CA2648024A1 - Wellbore method and apparatus for sand and inflow control during well operations - Google Patents

Wellbore method and apparatus for sand and inflow control during well operations Download PDF

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CA2648024A1
CA2648024A1 CA002648024A CA2648024A CA2648024A1 CA 2648024 A1 CA2648024 A1 CA 2648024A1 CA 002648024 A CA002648024 A CA 002648024A CA 2648024 A CA2648024 A CA 2648024A CA 2648024 A1 CA2648024 A1 CA 2648024A1
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Charles Yeh
Tim G. Benish
Michael D. Barry
Michael T. Hecker
Jon Blacklock
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
    • E21B33/00Sealing or packing boreholes or wells
    • E21B33/10Sealing or packing boreholes or wells in the borehole
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    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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    • E21EARTH DRILLING; MINING
    • E21BEARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR A SLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS
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A method, system and apparatus associated with the production of hydrocarbons are described. The system includes a wellbore that accesses a subsurface reservoir; a production tubing string disposed within the wellbore; and one or more sand control devices coupled to the production tubing string and disposed within the wellbore. At least one of the sand control devices includes a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section; a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member. The second tubular member has a plurality of openings and an inflow control device that each provide a flow path to the interior of the second tubular member. Also, the at least one of the sand control devices includes a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member. The sealing mechanism is configured to provide a pressure loss during gravel packing operations that is less than the pressure loss during at least some of the production operations.

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1. A system associated with the production of hydrocarbons comprising:

