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David Butler [email protected] Weatherford – Aberdeen U.K. Expandable Well Technology

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David [email protected]

Weatherford – Aberdeen U.K.

Expandable Well Technology

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! Slotted / Perforated Expandable Tubular Technology

! Solid Tubular Expandable Technology

! Technology Development History! Expansion Methodology! Applications! Case Histories! What the future holds for this technology??

Expandable Well Technology

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Unique Expandable Products for eachTechnology Market Sector

Completions Wellbore Construction

WellboreEnhancement

Market Sectors

Expandable Products

Expandable Sand ScreenCased Hole Liners

& CladdingAlternative

Borehole Liner

Openhole Liners

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®Expandable Well Technology

! Technology Development History

" Shell Research initiates expandable studies late 1980’s" Shell develops Expandable Sand Control Screen Concept 1992" R & D agreement signed with Petroline for Slotted Expandables February 1993" Slotted Technology Patent applications 1994" First Commercial Application Slotted Tubulars 1995 West Texas" License agreement between Shell & Petroline for Slotted Expandables April 96" R & D agreement signed with Baker Oil Tools 1997" Enventure Global Technology created between Halliburton & Shell December 1998" E2Tech created between Baker & Shell February 1999" First Commercial Solid Expandable installation Chevron Louisiana November 1999" Shell Research license Weatherford for Solid Expandable April 2002

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! Drilling Applications! Completion Application

Slotted / Perforated Tubular Technology

Expandable Slotted Tubulars

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Slotted Tubular Expansion8 5/8” ABL

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Expand ABL all the

way to bottom

Spot balanced cement plug Pull Running Toolto top of ABL. Circulate

outexcess of cement.

POOH

Wait on cement.Drill out cement ABL shoe and

drill ahead

Run in hole ABL and sit on bottom

Drill through and Under-ream

the problem zone. Run Caliper log

Drilling-Wellbore Size PreservationPremature Casing Shoe Depth-Alternative Bore Hole Liner

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Casing/ ABL Interface Options

Open Hole Open Hole with Gap

Monobore Tie-back

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Expandable Slotted Tubular Drilling Applications

•Total No of ABL Wells 37•Total Footage Installed 7,212

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Slotted Tubular ExpansionFixed Cone Sand Screen

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®Small Rotary Expanders

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For:

• Reduced expansion force. 8000lbs.• Extremely efficient expansion.• Compliant linearly. Conforms to parent bore.• Extremely wear resistant with standard materials • No DM required - no rotation.• No torque induced into ESS.• Field friendly

Slotted Expandables - Axial Compliant Expanders

Expandable Well Technology

Slotted Tubular Expansion - Compliant

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Axial Compliant Expander

Variable bore test: Bore varied from 5.4” to 6.125”.

5.8” 5.4” 6.125”

Expandable Well Technology

Slotted Tubular Expansion - Compliant

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®External Gravel Pack V Expandable

(Well Length = 2,200 ft) Longer wells are even worse! 6” Openhole

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Expandable Sand Screen Installation Overview

247 Jobs to End of Q4 2003

ESS Installations by Quarter

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Expandable Slotted Tubular Applications

Expandable Well Technology

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No of Cased WellsNo of Open Hole Wells

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Oil ProducerGas ProducerWater InjectorGas ConnectorWater Producer

Historical Slotted Expandables Installation Completion Data

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Cased-hole oil well

# Vertical @ 2909ft - land based, Jan ‘98# Gravel pack too expensive & declines of 50% -

No local knowledge# Well sorted sands in Gharif formation# 12spf, 45 deg big hole. 230 micron allows

initial fines production, perf velocities kept below 0.3 ft/s

# Fixed cone expansion - 50,000lbs# 1230bbl/d , sand free - as good as GP# Sustained production rate

9-5/8” Packer

7” blank pipe

9-5/8” casing

40ft 5-1/2” ESS

Expansion cone

Seal Bore

9-5/8” Packer

Existing G-Pack

Expandable Slotted Tubular Completions

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®Open-hole gas well# 5-7/8” hole at 61 deg, 15,485ft - land based# Water-gas contact movement - need for variable shut-off# No conventional sand control allows reservoir management# 240ft 4” , 270 micron ESS (selected after mud flow-back tests)# Difficult hole - shale leading to restrictions, work screens to TD# Fixed cone expansion - held up 20ft from TD (in shale)# • 50 MMscf/d, sand free, -0.8 skin

Expandable Slotted Tubular Completions

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®Horizontal Oil well

# 7” horizontal hole @ 8014 ftah - land based# Objectives of increasing production with reduced well cost# ESS increases inflow area whilst allowing slim well design# 1132ft of 4” , 230 micron ESS# Fixed cone expansion - 20,000lbs WOB# 1243 bopd - best PI in field# Well costs were 23% lower than plan and 30% lower than a

conventional well design.

