs in oil wells, 12 jobs in gas wells and
standard screens and dual prepack screens with 9 jobs in water wells.
various adjustments. The 91 jobs are perforation of new zone / interval,
The main results were : isolation of undesired zone in communication using
Standard screens when normal gauge size is used, cement or combination of both.
the screens are quickly eroded by fine particles, Technical success ratio is the ratio between the jobs
then the well sands up. When a finer gauge is which were technically successful and total number of
used, plugging occurs. job. 89 % of LWO jobs performed in Handil are
Dual prepack screens stand up well against technically successful.
erosion but get plugged quickly by the formation On 11 technical failures, 2 were due to the failures to
rmes. So formation fluids cannot flow through. orientate the guns with the MOD, 8 due to leaks after
isolation and 1 due to tubing damage during
Through tubing gravel pack perforation with MOD.
Through tubing gravel pack has been performed
once. Reservoir success ratio is the ratio between successful
The obtained gravel pack, so far, has successfully jobs (from reservoir point of view) and technically
controlled sand problem - see figure 4. successful jobs. 72 % of jobs performed in Handil were
successful from a reservoir point of view.
However this is a very complicated operation thus
bearing many technical risks of failure. A long Reservoir failure may be caused by high water cut, high
GOR, low injectivity / productivity zone.

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Overall success ratio shows the ratio between the economical evaluation shows this technique remains a
successful jobs (from reservoir point of view) and total very advantageous prospect economically.
jobs performed. For Handil field the overall success For 103 jobs performed since '86 - Aug '92 in Handil
ratio is 64 %. and Bekapai fields, 81 were for additional oil gain, 10
for water injection and 12 for gas, the total (marginal)
Bekapai field cost is US$. 7,171,000.-
The costs stated are only marginal costs which include
LWO in Bekapai field was started only in 1988 i.e. after contracted units, purchased equipment and
having 2 years experience in Handil field. The jobs in consumable products used to perform the jobs.
Bekapai, offshore, require the logistic support of a big LWO average cost is US$. 69,500.- / LWO (or 93,800
crane barge (150 ton capacity and 50 m of boom USD / LWO for Bekapai and 66,300 USD / LWO for
length) to load and unload equipment onto / from Handil).
helideck of well platform. The preparation is,
therefore, longer and the cost per job is higher For 81 LWO for oil, the cost spent was US$.5,982,000.-
compared to similar jobs in Handil field. with cumulative production 6.4 million smo or
In the said campaigns 12 LWO jobs were performed. average cost of US$. 0.93 / Bbl oil (or US$. 0.77 / Bbl
oil for Bekapai and US$. 0.99 / Bbl oil for Handil).
Among 12 jobs performed in Bekapai, 8 jobs
successfully achieved the objective ; the other 4 are For 12 LWO to obtain additional gas in Handil, the
considered unsuccessful i.e. one due to reservoir failure cost spent was US$. 906,000.-. With cumulative
(low productivity of perforated water zone), one was production 13.8 BCF, it makes an average cost US$.
due to mechanical failure / constraint in the well (the 75,500.- / LWO or US$. 0.42 / barrel equivalent oil.
liner hanger was leaking) and 2 others are due to sand
sedimentation after perforation. Overall success ratio For 10 LWO for water injection purpose the cost spent
ofLWO performed in Bekapai field is therefore 67 %. was US$. 273 000 (US$. 224 000 for 9 job in Handil and
US$. 49 000 for 1 job in Bekapai) with cumulative
4.2. Overall success ratio injection 10 million bbls or average cost US$. 0.02 /
bbls.
From 103 jobs performed since '86 (91 in Handil and
12 in Bekapai), 90 jobs (87 %) were technically Compared to a heavy workover which may cost from
successful and 66 jobs (64 %) achieved the reservoir 0.75 million USD to 2.0 million USD each, including
objectives. . capital cost, LWO is economically more effective.

The technical / mechanical failures might be due to S. CONCLUSION

one or a combination of the following reasons :
Condition and geometry of the well, highly LWO, a well service operation through tubing by using
deviated or buckled completion may lead to slickline, electrical wireline, snubbing and cementing
difficult wireline (slick line or electrical) and units, is well adapted to Handil and Bekapai fields
snubbing jobs. which have typical multilayers reservoirs and dual
A LWO candidate may also have obstructions completion in several zones.
which have to be retrieved before commencing
LWOjob. Whenever a heavy WO is not economically justified or
Utilization of tools beyond their capacity. feasible to recover the remaining reserves in original
Communication due to serious leak or completion, LWO is in general the only solution.
communication in completion string.
Sand production. Regarding the additional oil and gas recovered by ex
LWO wells and the cost to perform the jobs, LWO is a
success. At August 1992, all ex LWO wells have
produced cumulatively 6.4 million STBO additional
oil with an average cost of US$. 0.93 / STBO,
cumulative 13.8 BCF additional gas with an average
cost of US$. 0.42 / barrel equivalent oil and injected
cumulative 10 million barrels additional water with an
average cost of US$. 0.02 / barrel. The LWO activities
will be continued as long as economically justified.
4.3. Cost evaluation
Despite an overall success ratio of LWO jobs of 64 %,
which means the jobs still have high failure risk, the
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RESERVOIR OVERALL "tJ

