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Smart wells are advanced wells that allow permanent downhole monitoring and control of production without physical intervention. They have sensors to measure parameters like pressure, temperature, and flow rates. Inflow control valves and packers isolate zones to optimize production from each. SCADA systems interface with the wells to allow remote monitoring and control. Smart wells help increase oil recovery, extend well lifetimes, and allow production testing of individual zones. They see applications in dealing with water coning and producing from multilateral wells. However, adopting the technology can be expensive and requires expertise. Reliability of downhole components is also a challenge.

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Smart Well Control Presentation

Smart wells are advanced wells that allow permanent downhole monitoring and control of production without physical intervention. They have sensors to measure parameters like pressure, temperature, and flow rates. Inflow control valves and packers isolate zones to optimize production from each. SCADA systems interface with the wells to allow remote monitoring and control. Smart wells help increase oil recovery, extend well lifetimes, and allow production testing of individual zones. They see applications in dealing with water coning and producing from multilateral wells. However, adopting the technology can be expensive and requires expertise. Reliability of downhole components is also a challenge.

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Smart Well Control

B y O ka fo r S t a n l e y
Outline
• Introduction

• Aim & Objectives

• Smart wells

• Parts of a smart well

• Importance of smart wells

• Applications of smart wells

• Challenges of smart wells

June 18 2
Introduction
(Case Study)
• Consider the recovery process of oil

• Expansion of fluids

• Supplementary recovery (waterflooding)

• Wat e r p o s e s p ro b l e m s ( co r ro s i o n )

FIG: A Hydrocarbon Reservoir


• More water lead to more problems

• Smart wells help in reducing water cut

June 18 3
Aim & Objectives

A i m : To e n l i g h t e n y o u o n t h e i m p o r t a n c e ( s ) a n d a p p l i c a t i o n ( s ) o f s m a r t w e l l s

Objectives:

• Description of smart wells

• Importance of smart wells

• Applications of smart wells

June 18 4
Smart Wells
• Otherwise called intelligent wells/completions

• Came about in the 1980s

• What is “smart ”?

• Are the most advanced brand of unconventional wells, which provide permanent

monitoring & control of production or injection in real time without any physical

intervention.

• This allows us to go from reactive to proactive production control (J.D Jansen, 2001)

• How do smart wells work?

June 18 5
• Certain components facilitate
the measure, model, control
process

Feedback control loop (Jansen J.D, 2001)

June 18 6
Parts of a SW
• Surface controlled downhole
i n sta l l e d I C Vs

• Sensors

• Packers

• SCADA system interface

• Communication & control lines

FIG: INTELLIGENT WELL TECHNOLOGY [HERIOT WATT


UNIVERSITY, 2005]

June 18 7
Inflow Control Valves
• A l s o c a l l e d I n t e r va l C Vs

• Wo r k s l i ke a n y o t h e r va l v e ( i m p o s e s a p re s s u re p ro f i l e )

• It is the “heart ” of a SW

• B i n a r y o r Va r i a b l e c o n t ro l m o d e

• Proactive or Reactive control mechanism

• Optimization of ICV configuration can be carried out using algorithms

June 18 8
Sensors
• They acquire a physical quantity and convert it into a signal suitable

for processing

• T h e y m e a s u r e P, T, f l o w r a t e , w a t e r c u t & d e n s i t y

• G e n e r a l l y, w e h a v e O p t i c a l / E l e c t r i c a l / M a g n e t i c / E l e c t r o - m a g n e t i c

sensors

• Single point measurement of P & T (downhole gauges)

• DTS (Distributed temperature sensing) is a recent development that

uses a thin glass optical fibre

June 18 9
Packers
• Packers empl oy f l ex i ble el astomeri c el ement s t hat ex pand (schlumberger web page)

• Provide zonal segregation & isolation of produced fluids & pressures

• Installed in the annulus between tubing and casing (or well)

• Pro duc tio n (test) and Inflatable packers

• Can be set mechanically (tension, rotation, compression)

or hydraulically (applying pressure in the tubing to

cause a pressure 𝛿 i n t he annul us) or elec trically (packer

is set using a wireline setting tool

a) Parts of a Packer (Petrowiki webpage)


b) Visual of isolation packer in the annulus

June 18 10
SCADA system interface
• S u p e r v i s o r y, C o n t r o l , A l a r m a n d D a t a A c q u i s i t i o n ( S C A D A ) i s a s y s t e m o f c o m p u t e r s

• I t i s a cont rol system archi tect ure t hat uses, net worked data communi cat i ons and

graphical user interfaces for high level supervisory management

• I t al so uses ot her peri pheral devi ces l i ke PLCs and di screte PI D cont rol l ers –Part i al

integral derivate (continuously calculates an error value between desired set point &

measured variable and applies a correction)

• G e n e r a l l y, c o n s i s t s o f S u p e r v i s o r y c o m p u t e r s , R T U s ( r e m o t e t e r m i n a l u n i t ) o r P L C s

(programmable logic controller) - offer control capabilities, communication

infrastructure & HMI (human machine interface) - operator window

June 18 11
Importance of Smart Wells
• It helps in real time monitoring of downhole temperatures and pressures

• It provides surface controlled production from each zone (or lateral)

• It increases ultimate recovery and hence NPV

• It extends the economic life of a well

• It allows for production testing of individual zones (with minimal

production interruptions)

June 18 12
Applications of Smart Wells
• Dealing with coning • Multilateral well production

FIG: Multilateral well (Brouwer, 2004)

FIG: Water Coning [Mohan Keklar, 2008]

Coning is the movement of fluids (gas/water) A multilateral well is a well with 2 or more

towards the perforations, due to the pressure laterals and/or sub -laterals, connected to the

differential, resulting in the formation of a first generation bore. The advent of SWs offer

cone-like shape control & monitoring of each lateral

June 18 13
Challenges of Smart Wells
• Expensive adoption of smart wells to mature fields

• Rig time and expertise required for smart well technology installation

• Reliability of components

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