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In the preceding video library module, we talked about cements and cementing practices.
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A continuous competent sheath of cement around the casing is very important to the safe, efficient production of oil and gas from our well.
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Now comes the next important step, selectively opening those zones we wish to produce by perforating the casing,
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cement, and the formation.
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Perforating is not just a matter of punching holes in the casing.
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If our well is to achieve its potential, those holes must be deep enough to reach past any formation damage caused by the drilling and cementing process.
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They must also be of sufficient number and arrangement to allow the formation fluids to flow into the wellbore unhindered.
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They must be unobstructed by mud or debris,
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and finally, they must be in the right position opposite the zones we have identified as productive prior to setting our casing.
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Accomplishing these objectives in a safe and cost-effective manner is the goal of any perforating program.
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Poor perforating practices can easily make a 200-barrel of oil per day well
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out of a discovery with perhaps 2,000 barrels of oil per day potential.
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Good perforating practices can help us maximize the value of the hydrocarbons we've found.
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In this module, we shall first outline the basic perforating options available to the engineer.
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We shall find out that achieving the objectives just mentioned may require a few compromises, with the exception of safety, which should never be compromised.
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We shall also take a look at the work that has been done to relate perforator performance to well productivity, the final measure of our success.
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And we shall follow the progress of a perforating job, taking a close look at each important procedure.
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First, let's look at just what perforating options exist.
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Cased holes may be perforated in several ways.
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using conventional casing guns run into the well on electric wireline through wireline pressure control equipment,
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using through-tubing guns run into the well after the tubing has been installed,
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or using tubing-conveyed perforating guns run on the bottom of the tubing string and detonated using mechanical,
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electrical, or pressure-activated firing mechanisms.
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With each of these delivery methods, there is an option of perforating.
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Overbalanced, with a higher pressure in the wellbore than in the formation, or underbalanced, with a wellbore pressure lower than formation pore pressure.
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Also, the delivery system for placing the shaped charges at the
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proper location via wireline may be categorized as one of three possible types.
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Retrievable, consisting of a cylindrical hollow steel charge carrier, which is retrieved after firing and may then be discarded, as in the case of scallop guns,
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or reused several times, as in the case of port plug guns.
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Semi-expendable, in which case the perforating charges are conveyed into the well on a retrievable metal or wire carrier.
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or fully expendable, where the charges and carrier linkage disintegrate on detonation and only the wireline is retrieved.
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Generally speaking, the larger diameter casing guns run via wireline will carry larger charges
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and thus give larger perforation diameters and greater penetration depths than the smaller through-tubing guns.
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Through tubing perforating, however, is a more practical method for underbalanced perforating than using conventional casing guns.
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And underbalanced perforating can help maximize productivity.
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Tubing conveyed perforating seems to provide a means to combine both the larger high-performance guns with the flexible pressure conditions.
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So we see that in considering just these perforating features, wire line versus tubing conveyed, over balanced or under balanced,
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retrievable or expendable guns, we already can come up with at least a dozen different useful design combinations to choose from.
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All this is without yet considering the variety of shape charges available.
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Let's look at how a shape charge functions.
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The shaped charge
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or jet perforator first came into use in the oil field
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in the 1950s following the development of explosive technology during the Second World War.
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The four important components of the shaped charge are the conical metallic liner, the main explosive charge, the primer explosive,
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and the case that encloses the charge.
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simply stated the firing is electrically initiated by the detonator
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or blasting cap via the detonating cord
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which in turn sets off the main charge explosive pressure on
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the metal liner causes it to collapse inwardly along its axis forming a high velocity jet of fluidized metal
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moving at a velocity of 25,000 feet per second and with a pressure of 15 million pounds per square inch, the jet displaces the casing,
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cement, and formation, creating a perforation in only several hundred microseconds.
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Depending on the design of the shaped charge and the type of materials being perforated, the perforation length is generally about 2 to 20 inches,
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5 to 50 centimeters, and the entrance hole diameter about 0.2 to 1 inch, or 0.5 to 2.5 centimeters.
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There is a zone of crushed rock around the perforation
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and the precise shape of the perforation will vary somewhat depending on charge geometry, gun positioning, and target characteristics.