a wellbore utilized to produce hydrocarbons from a subsurface reservoir;
a production tubing string disposed within the wellbore;
at least one sand control device coupled to the production tubing string and disposed within the wellbore, wherein at least one of the at least one sand control device comprises:
a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section;
a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device that each provide a flow path to the interior of the second tubular member; and a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to provide pressure loss during gravel packing operations that is less than the pressure loss during at least a portion of production operations.
2. The system of claim 1 wherein pressure loss is change in fluid pressure as the fluid flows outside the at least one sand control device into the interior of the second tubular member.
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the at least one sand control device is disposed within an open-hole section of the wellbore.
4. The system of claim 1 further comprising at least one shunt tube secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
5. The system of claim 4 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
6. The system of claim 4 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed external to the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
7. The system of claim 4 wherein the at least one shunt tube comprises a plurality of shunt tubes and the sealing mechanism comprises a plurality of sections disposed between two of the plurality of shunt tubes.
8. The system of claim 7 further comprising at least one support member disposed around at least one of the plurality of shunt tubes and secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
9. The apparatus of claim 4 further comprising at least one rib disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member to support the permeable section of the first tubular member.
10. The system of claim 1 wherein the sealing mechanism is a swellable material that automatically responds to the presence of a stimulus.
11. The system of claim 1 wherein the sealing mechanism is one of hydraulically actuated, electrically actuated, and chemically actuated.
12. The system of claim 1 wherein the sealing mechanism is disposed between the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to:
provide a first flow path to the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device, and a second flow path to the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through the at least one inflow control device during the gravel packing operations;
and block fluid flow through the first flow path during the at least a portion of the production operations.
13. The system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device are positioned on the same end of each of the at least one sand control device.
14. The system of claim 12 wherein the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device are positioned on opposite ends of each of the at least one sand control device.
15. The system of claim 12 wherein the at least one inflow control device comprises one of a nozzle, tortuous path, tube and any combination thereof.
16. The system of claim 1 wherein:
the sealing mechanism is configured to isolate a first chamber from a second chamber formed between the first tubular member and second tubular member, wherein the first chamber includes the permeable section of the first tubular member and the second chamber includes the plurality of openings in the second tubular member; and the at least one inflow control device is at least one conduit, wherein the at least one conduit provides at least one fluid flow path between the first chamber and the second chamber through the sealing mechanism.
17. The system of claim 1 wherein the sealing mechanism comprises a sleeve disposed adjacent to the second tubular member and configured to move between a plurality of positions, wherein the plurality of positions comprises:
a first position providing a first flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through at least the plurality of openings; and a second position providing a second flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through only the at least one inflow control device.
18. The system of claim 17 wherein the sleeve is configured to rotate partially around the second tubular member.
19. The system of claim 17 wherein the sleeve is configured to slide along the second tubular member.
20. The system of claim 1 further comprising a gravel pack formed around the at least one sand control device.
21. The system of claim 1 further comprising a tree coupled to the production tubing string and disposed above the wellbore.
22. The system of claim 21 further comprising a floating production facility coupled to the tree and utilized to produce hydrocarbons from the subsurface reservoir.
23. The system of claim 1 wherein gravel packing operations comprise activities performed to form a gravel pack at least partially around the at least one sand control device.
24. The system of claim 1 wherein production operations comprise activities performed to produce hydrocarbons from the subsurface reservoir after an at least partial gravel pack is formed around the at least one sand control device.
25. A method of producing hydrocarbons from a well comprising:
disposing at least one sand control device within a wellbore adjacent to a subsurface formation, wherein at least one of the at least one sand control device comprises:
a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section;
a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device that each provide a flow path to the interior of the second tubular member; and a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to provide pressure loss during gravel packing operations that is less than the pressure loss during at least a portion of production operations;
gravel packing the at least one sand control device within the wellbore; and producing hydrocarbons from the at least one sand control device by passing hydrocarbons through the at least one sand control device.
26. The method of claim 25 further comprising adjusting the at least one of the at least one sand control device to limit fluid flow through the at least one inflow control device.
27. The method of claim 26 wherein adjusting the at least one of the at least one sand control device comprises an automatic response of a sealing element in the at least one sand control device to a stimulus.
28. The method of claim 26 wherein adjusting the at least one of the at least one sand control device comprises adjusting a sleeve in the at least one sand control device.
29. The method of claim 25 further comprising monitoring the operations of the well.
30. The method of claim 25 further comprising adjusting the at least one of the at least one sand control device to block at least one fluid flow path into the interior of the at least one sand control device.
31. The method of claim 25 comprising:
conditioning a drilling fluid utilized to access the subsurface formation via the wellbore, wherein the at least one of the at least one sand control device is disposed in the wellbore in the conditioned drilling fluid;
displacing the conditioned drilling fluid adjacent to the at least one of the at least one sand control device with a carrier fluid after setting a packer above the at least one of the at least one sand control device; and gravel packing the at least one of the at least one sand control device with the carrier fluid having gravel.
32. The method of claim 31 wherein the carrier fluid comprises a fluid viscosified with hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) polymer.
33. The method of claim 31 wherein the carrier fluid comprises a fluid viscosified with one of xanthan polymer and visco-elastic surfactant.
34. The method of claim 31 wherein the carrier fluid has favorable rheology and sand carrying capacity for gravel packing the at least one of the at least one sand control device in the wellbore with alternate path technology in the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
35. The method of claim 31 further comprising setting a plurality of packers to provide zonal isolation in the well.
36. The method of claim 25 wherein pressure loss is change in fluid pressure as the fluid flows outside the at least one of the at least one sand control device into the interior of a tubular member within the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
37. A system associated with production of hydrocarbons comprising:

a production tubing string disposed within a wellbore utilized to access a subsurface formation;
at least one sand control device coupled to the production tubing string and disposed within the wellbore, wherein at least one of the at least one sand control device comprises:
a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section; and a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device; and a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to:

