Jointed Tubing Injector Snubbing on Extended Reach Wells

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. J. Miller ◽  
A. D. Richard

Abstract OBJECTIVE / SCOPE An injector has been developed that is able to continuously move conventional jointed tubing in and out of wells that may be underbalanced. It is an advantage to use the jointed tubing injector rather than coiled tubing or conventional hydraulic snubbing due to cost, speed of operation, transportation, effectiveness, and safety. The paper will describe the function and application of the jointed pipe injector. METHODS, PROCEDURES, PROCESS An injector has been designed with retractable gripping segments integral to the gripper blocks that are able to function on conventional jointed tubing, over interconnecting couplings and with the advantages of continuously operating injector movement. The description is to include how the geometry of the retractable gripper block system works and how the technical and safety risks of a conventional snubbing system or coiled tubing are overcome. Configurations whereby the jointed tubing injector can be used to provide methods of completing wells that are safer and more efficient than coiled tubing or a conventional hydraulic snubbing jack will be presented. RESULTS, OBSERVATIONS, CONCLUSIONS The biggest limitation of coiled tubing is due to its size and residual bend, it is not capable of reaching the end of the well before the wellbore friction causes helical buckling. The OD of the coiled tubing is limited by the available reel sizes and the difficulty transporting the large reels due to road dimensional and weight limitations. Coiled tubing is not able to be rotated at any time in the well. The use of jointed tubing eliminates those limitations. When a well is being completed with a conventional hydraulic snubbing jack, the length of the stroke that the jack can take is limited by the allowable unsupported length of the tubing to ensure that it will not buckle. It is also forced to stop workstring movement each time the jack is reset therefore the static friction of the workstring must be overcome during each movement of the jacks. The design of the jointed tubing injector minimizes the unsupported length of the tubing and allows the continuous movement of the tubing. The operation is less labor intensive, and the controls can be moved to a position that is less exposed to danger. NOVEL / ADDITIVE INFORMATION The Jointed Tubing Injector can continuously move jointed tubulars in and out of a well. There is no other piece of equipment that will address as many of the problems that have been experienced in the completion of extended reach wells. The paper will describe the injector and control system and how it can be applied to solve the challenges.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hussain Saiood ◽  
Laurie Duthie ◽  
Ahmed Albaqshi ◽  
Muhammad Ahsan

Abstract As the boundaries are pushed with increased length of horizontal wells, coiled tubing (CT) well intervention capabilities are challenged requiring new technologies to expand existing capabilities. When utilizing coiled tubing, standard best practice is to first utilize CT modeling software to optimize CT size and weight for maximum reach. After choosing the right CT size, the next and most critical factor to address in extending the reach is, drag and frictional forces between the CT and the wellbore. Reducing friction and delaying helical buckling will significantly increase the reach. Several versions have been created utilizing various pressure pulse tools in the CT bottom hole assemble (BHA) to accomplish this task. These tools work by creating vibration or pressure pulses that allow for a delay in the onset of the helical buckling of CT and are widely utilized and accepted as solutions. However, existing agitation tool limitations have been reached. A newly designed and developed, hydraulically driven agitation tool (HDAT) to extend CT reach delivers continuous frequency pressure waves along the entire length of the CT. The HDAT provides a reduction in static friction and converts that to a dynamic friction form along the CT string. The continuous hydraulic agitation reduces the onset of helical buckling and thus reduces CT helical contact points, resulting in lower resistance force. The development, design, and lab testing for the HDAT has been through extensive development stages resulting in three generations of the tool, with each version providing an incrementally improved performance. The latest generation HDAT has been designed to function at optimum operational frequencies and produce excitation that works on a longer section of the CT. The performance advancement of the newly designed HDAT generation was achieved after extensive lab testing with a field run reaching a total depth of 24,500 ft over a 4,600 ft open hole lateral section. The new HDAT was redesigned to improve performance and reliability to achieve an effective matrix acid stimulation treatment. The lessons learned from previous generations were imbedded to extend the reach of the CT in the most challenging extended reach wells.


TAPPI Journal ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-11
Author(s):  
MOHAMED CHBEL ◽  
LUC LAPERRIÈRE

Pulp and paper processes frequently present nonlinear behavior, which means that process dynam-ics change with the operating points. These nonlinearities can challenge process control. PID controllers are the most popular controllers because they are simple and robust. However, a fixed set of PID tuning parameters is gen-erally not sufficient to optimize control of the process. Problems related to nonlinearities such as sluggish or oscilla-tory response can arise in different operating regions. Gain scheduling is a potential solution. In processes with mul-tiple control objectives, the control strategy must further evaluate loop interactions to decide on the pairing of manipulated and controlled variables that minimize the effect of such interactions and hence, optimize controller’s performance and stability. Using the CADSIM Plus™ commercial simulation software, we developed a Jacobian sim-ulation module that enables automatic bumps on the manipulated variables to calculate process gains at different operating points. These gains can be used in controller tuning. The module also enables the control system designer to evaluate loop interactions in a multivariable control system by calculating the Relative Gain Array (RGA) matrix, of which the Jacobian is an essential part.


2015 ◽  
Vol 19 (95) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Aleksej A. Kravcov ◽  
◽  
Leonid G. Limonov ◽  
Valerij V. Sinelnikov ◽  
Stanislav V. Potapov

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-87
Author(s):  
Syarifah Nuriah ◽  
Abdul Rakhman Laba ◽  
Muhammad Sobarsyah

This study aims to determine the management and control system of trade receivables on the effectiveness of the cash flow company’s at PT. Enseval Putera Megatrading, Tbk. The data source used in this study is the primary data source, obtained directly from the company. The analytical method used for testing the management and control system of receivables on the effectiveness of cash flow is the analysis of financial ratios. In this study, the data used for analysis are qualitative data analysis and financial ratio analysis, namely the activity ratio (RTO, ACP, Arrears Ratio, and Billing Ratio). The results showed that (1) RTO of PT. Enseval Putera Megatrading, the highest rate in 2017 was 189 times, while the lowest RTO was in 2015 which was 115 times. This shows the normal level of turnover. The faster the payment terms, the better for the company, because the faster the working capital embedded in receivables returns to capital or cash, which means the higher the receivables turnover. (2) ACP or the average age of collection of receivables applied by companies, especially the value in 2017 is 2 days. This means that the company has been effective in managing its accounts receivable because the standard for collecting receivables set by the company is the repayment limit or due date no later than 7 (seven) to 90 (Ninety) calendar days from the billing statement received by the service user. (3) The Arrears Ratio, namely from 2014-2018, the largest was only 1.11%. This shows that the lower the arrears ratio, the better for the company, which means the company is able to handle its receivables properly. (4) Billing Ratio shows that from 2014-2018 the lowest that is 98.88% shows the greater the value of collectible receivables means the greater the percentage value of the collection ratio so that the better for the company because of the greater return on corporate capital. Then it can be concluded that the Billing Ratio of PT. Enseval Putera Megatrading, it's not working effectively.


Kerntechnik ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 74 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
E. I. El-Madbouly ◽  
M. K. Shaat ◽  
A. M. Shokr ◽  
G. H. Elrefaei

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