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James Van Blaricum, Sand Exclusion Completion and Permanent Completion


Sand exclusion completions are designed for production in an area that contains a large amount of loose sand. These completions are designed to allow for the flow of natural gas and oil into the well, but at the same time prevent sand from entering the well. Sand inside the well hole can cause many complications, including erosion of casing and other equipment. The most common method of keeping sand out of the well hole are screening, or filtering systems. This includes analyzing the sand experienced in the formation and installing a screen or filter to keep sand particles out. This filter may either be a type of screen hung inside the casing, or adding a layer of specially sized gravel outside the casing to filter out the sand. Both of these types of sand barriers can be used in open hole and perforated completions. James Van Blaricum

Permanent Completion - James Van Blaricum

Permanent completions are those in which the completion, and wellhead, are assembled and installed only once. Installing the casing, cementing, perforating, and other completion work is done with small diameter tools to ensure the permanent nature of the completion. Completing a well in this manner can lead to significant cost savings compared to other types.

Multiple Zone Completion - James Van Blaricum

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Multiple zone completion is the practice of completing a well such that hydrocarbons from two or more formations may be produced simultaneously, without mixing with each other. For example, a well may be drilled that passes through a number of formations on its way deeper underground, or alternately, it may be efficient in a horizontal well to add multiple completions to drain the formation most effectively. Although it is common to separate multiple completions so that the fluids from the different formations do not intermingle, the complexity of achieving complete separation is often a barrier. In some instances, the different formations being drilled are close enough in nature to allow fluids to intermingle in the well hole. When it is necessary to separate different completions, hard rubber 'packing' instruments are used to maintain separation. James Van Blaricum

James Van Blaricum - Drainhole Completion

Drainhole completions are a form of horizontal or slant drilling. This type of completion consists of drilling out horizontally into the formation from a vertical well, essentially providing a 'drain' for the hydrocarbons to run down into the well. In certain formations, drilling a drainhole completion may allow for more efficient and balanced extraction of the targeted hydrocarbons. These completions are more commonly associated with oil wells than with natural gas wells. James Van Blaricum

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