Basic Slickline 1

Slickline Basics
Jack McMahan
Schlumberger MEA Quality Compliance Manger Slickline Operations
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Copyright 2009, NExT, All rights reserved
Jack McMahan 30 Years oilfield experience

Joined Oilfield in 1979 - Slickline Helper/Operator Texas USA Slickline Specialist 1986- 1996 Texas / Egypt Completion Specialist 1996 2001 Egypt Completion/Slickline Supv. 2001 2007 Dubai UAE Completion EIC 2007 2008 Vietnam Completion FSM 2008 2010 Vietnam MEA Quality Compliance Manger Slickline 2010
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Slickline Basics
Introduction to Slickline
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Slickline Basics
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1. Slickline - Mechanical wireline(no conductor) 2. Method of conveying tools into a wellbore under pressure 3. Operations conducted in tubing ,cased hole or open hole. 4. Performed during all phases of a wells life 5. Quick turn around operation >
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What is Slickline
1.
2. 3. 4.
Small diameter wire with sufficient strength to accomplish the operation without breaking why small? Minimize the load of its own weight Minimizing the cross-sectional area reduces the effect of wellhead pressure Enables the use of smaller diameter spools, reels and sheaves without overstressing the material when bending >
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What is Slickline
When selecting Slickline, several factors should be considered 1. Minimum breaking strain 2. Resistance to corrosion 3. Effects of bending 4. Environmental conditions, desert dust, seawater, temperature 5. Well Pressure a) Effecting the magnitude of force on the line diameter b) Influencing the effects of H2S > c) Stuffing box resistance and packing selection
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What is Slickline
1. 2. 3. 4. a) b) c) 5.
Sizes range from 0.072 through to 0.160 0.135 available 0.188 has been tested Manufactured in drawing mills normally 25,000ft in length Different materials depending on well conditions Alloy IPS - Improved Plough Steel Stainless Steel No available with fibers optics and can transmit electronic pulses.
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How much weight?

1. To calculate the force to be overcome to enter the well use the following formula, remember this will give you the balance point, your weight needs to exceed this amount Force = Pressure x Area Force what we have to exceed using stem bar Pressure the Well Head Pressure Area cross sectional area of the wireline being used (see below)
2. 3.
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How much weight

1. Easy calculations a) Using 0.125 Wire How much weight bar is required to run in hole (RIH) with 5600 psi surface pressure b) Using .0108 How much weight bar to RIH with 7900 psi surface pressure ? a) F = 0.0123 x 5600 = 68.88 lbs b) F = 0.0092 x 7900 = 72.68 lbs
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Slickline units
1. Conveyance method for deploying and recovering tools and devices from the well 2. Diesel or electric powered 3. Designed specific ( Offshore units and truck mounted land units) 4. Location
a) b) c) d) Climate Operation Client/industry needs New technologies >
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Unit controls odometer countere/ weight indicator

1. Takes reading from counterhead 2. Matched to counterhead 3. Reads pressure changes from the load cell 4. Needle movements combined with the odometer reading indicate depth in well >
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Pressure control equipment - rig up components
Pressure Control Equipment
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Pressure control equipment rig up components
Pressure Control Equipment
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Stuffing box Lubricator Wireline valve BOPs Tree connections Ancillary components Additional WHE >
Note: Available in 5K, 10K, 15K. and 20K packages. Standard and H2S trim.
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Stuffing box:
1. Means to seal pressure around slickline while RIH 2. Supports sheave wheel to guide slickline through seals.
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Lubricators:
Means to contain well pressure while RIH with slickline tools. Means of containment for tool string to allow opening and closing of the well. Allows tools change outs. Size and length determined by tool size and tool string length. Standard length 8 and 10 sections with quick unions. Bleed off port to depressurize PCE
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BOPS- Blow Out Preventers:
Well control module. Multi-rams variations: Single , Double, Triple and Quad rams. Standard , Multi-line, Braided line and Blind rams. Can be closed on slickline during fishing operations.
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Toolstring components
Basic Slickline Toolstring
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Basic SlicklineToolstring
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Basic Toolstring Components:
1.Rope Socket Means to connect slickline to toolstring 2.Stem or weight bar a. Provides force for toolstring to overcome well pressure so slickline can be run in the well. b. Provides the mass or weight for jarring operations. Mass X Speed = Force or Impact. Main Principal Knuckle joints Place in toolstring so assemble is not rigid. Jars Key to slickline operations. Provides the energy up or down to conduct slickline operations.
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1. Combination of different components 2. Selection due to well conditions and limitations 3. Selection due to type of operation to be performed 4. Weight needed to overcome well pressure 5. Mass to deliver the impacts when jarring either to shear pins off to free a device >
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Rope Socket
Stem or Weight Bar
Knuckle Joint
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Span Jars Tubular Jars Hydraulic Jars Spring Jars
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Toolstring guidelines
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Largest diameter on toolstring must be below mechanical jars. Rule Number 1 Hydraulic and Spring jars are run in conjunction with mechanical jars.(not to be run alone) Jarring up is more effective than jarring down. Dev/Friction Adding more stem will increase force when jarring down and jarring up in most cases. Can enhance jarring up with use of Hyd. or Spring Jars. All lengths, Outside Diameters, Fishing necks, Reaches, internal dimensions, tool strokes, etc must be noted >
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Tally book contents

