New Intelligent Completion Well Design For High-Rate Stimulated Wells Producing From Carbonate Reservoirs

Deep high-rate oil or gas wells usually require a large size liner, normally 7 inches OD, to produce at their full potential. If the formation has more than one zone that needs to be produced independently, selectivity and surface control may be required. Unfortunately, the largest commercially available intelligent completion valves have 5.5 inches OD.

This paper will demonstrate a new completion design for high-rate wells producing from acid stimulated carbonate formations that is able to deliver productivity similar to what could be expected from a conventional large bore completion.

An example utilizing a multiphase flow simulator (PIPESIM) shows that the proposed well design results in a very small production loss while allowing the use of a 5.5 inch OD intelligent completion.