Applications

Wellbore cleanouts, such as

sand lift, tubing-scale removal,
sand-screen cleaning and
near-wellbore skin removal

Cleaning out tubing deposits,

such as paraffins, waxes,
soluble scales and cement

Benefits

Effective, one-trip cleanout

enables quick job turnaround
and increased ROI.

The risk of damaging tubulars

or downhole installations
is reduced.

The amount of chemicals

required is reduced, resulting
in lower treatment cost.

The tough-jetting BHA allows

tailored chemical trains
to be pumped.

Features

Fluid energy maximizes

the performance of
treatment fluids.

Cleanout progress is monitored through a scalable drift

ring. There is no abrasive,
metal-to-metal contact with
completion equipment.

The jetting BHA is resistant

to most treatment fluids.

Jet Blaster* service is the engineered,

high-pressure jetting solution to efficient
wellbore cleaning. Introduced in 1998, the
high-performance Jet Blaster bottomhole
assembly (BHA) has been used successfully across the entire range of wellbore
deposit removal applications. Combined
with the strength of Schlumberger in
coiled-tubing job design and execution,
pumping and chemical-treatment applications, the Jet Blaster service completes the Schlumberger wellbore
cleanout package.
Jet Blaster services are planned with
Jet Advisor* scale removal software and
CoilCADE* wellbore simulator software
to develop a designed approach to wellbore cleanouts such as sand lift, tubingscale removal, sand-screen cleaning and
near-wellbore skin removal.
Multiplying the efficiency of chemicals
by adding significant fluid energy, the
Jet Blaster service drastically reduces the
time required to clean out tubing deposits,
such as paraffins, waxes, soluble scales
and cement. The Jet Blaster service pairs
superior performance with operational
safety to offer a fast and cost-effective
alternative to nozzle, positive-displacement-motor, impact hammer and other
techniques that are currently used.

The jetting BHA

Job design

Effective downhole jetting requires the

dissipation of fluid energy in the zone
of interest, the tubing, the screen or the
formationnot in the tool itself or immediately at the nozzle exit. A coherent,
high-velocity fluid stream is necessary.
Performance enhancement is achieved
through reduction of energy losses across
the swivel and nozzles. Effective downhole
jetting does not rely on the erosion effect
of cavitation; therefore, the Jet Blaster
service efficiency is not affected by
wellbore depth.

A Jet Blaster operation is planned and

optimized from the start. Based on the
specific well parameters and the expected
deposits, Jet Advisor software determines
the best-performing Jet Blaster configuration and aids with coiled-tubing string
selection. The key design parameter is
performance at the fluid-jet interface to
minimize treatment time and the amount
of chemicals required. CoilCADE* wellbore simulator software is run to verify
that downhole fluid performance allows
deposits to be safely carried out of
the well.

Fluid selection
The type of deposit determines the fluid
selected for the treatment. For example,
it could be a nitrified, high-temperature
carrier gel for a postfracture cleanout
or removal of a compacted sand plug.
Hydrochloric acid, preceded by a chemical
wash, has proved efficient for downhole
screen-cleaning operations. Schlumberger
provides a full complement of fluid systems that are tailored for specific
applications.

Focused, high-energy fluid streams

loosen compacted fills reliably, while
the high rate of fluid passing through the
Jet Blaster tool allows fill to flow out
safely. Large engineered high-pressure,
long-throw nozzles produce a stable,
coherent fluid stream over a large,
efficient jetting radius.
Since the cleaning radius is not limited
by tool geometry, the Jet Blaster service
enables nondamaging cleanout of complex and delicate structures such as
downhole screens, installations, gas
lift mandrels and sliding sleeves.
Modular BHA design allows tailored
software-aided adaptation to the specific
task. If a small pilot mill is used, all cleanout and deposit removal services can be
performed even through solid, inert
bridges of deposits.
Carbide nozzles, capsulated and lubricated heavy-duty bearings, and an operating temperature of up to 350F make the
Jet Blaster tool resistant to almost any
chemical environment or abrasive fluid,
enabling it to be used in most wells and
with virtually any combination of treating
chemicals.

Effective jetting

Carbide nozzles with swirl eliminators increase

hydraulic efficiency while the drift ring controls
rate of penetration for positive, one-pass cleaning.

Jet Advisor is used to optimize the jetting performance of each high-pressure jetting nozzle on the nozzle head. Nozzle performance varies with
the specific bottomhole conditions, as shown in the graph on the left, and nozzle selection is based on developing the greatest possible jetting
power in the existing wellbore environment. The graph on the right, which shows the pressure drop across coiled tubing, jetting nozzles, BHA
and annulus, is used to help select the proper jetting nozzles, coiled tubing size and fluid to be pumped.

Nozzle
power
(hp)

140

6000

120

5000

100

Circulating
pressure
drop
(psi)

80
60
40
20

Downward nozzle
Radial nozzle
User spec

User spec
CT
BHA
Annulus
Nozzle

4000
3000
2000
1000
0
0.06

0
0.07 0.09 0.11 0.13 0.15 0.17 0.19 0.21

Jet Blaster Tool Specifications

Technical
Tool string length (total BHA)
Max temperature rating
Max tensile load
Max compressive load
Chemical resistance

6.6 ft
350F
30,000 lbf
10,000 lbf
Entire jetting assembly is H2S resistant and chemically resistant to
HCl (28%), mud acid, aromatic solvents (toluene and xylene),
EDTA, barium sulfate dissolvers and nitrified fluids.

Dimensional

OD (in.)

Length (ft)

Drift rings and nozzle heads

Application-specific

0.1

Jet Blaster module

Downhole filter module
Motorhead assembly

11116
11116
11116

2.0
2.1
2.4

TSL-3006

Schlumberger

December 2001

*Mark of Schlumberger

0.10

0.12

0.14

Radial nozzle diameter (in.)

Radial nozzle diameter (in.)

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0.08

0.16