provide a first flow path into the interior of the second tubular member during a gravel packing operation through one of only the plurality of openings and the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device;
provide a second flow path into the interior of the second tubular member during at least one production operation through only the at least one inflow control device.
38. The system of claim 37 wherein the at least one of the at least one sand control device is disposed within an open-hole section of the wellbore.
39. The system of claim 37 wherein pressure loss is change in fluid pressure as the fluid flows outside the at least one of the at least one sand control device into the interior of the second tubular member.
40. The system of claim 37 further comprising at least one shunt tube secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
41. The system of claim 40 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
42. The system of claim 40 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed external to the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
43. The system of claim 37 wherein the sealing mechanism is a swellable material that automatically expands to block fluid flow into the plurality of openings in response to the presence of a stimulus.
44. The system of claim 37 wherein the sealing mechanism is one of hydraulically actuated, electrically actuated, and chemically actuated.
45. The system of claim 37 wherein the sealing mechanism is disposed between the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to block fluid flow through the plurality of openings during the at least one production operation.
46. The system of claim 37 wherein the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device are positioned on the same end of each of the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
47. The system of claim 37 wherein the plurality of openings and the at least one inflow control device are positioned on opposite ends of each of the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
48. The system of claim 37 wherein the sealing mechanism is a sleeve disposed adjacent to the second tubular member and configured to move between a plurality of positions, wherein the plurality of positions comprises:
a first position providing the first flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member; and a second position providing the second flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member.
49. The system of claim 48 wherein the sleeve is configured to rotate partially around the second tubular member.
50. The system of claim 48 wherein the sleeve is configured to slide along the second tubular member.
51. The system of claim 37 further comprising a gravel pack formed around the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
52. The system of claim 37 further comprising a tree coupled to the production tubing string and disposed above the wellbore.
53. The system of claim 52 further comprising a floating production facility coupled to the tree and utilized to produce hydrocarbons from the subsurface reservoir.
54. The system of claim 37 wherein gravel packing operations comprise activities performed to form a gravel pack at least partially around the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
55. The system of claim 37 wherein at least one production operation comprises an activity performed to produce hydrocarbons from the subsurface reservoir after an at least partial gravel pack is formed around the at least one of the at least one sand control device.
56. A method associated with production of hydrocarbons comprising:
providing a sand control device having a first tubular member with a permeable section and a non permeable section; a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device; and a sealing mechanism disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to provide a first flow path to the interior of the second tubular member during gravel packing operations through one of only the plurality of openings and the plurality of openings along with the at least one inflow control device; and provide a second flow path to the interior of the second tubular member during at least a portion of production operations through only the at least one inflow control device;
disposing the sand control device within a wellbore;
engaging the sand control device to a crossover tool to form a gravel pack at least partially around the sand control device;
disengaging the crossover tool from the sand control device; and coupling the sand control device to a production tubing string to produce hydrocarbons through the at least one inflow control device.
57. The method of claim 56 further comprising adjusting the sand control device to limit fluid flow through the at least one inflow control device prior to the production operations.
58. The method of claim 57 wherein adjusting the sand control device is based on an automatic response of the sealing mechanism in the sand control device.
59. The method of claim 57 wherein the sealing mechanism comprises a sleeve, and wherein adjusting the sand control device comprises adjusting the sleeve in the sand control device.
60. The method of claim 56 further comprising adjusting the sand control device to block the first flow path to the interior of the second tubular member.
61. The method of claim 56 comprising:
conditioning a drilling fluid utilized to access the subsurface formation via the wellbore, wherein the sand control device is disposed in the wellbore in the conditioned drilling fluid;
setting a packer above the sand control device;
displacing the conditioned drilling fluid adjacent to the sand control device with a carrier fluid; and gravel packing the sand control device with the carrier fluid having gravel.
62. The method of claim 61 wherein the carrier fluid comprises a fluid viscosified with one of hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) polymer, xanthan polymer, and visco-elastic surfactant.
63. The method of claim 61 wherein the carrier fluid has favorable rheology and sand carrying capacity for gravel packing the subsurface formation of the wellbore using the at least one sand control device with alternate path technology.
64. The method of claim 56 comprising injecting a treatment fluid into the sand control device to remove the sealing mechanism and enable fluid flow through the first flow path to the interior of the second tubular member.
65. An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons comprising:
a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section;
a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device; and a sealing element disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member and disposed between the plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device, wherein the sealing element is configured to:
provide a first flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through the plurality of openings and a second flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through the at least one inflow control device during a first operation; and block fluid flow through the first flow path during a second operation.
66. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the first tubular member comprises a sand screen and the permeable section comprises a filter medium.
67. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the filter medium is one of mesh screen, wire wrapping, a medium to prevent a predetermined particle size and any combination thereof.
68. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the second tubular member comprises a base pipe.
69. The apparatus of claim 65 further comprising at least one shunt tube secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
70. The apparatus of claim 69 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
71. The apparatus of claim 70 wherein the at least one shunt tube comprises a plurality of shunt tubes and the sealing element comprises a plurality of sections disposed between two of the plurality of shunt tubes.
72. The apparatus of claim 70 further comprising a support member disposed around the at least one shunt tube and secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
73. The apparatus of claim 69 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed external to the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
74. The apparatus of claim 65 further comprising at least one rib disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member to support the permeable section of the first tubular member.
75. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device are positioned on the same end of the apparatus.
76. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device are positioned on opposite ends of the apparatus.
77. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the at least one inflow control device comprises one of a nozzle, tortuous path, tube and any combination thereof.
78. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the plurality of openings comprises perforations in the second tubular member.
79. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the sealing element is a swellable material that automatically expands in the presence of a stimulus.
80. The apparatus of claim 79 wherein the stimulus is one of water, conditioned drilling fluid, a completion fluid, a production fluid or any combination thereof.
81. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the sealing element is one of hydraulically, electrically, and chemically actuated to expand to block fluid flow through the first flow path during the second operation.
82. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the first operation is a gravel packing operation.
83. The apparatus of claim 65 wherein the second operation is a production operation.
84. An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons comprising:
a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section;
a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings that provide a fluid flow path into the interior of the second tubular member; and a barrier element disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member, the barrier element being configured to isolate a first chamber from a second chamber formed between the first tubular member and second tubular member, wherein the first chamber includes the permeable section of the first tubular member and the second chamber includes the plurality of openings in the second tubular member; and at least one conduit disposed between the first tubular member and second tubular member, wherein the at least one conduit provides at least one fluid flow path between the first chamber and the second chamber through the barrier element.
85. The apparatus of claim 84 wherein the first tubular member comprises a sand screen and the permeable section comprises a filter medium.
86. The apparatus of claim 84 wherein the filter medium is one of mesh screen, wire wrapping, a medium to prevent a predetermined particle size and any combination thereof.
87. The apparatus of claim 84 wherein the second tubular member comprises a base pipe.
88. The apparatus of claim 84 further comprising at least one shunt tube secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member and configured to pass through the barrier element.
89. The apparatus of claim 88 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
90. The apparatus of claim 89 wherein the at least one shunt tube comprises a plurality of shunt tubes and the barrier element comprises a plurality of sections disposed between two of the plurality of shunt tubes or between one of the plurality of shunt tubes and one of the at least one conduit.
91. The apparatus of claim 88 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed external to the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
92. The apparatus of claim 84 further comprising at least one rib disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member to support the permeable section of the first tubular member.
93. The apparatus of claim 84 wherein the at least one conduit comprises one of a tube, channel and any combination thereof.
94. An apparatus for producing hydrocarbons comprising:
a first tubular member having a permeable section and a non permeable section;
a second tubular member disposed within the first tubular member, wherein the second tubular member has a plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device; and a sleeve disposed adjacent to the second tubular member and configured to move between a plurality of positions, wherein the plurality of positions comprises:

