‘Overview of Chapter 1’ video transcript by Khafiz Muradov

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Hello. This is a brief overview of Chapter 1 ‘Well Completions’.

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Study advice:

This chapter typically takes 3-4 hours to read and to solve the accompanying problems.

This chapter describes well types and what equipment is installed in wells.

You will understand:

- the principles of well completion design,

- functionality and operation of the completion components described,

- options for multi-zone well completion,

- application, benefits and limits of advanced wells.

This chapter along with Chapter 2 will be covered in Question 1 of the exam (for more exam details
see the ‘Exam Information’ folder)

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The chapter opens with a discussion of objectives of well completion design. It then presents basics
of bottomhole completion techniques; followed by in-well flow conduit selection considerations.

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In a given well, its bottomhole completion connects the well to the reservoir. In the wellbore, the
fluid flows inside the completion string, a.k.a. the production or injection string depending on the
type of the well.

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The common bottomhole completion techniques, as well as their modifications, are described and
compared.

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Further, the reasons why most wells have completion strings are also provided.
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At this stage you will be able to:

• Describe the basic well completion design principles and decision areas involved.

• Evaluate for a given reservoir scenario the bottom hole completion options and make a
recommendation based on well integrity and reservoir management requirements.

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The next part of Chapter 1 focusses on the basic functions of a completion string, its design,
objectives and installation, and also provides a brief description of its key components.

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You will see that apart from selection of the tubing itself, the completion string design involves
analysis of multiple equipment integrated into it, such as its Xmas tree, valves, mandrels, packers,
etc. You will learn how they work and what they do.

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At this stage you will also be able to:

• Explain the principles of the tubing grade selection, and the calculations involved.

• Describe the purpose and generic operating principles for major completion equipment
components.

• Assess well safety requirements and capabilities inherent in well design. Identify potential
failure mechanisms/operational problems with equipment.

• Outline the basic logic behind the completion installation practices, and be able to propose a
conceptual installation program for a given well completion.

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Many wells produce from multiple reservoirs or blocks or zones. You will learn what mutli-zone
completion options and strategies exist.

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Then you will be able to:

• Describe the options, and their inherent constraints/advantages, for producing multiple
reservoir units.

• Propose general completion options for producing two, three or more zones simultaneously.
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On top of the conventional wells and completions, the chapter will also briefly introduce the
common advanced well technologies such as horizontal wells, intelligent or smart wells, specialist
wells like e.g. wells used in thermal recovery, and multilateral wells

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You will learn how to:

• Assess and recommend geometrical configurations for drilled wellbores for both production
and injection applications.

• Describe the application of horizontal wells.

• Describe the requirements for and operational principles of intelligent well completions.

• Evaluate for a given reservoir scenario the advanced well completion options and make a
recommendation based on reservoir management requirements.

• Understand the basics of multi-lateral technology and list its applications

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Having read this chapter and done the tutorials:

Feel free to test your knowledge using the dedicated quiz on VISION