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For example, although the exterior of these charges look identical,
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this charge is designed to give large diameter perforations for easy gravel packing,
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while this charge is designed to penetrate deeply with a somewhat smaller entrance hole.
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Here we see a charge that is designed to be run in a six inch
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or seven and a quarter inch diameter carrier, while this charge is made for a one and eleven sixteenths inch carrier.
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There is quite a bit less explosive power in this smaller charge,
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but that power can still be focused on maximizing hole size or penetration depending on the needs of the completion.
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The position of the gun in the casing is another important parameter in determining the size of the perforation.
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Gun clearance is the distance from the casing inner surface to the gun.
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Penetration and hole size generally decrease as clearance increases.
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This issue is particularly important when small diameter guns are run through tubing into larger diameter casing.
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In such situations, the gun needs to be positioned against the side of the casing to create a single line of deep perforations.
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This arrangement, called zero-degree phasing, may introduce an undesirable pressure drop in high-rate wells.
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Phasing the charges at 60, 90, 120, or 180 degrees would reduce this problem,
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but at the price of reduced penetration and hole diameter when using through-tubing guns.
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The third most important factor in shaped charge performance is the strength of the target material.
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For example, a charge
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that penetrates 5 inches into the Berea sandstone target shown here will only penetrate 2 inches in a much stronger sandstone.
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In deep reservoirs where the formation effective stress is great, the penetration depth may be much less than surface tests indicate,
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and this factor must be considered when choosing a perforator.
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Charge performance is also affected by the quality control applied during its manufacture, where precise control of the liner and charge dimensions is critical.
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The care with which the charges are stored and transported is also quite important.
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Charges should be stored in sealed boxes until ready for use.
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Correct alignment of the shape charges within the charge carrier, whether it be a semi-expendable strip carrier, a port plug gun, or any of several types of scallop guns,
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is a very important final step in the gun assembly process.
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The added cost of quality control in manufacture and assembly is a wise completion investment.
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We mentioned the three categories of wireline perforation systems, steel hollow carrier guns, semi-expendable guns, and fully expendable guns.
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Let's take a look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of each option.
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In the case of retrievable hollow carrier guns, the charges are positioned and sealed within a steel cylinder, surrounded by air at surface pressure.
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Each charge is aligned with a threaded port plug in reusable guns, or behind a thinner portion of the carrier wall in scallop guns.
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Semi-expendable guns typically consist of a series of individually sealed charge cases designed to disintegrate after firing,
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leaving only the carrier strip or wires to be retrieved.
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In the case of fully expendable guns, only the wire line remains to be retrieved.
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The advantages of retrievable hollow carrier guns include high reliability because all components are protected within the carrier,
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heavier and stronger construction than expendables, permitting rougher treatment and faster running speeds, generally higher temperature and pressure resistance,
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Very little debris left in the well.
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Retention of the explosive force within the carrier, eliminating casing deformation.
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A positive indication of firing provided by the condition of the port plug.
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On the other hand, even small diameter retrievable guns may have trouble running inside crooked tubing because of their rigidity.
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The carrier takes up more space and the charges may have to be smaller than comparably sized expendable guns.
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and the weight of the gun assembly may limit its length
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and thus the interval that can be perforated on a single run into the well.
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Considering expendable guns, we can say that they are generally cheaper and easier to assemble, are somewhat lighter and more flexible than hollow carrier guns,
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and size for size generally offer more penetration than comparable retrievable guns that can be run in the same size tubing.
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However, expendable guns can deform casing when detonated.
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leave substantial amounts of debris in the well, and are generally not as sturdy, leak-proof, and resistant to pressure and temperature as retrievable guns.
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The typical sizes and specifications of casing guns and through-tubing guns are detailed in your manual.
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In designing a perforating program and choosing a perforator, the engineer must consider the relative importance of hole size,
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penetration, and shot density.
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The size of the completion tubular components and the extremes of pressure and temperature are also important to the choice.
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For example, we may be convinced of the need for perforating underbalanced and through tubing in a given situation.