YEAR NUMBER OF JOBS TECHNICAL REMARKS fTl
JOB TYPE OBJECTIVE SUCCESS / SUCCESS / SUCCESS / N
FAILURE V1
FAILURE FAILURE VI
0'\
(X)
5 OIL 1 No PI improvement
1986 8 PERFOS 3 WATER 8/0 4/4 4/4 1 High BSW
2 Low injectivity

6 PERFOS 4 OIL
1987 2 CMT + PERFOS 1 WATER 8/0 5/3 5/3 3 No PI improvement fTl
r
3 GAS :IE:
I---l
Z
12 PERFOS 15 OIL 2 Technical failure ::0
1988 5 CMT + PERFOS 5 WATER 19/2 16/3 16/5 1 Low PI
I 4 CMTONLY 1 GAS 1 High BSW
Ii I , ! 1 No injectivity improvement t..J

il-
i
I
it
...... 1989 6 PERFOS 10 OIL 8/3 5/3 5/6 3 Technical failure U'l
C
5 CMT + PERFOS 1 GAS 3 Low PI
I
I Z
N
:t:>
Z
8 PERFOS 17 OIL 15/3 12/3 Ii 12/6 3 Technical failure
fTl
Ro
1990 6 CMT + PERFOS 1 GAS 2 No PI improvement
4 ISOLATION
1
1
I 1 Sand production .
("')

CD
o·
1-1
7 PERFOS 11 OIL 13/1 8/5 8/6 1 Technical failure CD
1991 5 CMT + PERFOS 3 GAS 5 No PI improvement 1-1
fTl
2 ISOLATION Z

6 PERFOS 8 OIL 10/1 8/2 8/3 1 Technical failure

AUG.1992 1 ISOL + PERFOS 3 GAS 2 Low PI
4 ISOLATION

1986 - 53 PERFOS 70 OIL

AUG.'92 24 ISOL + PERFOS 9 WATER
I 81/10 58/23 58/33
14 ISOLATION 12 GAS
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YEAR NUMBER OF JOBS COST CUMM. UNIT RATE

JOB TYPE OBJECTIVE K US$. PROD. COST 31/08/92

1986 8 PERFOS 5 Oil 165 386510 STBO 0.43 $/BBl 178 BOPD
3 WATER 55 10370 BBlS 5.30 $/BBl 0

1987 6 PERFOS 4 Oil 200 980905 STBO 0.20 $/BBl 87 BOPD

2 CMT + PERF OS 1 WATER 20 5261272 BBlS 0.004 $/BBl 1795 BWPD r
H
c;")
3 GAS 85 11884.5 MMSCF 0.05 $/BEP iI 0.6 MMSCFD ::I:
-l

1988 12 PERFOS 15 Oil 776 1152362 STBO 0.67 $/BBl 616 BOPD ::E
o
5 CMT + PERFOS 5 WATER 149 4796752 BBlS 0.03 $/BBl 1567 BWPD ::0
4 CMT ONLY 1 GAS 26 6.3 MMSCF 27 $/BEP 0 MSCFD "o
<
1989 6 PERFOS 10 Oil 685 468622 STBO 1.46 $/BBl 262 BOPD IT1
::0
5 CMT + PERFOS 1 GAS 115 0 MMSCF 0 MMSCFD
~
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I
I
I

1990 8 PERFOS 17 Oil 1477 1332966 STBO 1.11 $/BBl 1518 BOPD
6 CMT + PERFOS 1 GAS 76 75.5 MMSCF 6.37 $/BEP 0 MMSCFD
4 ISOLATION

1991 7 PERFOS 11 Oil 897 437272 STBO 2.26 $/BBl 1129 BOPD
5 CMT + PERF OS 3 GAS 457 1523.1 MMSCF 1.90 $/BEP 7.4 MMSCFD
2 ISOLATION I
AUG. '92 6 PERFOS 8 Oil 705 210302 STBO 3.35 $/BBl 2487 BOPD
1 ISOl + PERFOS 3 GAS 147 270.7 MMSCF 3.44 $/BEP 0.4 MMSCFD
4 ISOLATION
Ul
"'C
1986 - 53 PERFOS 68 Oil 4905 4968939 STBO 0.99 $/BBl 6277 BOPD IT1
AUG. '92 24 ISOl + PERF OS 9 WATER 224 10068394 BBlS 0.02 $/BBlS 3362 BWPD
14 ISOLATION 12 GAS 906 13760.2 MMSCF 0.42 S/BEP I
1 8.3 MMSCFD '"
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1 MMSCF = 158 BEP.

SPE 25368 ELWIN R. , J. SUZANNE & C. BOIBIEN 9

POTENTIAL ZONES COMPLETED ZONES

lOlL ZONE 500 SOPO I I WATERED OUT ZONE

PRODUCING ZONE

lOlL ZONE 500 SOPD ·1 I WATERED OUT ZONE I

PRODUCING ZONE .1

FIGURE 1 HANDIL DEVIATED WELL

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POWER
SNUBBING POT ORIENTING
MACARONI TOOL

MECHANICAL
MOD ORIENTING
DEVICE

FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3

SQUEEZE CEMENTING ORIENTED PERFORATION

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I I II
II
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ORIGINAL SAND WASHING THEN FILL UP RATHOLE
STATUS CUT TAIL PIPE WITH GRAVEL PACK
SAND

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GRAVEL PACK SCREEN PACKING FROM LS LOGGING FROM LS THEN
IN SHORT STRING THROUGH MACARONI FROM SHORT STRING

FIGURE 4 GRAVEL PACKING THROUGH TUBING

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