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• Objectives
– To provide a clear, applications oriented view of
horizontal well completions and workovers.
– To enable the class participant to design an
effective horizontal well completion.
What data to collect and why it is important
How to select a candidate
What computer models to use / Who can help
What completion is probable, possible and practical
What to expect on production / How to operate it
How to design it.
Medium radius
wells at 6 to 8o
minimize drilling
but lose some
extension
capacity.
100
10
100 1000 10000 100000 1000000
Drilled length x Kh
A field
B field
1000 C field
D field
F field
G field
100 I field
J field
N field
10
10 100 1000 10000 100000 1000000
Length x (KvKh)^0.5
4 NP = 25'
3 NP = 50 ft
PIF
NP = 75'
2 NP = 100'
1 NP=150'
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Horiz Length PEI, Nov 97
George E. King Engineering
3/14/2009 45
GEKEngineering.com
Effect of Kh/Kv
6
5
kh/kv=1
4
kh/kv=5
PIF
3 kh/kv=10
kh/kv=25
2
kh/kv=50
1
0
0 500 1000 1500 2000
Horiz Length, ft PEI, Nov 97
George E. King Engineering
3/14/2009 46
GEKEngineering.com
Horiz vs Frac
1000
800
Xf equivalent
600
400 kh/kv=1
kh/kv=5
200 kh/kv=10
kh/kv=25
0
kh/kv=50
0 500 1000 1500 2000
horizontal PEI, Nov 97
George E.length,
King Engineering ft
3/14/2009 47
GEKEngineering.com
Horizontal Uses?
• Consider them any time a well is designed.
• Particularly good for:
– Coning control,
– Extending reach,
– Increasing reservoir contact,
– Lowering drawdown per unit area,
– As a platform for multiple fracture stimulation
– In some water injector projects.