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If we suspect serious drilling damage, we may decide to use expendable charges for maximum penetration and accept the risk of gun breakage,
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extra debris, and possible casing damage.
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However, if the well is deep and hot, the durability of a hollow carrier may be important enough to
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bargain some loss of penetration for a higher percentage of properly fired charges.
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Each situation requires careful consideration of the alternatives.
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Making such decisions requires that we be able to test commercially available charges and compare their performance,
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then extrapolate that performance to downhole conditions and its effect on actual well productivity.
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Currently, the industry relies on standard testing procedures developed by the API for evaluating well perforators.
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These procedures include a surface field test carried out in casing cemented within a concrete drum, and a laboratory test carried out using a Berea sandstone target
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placed inside a special core holder designed to permit flow through the perforation.
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These tests do not duplicate bottom hole well conditions precisely,
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so the data on perforation dimensions and cleanliness are not always useful in an absolute sense.
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However, if the tests are carried out correctly, the results can be used in a relative sense to compare commercially available charges.
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Examples of the API test data recording forms are shown in your manual, along with a summary of the API tests themselves.
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But the true effectiveness of any perforator is measured in the well's productivity.
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Attempts to determine the relative importance of perforation parameters on well
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productivity have led to the development of mathematical models to simulate perforations.
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As these models become increasingly sophisticated, more is learned about perforation behavior.
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Through this research, which is discussed in your manual,
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we can now make some qualified generalizations about the relative importance of the four basic perforating parameters.
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shot density or number of shots per unit length, penetration, hole size, and phasing.
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For example, high shot density is considered of greatest importance in anisotropic or laminated reservoirs.
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Penetration is less important than shot density when drilling damage is minimal.
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However, in deep damage situations, it becomes critical.
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Some type of angular phasing is important when high rates are expected, but generally speaking, phasing should not be gained by sacrificing penetration.
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Hole size is relatively unimportant beyond a minimum of 0.25 inches unless the well must be gravel-packed or fractured,
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in which cases hole size is very important.
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We should emphasize that obtaining an adequate shot density not only requires
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that the appropriate number of charges be run into the hole and that they fire correctly,
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but that the resulting perforations remain unobstructed and open to flow.
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The effective shot density depends on the type of formation, the quality of the charge, the type of completion fluid,
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the magnitude and direction of differential pressure, and the flow time allowed for cleanup.
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The type of formation will influence the depth of the perforation and the degree of rock crushing.
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The charge quality will influence the uniformity of the perforation tunnel and the type of debris that must be removed.
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Most importantly, positive pressure perforating can result in plugged perforations.
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Even though subsequent swabbing may remove some plugging, other perfs will remain plugged once a few perforations are open.
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If clean, solids-free, formation-compatible fluids are used when perforating overbalanced, the degree of damage can be decreased.
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However, reverse pressure or underbalanced perforating can greatly enhance perforation cleanup.
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Excess underbalance can also lead to problems.
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of the well, migration of fine plugging particles through the formation, or on rare occasions even casing collapse.
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Several researchers have suggested under-balance ranges for different permeability formations and different formation fluids,
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and these are given in section two of your manual.
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In any case, a volume of fluid should be flowed from the well after perforating to remove perforating debris
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and improve the condition of the crushed zone should not be
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injected into before they have been given a chance to clean up.
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There are several techniques for achieving a high effective shot density.
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Under balanced through tubing wire line perforating, under balanced tubing conveyed perforating, positive pressure perforating with reverse surging,
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and positive pressure perforating with perforation washing.
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In through tubing perforating the tubing and packer are run and set in the cased unperforated well.
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Pressure control equipment is installed and tested.
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The gun assembly, including the charge carrier, weights, positioning tool, and collar locator,
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are run into the tubing on a single conductor cable.
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After firing, the well is typically flowed for 15 to 30 minutes before the gun and or cable is recovered.
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It is important to design the degree of underbalance to prevent
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blowing the cable up the hole due to frictional forces imposed by the flowing cushion fluid.
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With tubing conveyed perforating, a hollow carrier gun is run into the well on the tubing string.
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The tubing may be run dry or partially filled with a fluid cushion to establish the proper level of underbalance.
