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General Guidelines
If an attempt is to be made to squeeze cement into perforations or into a casing leak etc., and the
cement opposite the place of squeeze is to be drilled out later, injection rates should be established before
cement is squeezed. This should be done using a solids free fluid eg., water or brine. Acid may be spotted
ahead of a squeeze job to break up plugging mud particles. Reference shall be made to the Cementing
Contractor for the acid recipe.
Establishment of the injection rate is less important if the well is to be abandoned and cement will not
be drilled out afterwards.
High squeeze pressures which may induce formation breakdown must be avoided, particularly in the
vicinity of faults and stacked reservoirs, in order to prevent zonal communication via vertical fissures. The
formation closure pressure should never be exceeded, unless specific written orders to do so are issued by
Head of Drilling Operations.
When a packer has been set just above the perforations or zone to be squeezed off, the bottom hole
pressure must be kept below 80 % of the collapse pressure of the weakest casing in use. Changing the setting
point of the packer or applying back pressure may help to increase the allowable squeeze pressure.
Annular back pressure should be applied in all cases having a differential pressure across the packer
greater than 1 500 psi.
The hesitation squeeze technique should be used in lost circulation / high pressure zones to aid
bridging of the cement solids.
The simplest way to carry out a squeeze is to spot the cement and squeeze it by applying pressure
while the annulus is kept closed. However, a packer must be used if the pressure during the squeeze will
exceed the maximum allowable pressure at any point above the planned depth of the cementation.
The following guidelines should be used for determining the type of packer to be used:
The Spot and Squeeze technique is only possible using a retrievable packer.
If the well is to be abandoned a cement retainer should be used, since it will form an additional
mechanical seal and for reasons of cost.
Requirements
A consistent slurry gradient is particularly important in the case of (small) cement plugs. The cement
must be batch mixed or dumped until the correct gradient is achieved.
Thin slurries with low fluid loss of less than 50 ml/30 min are used for regular squeeze cementing jobs,
to reduce premature slurry dehydration during placement.
Thixotropic cement slurries may be used in zones where losses are encountered.
Slurries designed for use in remedial cementation operations, will be formulated such that:
Pumpability Time = Mixing Time + Slurry Displacement Time + Circulating Out Time + 60 mins (Safety margin)
The laboratory will allow for the higher pressures applied.
Preparations
In deviated wells with less than 30 hole angle, a viscous pill of approximately
100 ft length can be used as a bottom for the cement.
If there are any perforations below that need to be protected from the squeeze pressure and/or cement
that might work its way down the hole, a drillable bridge plug must be set approximately 20 ft below the interval
to be squeezed off.
1.
RIH approximately 500 ft of 3 tubing stinger on drillpipe to the bridge plug if it has been set and pull
pack half a metre. If no bridge plug has been set, RUN the stinger to approximately 50 ft below the bottom
perforations. Break circulation.
2.
Set a balanced cement plug to at least 250 ft above the top perforations.
3.
Pull back five stands above the theoretical TOC and reverse circulate clean. Do not exceed formation
closure gradient (FCG).
4.
Pull back one single, close the Hydril and apply maximum allowable surface pressure. The hardening
time will be advised by the Cementing Contractor.
5.
Spot more cement, if required. A minimum of 50 ft of cement must be left above the perforations.
6.
Run the retrievable packer with a tailpipe at least 100 ft longer than the length of the cement plug to be
spotted with the stinger in place.
2.
Set a balanced cement plug to at least 250 ft above the top perforations.
3.
Pull back one stand above the theoretical TOC and reverse circulate clean. Ensure that the circulating
sub is closed. Do not exceed FCG and check accurately for losses.
4.
Pull back one single, set the packer and apply maximum allowable surface pressure. The hardening
time will be advised by the Cementing Contractor.
5.
Spot more cement, if required. A minimum of 50 ft of cement must be left above the perforations.
6.
Set a drillable cement retainer on drillpipe approx. 50 ft above the perforations to be squeezed off.
Displace the batch-mixed cement until the first spacer reaches the end of the stinger. Apply back
pressure to the annulus to balance the cement column.
Squeeze away the cement at a constant bottom hole pressure (BHP). The BHP used must not exceed
50 - 60 % of the formation closure pressure whilst maintaining the flow rate at easily managed levels.
If the flow rate remains constant, squeeze 50 % of the available slurry and commence a hesitation
squeeze.
Pull out of cement retainer approximately 5 ft and reverse clean. The returns must be measured and
reported.
POOH.
Application
Under normal circumstances, this operation must not be carried out. A drillable cement retainer must be used
due to difficulties in retrieving the packer should it become stuck. Under exceptional circumstances, the
technique may be used, but it must be discussed with Operations Engineer/ Drilling Supervisor beforehand.
An inflow test may be required to evaluate the quality of the job. This is dependent on the reservoir
pressure, amongst other considerations. Draw-down and time shall be clearly stipulated.
A cement evaluation log may be run before and after the job to obtain additional information.
Note: Pressure testing of the casing should not be carried out to avoid cracking of the cement bond.