Well Engineering

P 236 – Planning & Programming

EPT-HLB
2003
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 Planning & Programming
Objectives
! To identify critical planning and programming issues
& constraints
By the end of the session, the participants will be able
to:-
! Identify the critical components of a Drilling Prog.
! Identify the various stake holders in a Drilling
Programme
! Relate the proposal / programming process to
Project Management
! Appreciate the importance of the Drilling Programme
to the Field Development Planning Process
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 Drilling Programming - Stakeholders
! Internal
" Asset Management (exploration / production)
" Well Engineering Management
" Rig Supervision
" Materials / procurement / contracting
" Topo - site survey / preparation
" Logistics
" Legal / permitting
! External
" Partners
" Governments (Host / partner or QC, / HSE)
" Coast / civil guard / police
" Contracting Community (Rigs, boats, choppers etc)
" Environmental Groups
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" Communities (fishermen, etc)

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 Well Programme Planning
! Definition of well objectives
! Lithological column and prognosed depths
! Formation characteristics
" Strength
" Pore pressure
" Faulting
" Stability, H2S, CO2, Inclusions, Drillability etc.
! Topography, surface & target coordinates, &
deviation plots
! Reference & nearby wells
! Evaluation requirements:- coring & logging
! Drilling fluid & casing requirements
! Specific hazards, e.g. shallow gas
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! Concurrent Ops
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 The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited
Eastern Division, Port Harcourt

WELL PROPOSAL (DRILLING & COMPLETION): MINI-NTA FMUZ-5 HORIZONTAL

Objectives: To provide horizontal drainage points on the D6.2 reservoir in the Mini-Nta field.

Business Targets: To develop 4.5 MMstb of oil at initial offtake rates of 4000 bopd on the D6.2 Reservoir.
.

Type of Well: Oil, Development (Horizontal) Offtake Area & OML: Greater PortHarcourt, OML-22

Type of Location:Land, Multiple Cellar (Mini-Nta -7 surface Location)

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 Drilling Programme Mininta 08
WELL OBJECTIVE :
• To provide horizontal drainage point on the D6.2 reservoir in the
Mini-Nta field

Operational objectives
• Deploy and expand 4” ESS across 800ft of horizontal drain holes
• To minimise hole damage and eliminate downtime associated with hole
instability and drilling problems.
• To maintain complete well control at all times.
• To accurately record data which could be used for future well planning, and
to document lessons learned.
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 Basic Well planning
Mud weight selection
Pressure

Geostatic gradient

Hydrostatic gradient

Range of formation strength

Range of pore pressure

Mud gradient
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Depth
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 Basic Well Planning
Data available MUST be ACCURATE
Pressure

Geostatic gradient

Hydrostatic gradient

Range of formation strength

Range of pore pressure

Mud gradient data point

Leakoff test data point
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Depth
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 Critical Mud Weight with varying Hole Angle
Example North Sea
18.0

16.7
STABLE
Mud Weight kPa/m

15.4 COLLAPSE

FRACTURING
COLLAPSE &
14.2 Might be a
FRACTURING
small margin
VERTICAL STRESS =
12.9 17.7 Kpa/m
MIN HOR. STRESS =
15.0 Kpa/m
MAX HOR. STRESS =
11.7 15.0 Kpa/m
PORE PRESSURE =
10.2 Kpa/m

10.4
0° 15° 30° 45° 60° 75° 90°
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Hole Angle
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 Basic Well Planning
Overall Design
Pressure

Geostatic gradient

Hydrostatic gradient

Range of formation strength

Range of pore pressure

Mud gradient
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Depth
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 Topography !!!…it matters too!
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 Target Planning
We have Geological and Drilling Targets
Not always circles and rectangles – can be anything –
involve the Well Eng!

Geological Target
Drilling Target
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 Project Phases
Identification Definition Execution Operation

Project Initiation Note

Feasability Study

Development Plan

Front End Engineering

Detailed Design

Procurement

Construction

Handover
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 Exploration Well Phases
Identification Definition Execution Operation

Basin Identification

Prospect Development

Well Technical Data Devel.

Well Proposal

Detailed Well Design

Contracting / Procurement

Well Construction

Abandonment / Suspension
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 BSP. - Short Term Drilling Sequence
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 CK ODE/2 REVISION 1.3
6/10/98
REVISED BSP WELL DELIVERY PROCESS LEVEL-1
SPONSOR ACTIVITY EXECUTORS (ASPRS)
*
ODE OPD/5 OPD/4 STS

ASSET TEAM = PROJECT MANAGER (1-

DM/XM HSE OPD/4 EPM XTD SSU/1/2
ASSET TEAM (MENANG) EPM OPD/1/2 SMR

W.P.R. (1) * *
MTDS >12 MONTHS
(EDIS/WDS)
OR
STDS (2)
WELL PROPOSAL WELL PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND WELL DESIGN SUB-PROCESS (INCLUDING OPTIMISATION) (4) *
(3)

8+17)
KICK OFF
MEETING
CHALLENGE
SESSION (5) *

FINAL (6) *
WELL 9 MONTHS
VALIDATION

*BUDGET OPEN WELL

(7) ACCOUNT (8) MONEY CAN BE COMMITTED FOR THE SUB PROCESSES

DELEGAT *

ODE = PROJECT MANAGER (9-22)