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The packer is set and the vent is open to equalize the pressure below the packer with the tubing.
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The gun is fired using mechanical, electrical, or pressure activation, and flow is immediately established through the vent.
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The gun may then be dropped into the rat hole for full bore flow.
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Compared to through tubing perforating, we can say that tubing conveyed perforating,
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one, allows greater penetration and multiple phasing because larger guns can be effectively centralized by virtue of their size.
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Two, permits a greater degree of underbalance without risk of blowing the gun up whole.
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And three, may be the least expensive option in cases where significant rig time is saved, although the equipment and service may cost more.
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However, because the gun is usually not retrieved, we can never be positively certain of individual charge detonation, as with wireline conveyed guns.
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Good charge quality control should reduce the risk of misfires in either case.
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The two other types of perforation cleanup techniques listed in your
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manual first require conventional perforation of the casing in an overbalanced condition using larger guns and clean, solids-free completion fluids.
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Then, in the case of the perf surge technique, an underbalanced tubing string is run into the well and set with a packer.
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When a shear disc within the tubing string is ruptured, the perforations are subjected to a sudden surge of drawdown,
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expelling any debris that may be present due to the overbalanced perforating.
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In the perf wash technique, the conventionally shot perforations are washed using a cup assembly
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that forces clean fluid into one set of perforations and out of another.
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Generally speaking, tubing-conveyed perforating is more consistent in obtaining clean perforations, followed by the perf surge and then the perf wash techniques.
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In your manual is a discussion of the important points to be observed when perforating for gravel packing and for fracturing.
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Gravel pack completions are typically shot with large hole diameters
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and high shot densities to facilitate the placement of gravel-packed sand within the perforations
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and to minimize producing fluid velocity through the perforations.
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Perforating prior to fracturing is typically done with conventional casing guns and positive pressure.
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Phasing of the perforations may increase the likelihood that the perforations will come close to aligning with the azimuth of formation fracture.
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When several zones must be fractured, limited entry fracturing is sometimes employed.
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In this technique, the perforation diameter
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and number are limited in order to maintain a high bottom hole pressure and break down successive zones.
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Penetration, shot density, phasing, and hole diameter are the variables that may be adjusted depending on the particular perforating situation.
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Generally speaking, a technique
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that ensures the maximum number of open perforations extending beyond any damage is the best alternative for a natural completion.
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When fracturing or gravel packing is to be undertaken, perforation diameter becomes important.
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In the next unit, we shall follow a perforating job as it is performed.
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For now, please read sections 1 and 2 in your manual and work the appropriate exercises.
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Most companies that offer perforating services also offer a variety of open hole and cased hole logging services.
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And much of the basic equipment is the same.
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The equipment includes the perforating tools themselves,
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of course, the cable, the sheaves,
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indicator, the logging truck, including a cable winch and electronic control panels,
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and the pressure control system.
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The tools include a casing collar locator run above the perforating guns
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which magnetically detects the position of each casing collar as the tool string is pulled up the hole.
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Gun weights are sometimes added to help move the tool string down the hole.
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Remember that the well pressure is acting against the cross-sectional area of the cable. For example,
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a common cable size of 7 32nd of an inch would
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need a tool string weight of 190 pounds to exactly offset
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the force exerted on the cable suspended in a well with 5000 PSIA at the surface.
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The monoconductor cable normally used for perforating is an armored line with several layers of armor and with an insulated conductor core.
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If multi-conductor cable is used, as is sometimes the case in low pressure situations,
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the normal seven conductor electrical wire line cable is used with its armor layers and individually insulated conductors.
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The sheave assembly is used to suspend the tools over the well and direct the cable from the truck or wireline unit.
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Between the top sheave and the rig elevators or crane is a tension measuring device which measures the strain on the cable.
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Modern perforating and logging trucks include the drum of conductor cable
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and the winch system to spool it in and out of the well.
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A depth measurement device for keeping track of the tool's position.
