f Controlled Wellbore Implosions; A New Frontier in Production Enhancement” A Novel Low Cost, Low Risk Technique That Shows Consistent Results

Near wellbore damage is often blamed for many production problems, it can manifest itself in many ways and is caused by almost anything that disturbs the formation; even producing hydrocarbons can lead to near wellbore damage. A new technique of consisting of producing controlled implosions constitutes the most effective way of removing perforation and other types of near wellbore damage, and this technique lends itself to provide quantitative values of well damage removal. This paper discusses how this new technique was developed, from concept and modeling to its effectiveness in the field as demonstrated by a number of jobs on wells with different types of damage. The results are extremely encouraging; in some wells production has increased by as much as three to four times, this production increase is sustained and the rate at which well formation damage occurs is significantly lower.