E.I.A. LOCATION
ION SUBPROC WELL W.T.I. + F/L (13)
ESS (9) SERVICES C.P.R.A. (12)
SUB- (11)
PREPARATI PLATFORM/J RIG MOVE MATERIAL
PROCESS SUBPROCESS ON ACKET SUB-
EXPL. = 3
SUBPROCESS (16)
(10) SAFEGUARDI PROCESS (15) MTHS
APPROVED NG DEV = 3
SUBPROCESS SUBPROCESS
WELL PROPOSAL (17) SUB- MTHS
PROCESS (14) WO =3
WELL PROGRAMME (19)
INCLUDED INTERFACE MGT. PROGRAMMED MTHS
MATERIAL LISTING (18)
APPROVED
WELL PROGRAMME (20) 2 WEEKS

EXECUTE THE WELL (21)

PROGRAMM INCLUDING TIE- SPUD = 0
IN
HANDOVER WELL
SUBPROCESS (22)

OPD=

23+24
P.M.
* = Introduced changes
WELL CLEAN +3
UP+PRODUCTION TEST

DDS/14
MONTHS
SUB PROCESS (23)

25
OPERATE AND MAINTAIN INTEGRATED END OF WELL REVIEW AND REPORT WITH +6
WELLS (24) * ALL SUB PROCESSESS (25) MONTHS
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 Brunei - Integrated Well Delivery Process
Well Planning Request
Putting a well on the sequence
Well proposal kick-off meeting
Well proposal preparation & the well design sub-process
Total budget estimate
Challenge session
Final Well Validation
Budget delegation
Open Well account
Environmental impact assessment sub-process
Well services sub-process
CPRA sub-process
WTI & Flow-line sub-processes
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 Brunei - Integrated Well Delivery Process
Location preparation sub-process
Platform / jacket safeguarding process
Rig move sub-process
Material sub-process
Well proposal
Programmed Equipment listing
Well Programme
Approve Well Programme
Execute the Well Programme
Hand over sub-process
Well Clean-up & Production Test sub-process
Operate & maintain the wells
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Integrated end of well review

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 Expro NBU
Well Delivery
Process
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 The Well Delivery Process (WDP)
Absolute timeline is determined by the overall Project miletsones but should also be consistent with the wells procurement lifecycle

ID & ASSESS SELECT DEFINE EXECUTE OPERATE

Progress ? Progress ? Progress ? Extend, Abandon, Performance Feedback
Stop / Recycle ? Stop / Recycle ? Suspend or Operate
Decision Authority : gate control via senior functional management as per Regional Manual of Authorities

CONCEPT Learning
INITIATION FEASIBILITY APPROVAL HANDOVER
SELECTION Organisation
Identify potential Select most Optimise Operational excellence Review performance
field development valuable option well programme in execution vs plan
& well design options

Field development Preferred Well New Well(s) Lessons

& well options well concept Programme or modification learned
PROJECT SPONSOR : PROJECT MANAGER : PROJECT MANAGER : EXECUTIO N LEADER: ASSET MANAGER :

Multi-disciplinary team carries out the work unde r the guidance of the leader (see above)

Focus items: Focus items: Focus items: Focus items: Focus items:
• Ranked list of project value drivers • Concept selection criteria • Offset well data performance data • Execution supervision • Lessons learned
• Stakeholder engagement plan • Concept strategy table • T echnical Limit times/opportunity • Optimisation & forward planning • Reserves update
• Decision based work plan • Risk based well design • Value of regrets • Manage HSE • Subsurface model update
• T echnology implementation plan • Budget 502F Cost Estimate (Level 3) • Real-time data gathering • Input to production optimisation
• Definition of success and KPI's • Real-time decision process
• Objectives linked to value drivers • Updated risk register • Detailed Well Programme • Update well design assumptions
• Identified long lead items • Contingency Plans • Hierarchy of AAR's • Update cost estimation assumptions
• Field development opportunities • Cost monitoring
• Study Cost Estimate (Level 2)
• Conceptual well designs which meet objectives • AFE Cost Estimate (Level 4) • Update portfolio & Business Plan
• Risk register • Procurement of materials • Detailed time tracking
• T echnology plan • Start-up audits & QA/QC • Change control
• Logistics planning • Update linked programmes
• Screening Cost Estimate (Level 1) (completion , testing)
• Communications infrastructure
• Staff competency development
Value Creation:
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Opportunity Framing Deliver-the-Well-on-Paper (D/C/WOP)

Concept Selection Value Challenge Post Production Review
Conceptual Design Challenge After Action Reviews
Value Assurance
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Feasibility Review "Mini VAR2" Technical Endorsement "Mini VAR3" Programme Endorsement "Mini VAR4" (Post Investment Review)

Revision 1.1 15-May-2003

 Completion….the END or the BEGINNING...
Mission or Objective:
“To optimise the design, future operations and maintenance of
the HC production system (wells) over the field life cycle”

End use of the well is the DRIVER

! for Production or for Injection
! for Data
Thus, in well design, FOCUS on COMPLETION objectives

In the all but especially the final stages of DRILLING,

need to adjust focus from drilling fast to OPTIMISING
the WELL DELIVERABILITY
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 Field Development Planning (FDP)
! How to develop the field?
! How many drainage points?
! What Well Designs are possible (technically)?
! How many wells? - Productivity / Cost ?
! What is the flexibility to adapt to reservoir
/ subsurface surprises
! What risks are attached to the well
engineering proposals? (HSE)
! What are the well operating constraints?
Sub sea / platform ?
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