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electrical control equipment and a 120 volt AC generator
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and also a recording device for displaying the measured log data versus depth on a film strip
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or for recording it on magnetic tape
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the pressure control equipment is the most important component of the perforating system
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because it allows the perforating guns to be lowered into the well or retrieved under pressure
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The assembly consists of a blowout preventer, a riser pipe to contain the perforating tools,
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a flow tube assembly, and an upper seal or stuffing box.
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When closed, the blowout preventer seals tightly around the cable, preventing pressure from communicating around the cable with a riser.
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The riser pipe consists of pipe sections with quick connect couplings.
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These couplings are designed to let the internal riser pressure work to maintain the coupling seal.
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The flow tube assembly provides the offsetting force, which prevents well fluid from flowing out of the riser.
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When cable is moving into or out of the well under pressure, grease is continuously pumped into the small annular space between cable and flow tubes.
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Because the space is so small, the force required to offset the well pressure can be easily applied.
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At the top of the assembly is a hydraulically activated pack-off.
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The hydraulic pressure compresses a rubber packing ring around the cable in an emergency to prevent cable movement
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and seal off the assembly.
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In normal perforating situations, the pressure control assembly is either bolted to the blowout preventer stack of a drilling rig
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or bolted to the top flange of the tubing head or Christmas tree in through tubing perforating.
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The equipment is pressure tested after it's installed.
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After taking the necessary safety precautions to prevent stray currents from accidentally detonating the charges,
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a voltmeter is used to check for voltage between wellhead and truck.
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The casing, rig, and truck are grounded together,
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and the unit power sources are turned off.
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After the guns are assembled, a special procedure is followed by the service company engineer to
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carefully arm the charges with the blasting cap used to detonate them.
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The cap is held in a specially designed safety tube while the arming is accomplished.
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Of course, the perforations must be correctly positioned in the well opposite the formations we wish to produce.
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Generally, we have some type of open hole log, which indicates the productive formations and the depths at which they were found.
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These depths are measured relative to the Kelly bushing of the drilling rig on location when the well was logged.
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When we wish to perforate, the hole will have been cased and the rig may or may not be on location.
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So how do we pick the correct point to perforate?
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Normally, we first run a cased hole log, such as a gamma ray or neutron log, along with the casing collar locator.
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This log, called the perforating depth control or PDC log, relates the depth of the formations behind pipe to the casing collars.
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This log is then laid over the open hole reference log, which has the desired perforations clearly marked.
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The radioactive trace is carefully matched and checked by shifting up and down to avoid correlating the wrong formations.
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The marked perforation intervals are traced onto the PDC log.
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Also, remember that the casing collar locator is several feet away from the radioactive tool.
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This difference must be compensated for within the electronics of the system through a memorizing feature, or else by hand on the PDC log.
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With the perforating depth control log in hand, we now have a relationship between the formations to be perforated,
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the desired perforation intervals, and the casing collar depths.
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Next, the gun assembly must be carefully measured and sketched, sketched, noting the distances from the casing collar locator to the top shots of each charge carrier
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and the length of each gun.
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The depths at which the casing collar will be located
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when the charges are positioned correctly across the intervals to be perforated must be noted for each gun.
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The gun assembly is introduced into the riser and the pressure control assembly is sealed.
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A grease seal is established in the flow tube.
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The blowout preventers or Christmas tree swab valve can now be opened
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when the gun assembly is ready to be run into the well.
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Now, in order for the guns to be positioned correctly across from the intervals we wish to perforate,
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we need to correlate the casing collars measured by the gun assembly with those on the PDC log.
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Here is where a few odd-sized casing joints, run in the vicinity of the productive zone, will be helpful in distinguishing one collar from another.
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Starting below the perforating depth, the collars are logged up the hole, and the log is correlated with the PDC log.
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Any necessary depth correction is made to the odometer.
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The collars are logged again, and the match checked by shifting the log one collar length in either direction.
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With a gun assembly on depth, the collar locator is positioned at the designated depth and the gun is fired.
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If the well is perforated under-balanced through tubing, the placement of the pressure control assembly on top of the
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tree allows the well to be flowed for a time before removing the gun and cable.
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If a retrievable gun is used, the engineer should verify, after retrieving the gun, that all the charges have fired.
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An inspection of the port plug holes, or scallops, will indicate if the charges have fired properly.