Expandable Slotted Tubular Completions

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Shell U.K. Brigantine development

# 3 wells, 6” hole, 4000-7000ft reservoir sections ~ 15,000 ftah# High gas rates required a large bore, slim well design# Extremely difficult gravel pack operation - tender assist and good

weather required# ESS® allows lower pressure drop, reduced erosion velocities# Fixed cone expansion + rotary compliant expansion # 30% more production than anticipated# Overall the ESS campaign added $13.5m NPV to project

Expandable Slotted Tubular Completions

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Solid Expandable Tubulars

Expandable Well Technology

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Solid Cone Liner Expansion

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Solid Tubular ExpansionRotary Expansion

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Expandable Solid Tubular Drilling Applications

•Total No of SET Wells 228•Total Footage Installed 214,000

•Total No of SET Wells YE 2002 113

•Total Footage Installed YE 2002 108,000

102% growth in 1 year

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Casing Remediation

Casing CladdingParted / Split Casing Repair

Subsidence RepairPerforation Shut-off

Cased-Hole Applications

Solid Expandable Application

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Casing RemediationCasing Cladding

Corroded / Parted / Split Casing Repair

Solid Expandable Application

STE Casing Clads:

Perforation Shut-off

Corroded Casing Repair

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Casing RemediationSubsidence Repair

Solid Expandable Application

RemovedCasing

Liner-HangerJoint With

ElastomericCoating

5-1/2-in.Casing

Expanded4-1/4 × 5-1/2-in.

ExpandableCHL

BeforeSubsidence

Casing

Subsidence

BuckledCasing

AfterSubsidence

Damaged Casing

Removed

After Removal of Buckled Casing

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Wellbore Size Preservation Sidetracking utilizing Solid Expandables

Solid Expandable Application

Enables more efficient Sidetracks:

• Sidetrack deeper (in smaller tubulars)• Complete well with larger completion

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Wellbore Size Preservation

Lost Circulation / Shallow FlowPremature Casing Shoe Depth

Discrete Wellbore Support Liners

Monobore Liners

Openhole Applications

Solid Expandable Application

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Wellbore Size Preservation Pore Pressure / Frac Gradient Challenges

Solid Expandable Application

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Wellbore Size Preservation Pore Pressure / Frac Gradient Challenges

Solid Expandable Application

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FPGPPGCasing Pts/

Pore Pressure / Fracture Gradient PlotMud Weight (ppg)

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Wellbore Size Preservation

Application

16 in Riser13-5/8 in BOP

16 in

13.375 x 16 in. STE

9-5/8 x 11-3/4 in. STE

9.375 in

30 in. Drive Pipe

13.375 in.

11.75 in.

7 FJ in. Casing

TD

7-5/8 x 9-3/8 in. STE

21 in. Riser18-3/4 in BOP

TD

20 in. Casing

16 in. Casing

13.375 in. Casing

9.6250 in. Casing

7 in. Casing

26 in. Casing

18 in. Casing

11.75 in. Casing

Requires 5th Generation Rig Requires 3rd Generation Rig

STE Enables:• Pore Pressure / Frac

Gradient Solutions• “Slimming” of Wells

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5-1/2”

7-0”

9-5/8”

11-3/4”

13-3/8”

11-3/4”

13-3/8”

18-0”

30-0”

20-0”

26-0”

11-3/4”

10-3/4”

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5-1/2”

6-0”

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8-5/8”

7-5/8” 5-1/2”

9-5/8”

9-5/8” or 9-3/8”

7-0” FJ

7-5/8”

5-1/2”

7-5/8”

5-1/2” 7-5/8”

6-0”

4-1/4”

Conventional Well Design Expandable Well Design

16-0”

13-3/8”

Expandable Well DesignTM

Decision Tree

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Downsizing of Field’s Casing Program

Increasing Field’s ROI

Conventional Design

20" Drive Pipe

13-3/8” 72 #/ft

11-3/4” 65 #/ft

9-5/8” 53.5 #/ft

7” 32 #/ft

Top of 7” Liner

Top of 5” Liner

5” 18 #/ft

20" Drive Pipe

Expandable Design

13-3/8” 72 #/ft

7” FJ 32 #/ft

Top of 7-5/8” x 9-5/8” OHLTop of 7” Liner

7-5/8” x 9-5/8” OHL

5” 18 #/ft

9-5/8” 53.5 #/ft

Wellbore Size Preservation Downsizing Casing Program

Solid Expandable Application

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Expand Liner and Bury Elastomer Seals into Formation

Wellbore Size Preservation Water Shut-off

Discrete Openhole Application

Solid Expandable Application

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The Future

Monobore Liners/Wells

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Expandable liners providing Monobore

well construction capability

Expandable reservoir completion system

No packers or liner hangers (as we currently know them)

Simplified wellheadSmaller BOP

Troublesome hole sections are cased without sacrificing hole size

Smaller top-hole sizes.Slim-hole drilling reduces waste & environmental impact

30 - 50% WELL COST SAVINGS

Wellbore Size PreservationMonobore benefits

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Wellbore Size Preservation Optimised Well Design – Diametric Efficiency

Solid Expandable Application

20 in. Drive Pipe 13.375 in

STE Optimised Well Design

7 in. Casing

9.625 in.

8 x 9-625 in. STE

8”

8”

9-5/8”

7”

TD

8”

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8 x 9-625 in. STE

16”

13-3/8”

11-3/4”

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16 in. Casing

13.375 in. Casing

9.6250 in. Casing

7 in. Casing

TD

11.75 in. Casing

Conventional Well / Field Design

20” 13-3/8”

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! Solid Tubular Expandable Technology! Slotted / Perforated Expandable

Tubular Technology

It is the way forward to delivertomorrows wells???

Expandable Well Technology