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Lesson 20
Horizontal Wells
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4Thursday, April 7
4Rich 101
46-8 p.m.
Quiz B
Austin
Chalk
Pearsall Field
Austin
San Antonio
Oil Rig
Presentations:
-
Austin Chalk
Not to scale
Start on April 13
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4Increase Reserves
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Production,
Horizontal Well /
Vertical Well
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Horizontal Well
Drainage Area
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Vertical Well
= 30 acres
*Steady State
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0
Horizontal Well
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Horizontal Drilling
Bryan
Austin Chalk
Austin
Giddings
Austin Chalk
Fields
Houston
San Antonio
Pearsall
Field
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PRODUCTION RATES:
ORYX - Austin Chalk
Horizontal Drilling
Oil-filled fractures
Vertical
Well
B/D
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Horizontal
Well
B/D
507
Horizontal/
Vertical
Ratio
42
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215
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107
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Oil Production,
m3/D
500
Horizontal
Well
250
PRUDHOE BAY
Slant Well
Vertical
Well
1982
1984
1986
Water
70m
Vertical Well:
Horizontal Well:
Production Ratio:
Vertical Well:
Horizontal Well:
Cost Ratio:
235 $/ft
520 - 282 $/ft
2.2 - 1.2
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2-6 degrees/100 ft
Long Radius
- Conventional
- Directional
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1.5-3 degrees/ft
4Identification of Markers
1,000-5,000 ft
1,000-6,000 ft
4Identify zones
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Top Drive
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Mud Motors
4Drill without rotating pipe
4Steerable systems
4High-torque motors
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POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN
HORIZONTAL DRILLING
4Running equipment in and out of
hole: drillstring, casing, cables
Geological
Marker
4Preventing/Remedying
differential sticking
4Excessive torque
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SUMMARY
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN
HORIZONTAL DRILLING (contd)
SUMMARY
(Continued)
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LONG-RADIUS WELLS
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METHOD
~2-6 degrees/100 ft
Build Radius:
~1,000-3,000 ft
Length of Horizontal
Section:
1,000-7,000 ft
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METHOD
Build Rate:
~ 8-20 degrees/100 ft
Build Radius:
~ 300-700 ft
Length of
Horizontal Section:
~ 1,000-5,000 ft
Fig. 1: Medium
Radius Angle
Build Assembly
Dump Valve
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String Stabilizer
Bent Sub
Low-Speed,
High-Torque
Motor
Build Rate:
~ 1-3 degrees/ ft
Build Radius:
~ 20-40 ft
Length of Horizontal
Section:
400-1,000 ft
Kickoff Sub
Upper Bearing
Housing with
Stabilizer
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METHOD
METHOD
Drill Pipe
(rotating)
Clutch
Stabilizer
(Continued)
Fig. 4: Short
Radius Curve
Drilling
Assembly
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Multi-Lateral
Completion Systems
from Baker Oil Tools
Stabilizer
Bit Sub
(rotating)
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End of
Lesson 20
TM
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