a first position providing a first flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through at least the plurality of openings; and a second position providing a second flow path into the interior of the second tubular member from the permeable section of the first tubular member through the at least one inflow control device, wherein fluid flow is prevented through the plurality of openings.
95. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the plurality of positions further comprise a third position preventing fluid flow into the interior of the second tubular member.
96. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the first tubular member comprises a sand screen and the permeable section comprises a filter medium.
97. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the filter medium is one of mesh screen, wire wrapping, a medium to prevent a predetermined particle size and any combination thereof.
98. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the second tubular member comprises a base pipe.
99. The apparatus of claim 94 further comprising at least one shunt tube secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
100. The apparatus of claim 99 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
101. The apparatus of claim 100 further comprising a support member disposed around the at least one shunt tube and secured to at least one of the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
102. The apparatus of claim 99 wherein the at least one shunt tube is disposed external to the first tubular member and the second tubular member.
103. The apparatus of claim 94 further comprising at least one rib disposed between the first tubular member and the second tubular member to support the permeable section of the first tubular member.
104. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device are positioned on the same end of the apparatus.
105. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the plurality of openings and at least one inflow control device are positioned on opposite ends of the apparatus.
106. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the at least one inflow control device comprises one of nozzle, tortuous path, tube and any combination thereof.
107. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the plurality of openings comprises perforations in the second tubular member.
108. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the sleeve is configured to rotate at least partially around the second tubular member.
109. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the sleeve is configured to slide at least partially along the second tubular member.
110. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the sleeve is external to the second tubular member.
111. The apparatus of claim 94 wherein the sleeve is internal to the second tubular member.
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