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A round hole near the center of the port plug, or scallop, indicates that the charge was correctly aligned and properly functioning.
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Any charge debris left in the carrier should be relatively small fragments.
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Practically whole charge cases indicates low-order firing of the charge.
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As with any completion operation, thorough job planning is a prerequisite to a successful perforating procedure.
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And the first step in planning a perforating job is to accumulate the necessary data.
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Of primary importance is information on the well tubulars, specifically casing or liner size and weight,
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tubing size and weight, packer type and pressure limits,
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wellhead connection, and pressure test specifications for tubing, casing, and wellhead.
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Other conditions that must be specified or estimated include expected bottom hole temperature, formation pressure and bottom hole pressure desired,
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formation and wellbore fluids, fluid levels in tubing or casing, surface pressures, pressure and rate limits for surface facilities,
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and the need for H2S equipment, if any.
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Of course, the open hole log used to pick the perforating intervals will be needed, with the intervals clearly marked and the depths recorded.
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The order in which multiple intervals must be perforated is also important.
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Your manual has some additional suggestions on choosing a perforating service company and ensuring good shape charge quality.
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Be sure to read over these points in Section 3 of the manual.
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For now, let's take a look at another perforating alternative, tubing conveyed perforating.
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The primary advantage of tubing conveyed perforating is
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that it provides a method for combining the high performance of large guns with the opportunity to perforate highly underbalanced.
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This method also allows long pay intervals to be easily perforated because gun length is not constrained by weight or riser height.
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And highly deviated wells are easily perforated in this manner, since the guns are pushed down the casing.
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The basic tubing conveyed perforating assembly includes steel hollow carrier guns, a firing head operated by mechanical,
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hydraulic, or electronic means, a production vent to permit flow into the tubing below the packer after firing,
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a gun drop sub, which permits the release of the gun assembly into the rat hole,
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a production packer, and a radioactive tag sub, which permits a through-tubing gamma ray to precisely position the assembly.
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The firing system may be any of several types.
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A drop bar system, where a steel bar is dropped down the tubing and strikes a firing pin.
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a hydraulic firing system where annulus pressure is transmitted to a firing head,
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a wet connect system which utilizes an electric wire line run through the tubing,
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or a battery drop which combines the drop bar technique with a battery to provide the electrical firing impulse.
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The procedure for running a tubing conveyed perforating system is as follows.
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First, the guns are assembled vertically in the derrick.
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Followed by the firing head, or heads if a backup system is used.
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Next, the vent or production valve.
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The release sub.
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and the retrievable production packer are then added, unless a permanent packer is already in the well.
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In this case, the correct length of sealing elements is added.
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The entire assembly is lowered into the well and positioned.
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The packer is set, and the proper degree of underbalance established before the guns are fired.
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Ideally, the shape charges create deep perforations, which are instantaneously flushed clean of debris,
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as each and every perforation contributes to the flow of formation fluids up the tubing and into the testing facilities.
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Realistically, though, even the best efforts may require some re-perforating to achieve the expected results. But determining
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if the newly perforated well is performing up to expectations requires some test data to assess the efficiency of the completion.
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Tools are now becoming available that will allow the engineer to immediately measure downhole pressure,
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rate, and temperature, even before the guns are retrieved,
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allowing for the selective re-perforation of any poorly performing intervals.
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So let's summarize.
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In order to maximize our chances for an effective perforated completion,
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we should remember, perforating underbalance can improve our chances for consistently achieving a high effective shot density.
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If overbalance perforating is chosen, clean completion fluids are a must.
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We should use the largest gun possible, given any other constraints.
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Steel hollow carrier guns are generally the best choice even for through tubing perforating unless the gain in charge size
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or gun length makes expendable charges preferable.
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Be certain to flow the well for sufficient time to flush debris from the perforation tunnels.
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Insist on good depth control techniques and carefully document all perforating activities.
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Choose a perforating company with a good record of quality control, and safe operating practices.
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In the next module of the 300 series, we shall consider another important completion activity, acidizing.
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But for now, please read sections three and four in your manual and work the appropriate exercises.
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Good luck.

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Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.