1. WELL NUMBER 2. WIRE TEST 3. TOOLSTRING
a) b) c) d) Description LENGTHS DIMENTIONS FISHING NECK SIZES
e) MANIPULATING DEVICE RIH
4. RIG UP TIME 5. TOOLS IN LUB TIME 6. TIME run in hole (RIH) 7. Pick up weight (PUW) 8. Hanging weight (HW)
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.
DEPTH Time at depth (TAD) TIME COMMENCE JARRING TIME pull out of hole (POOH) PUW HW TIME OOH SCSSSV SERIAL NUMBER GLV SERIAL NUMBER
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Basic Service Tools
Basic Slickline Service Tools
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Basic Service Tools
Basic Slickline Service Tools
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What are basic service tools

Gauge Cutters, Drifts ,TEL,LIB,Wire Scratcher, and Bailer Used in the planning of a job. Check I.D. of tubing. Clean or take sample. Installed below the Mechanical Jars. Must have the largest O.D. on the toolstring. Caution should be taken >
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Basic service and remedial tools
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Fishing Necks
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Internal and external available External either Camco or Otis 90 or 15 under-cut Fishing size measured at A Manufacturer tool should match fishing neck angle 6. FN data must be recorded >
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Fishing necks
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Internal and external available External either Camco or Otis 90 or 15 under-cut Fishing size measured at A Manufacturer tool should match fishing neck angle 6. FN data must be recorded >
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Pulling tool applications

1. Used to recover devices from the the wellbore 2. Can be used to set devices e.g. equalizing prongs, standing valves 3. Can be released from device if retrieval is difficult 4. Pulling tool O.D. must be considered when selecting toolstring size 5. Shear pin condition can give downhole indication 6. Can be run minus dogs to ensure clear fishing neck >
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Camco JD and JU series pulling tools
1. JD Jar down to shear. 2. JU Jar up to shear. 3. Use to fish tools with external fishing neck 4. Shear pin size, type and direction. 5. Available from 2 to 4 size.
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Otis GS/GR pulling/running tools
1. 2. 3. 4.
Shear up or down Adapter to change shear direction Use to fish internal fishing necks Shear pin selection. Size and type. 5. Available from 2 to 7 size.
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Heavy duty pulling tools
1. Greater forces created when using Hydraulic and spring jars. 2. Tools destroyed Fishing neck damaged. 3. Dogs / 360 degree contact area 4. Release direction up or down. 5. Heavily constructed body >
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Top-bottom nogo and selective landing nipples
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Lock development
What is a Lock?
1. Device that grips the well bore 2. Utilizes slips, dogs or keys 3. Can anchor plugs, safety valves, separation tools and other flow control devices 4. Has a means to seal around its OD to retain pressure 5. There are three main types of lock mandrels
Slip Locks Collar Locks Nipple Locks >
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Equalizing Assemblies Prong Type

1. Plug body is run and set then prong is run and set inside body 2. Most prongs have external fishing although some have junk baskets 3. Two runs to set and two runs to pull 4. Ports are central in housing 5. Length of prong allows for some fill >
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Equalizing Assemblies Melon Type

1. One run to set or pull plug 2. Equalizing and running prongs required 3. Ports near top of housing 4. Debris will prevent equalizing prong off-seating melon 5. Port size can vary depending on bypass required > 6. Lower pressure rating.
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Standing Valve Applications / benefits

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Testing tubing integrity Setting Production packer Check valve for downhole pumps To protect lower zone during stimulation Cannot be blown up hole One run to set or pull During pressure tests, Slickline can stay attached > Only holds pressure from above.
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Lock mandrels summary
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SSD applications
SSD Sliding Sleeve Door : Tubing mounted device that provides communication between tubing and casing.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Displacing annulus and tubing fluid after completion Selective production, testing or treating of various zones Production of multiple zones Circulation to kill a well or introduce corrosion inhibitors Positioning co-mingling chokes in dual zone flow Gas lifting Shifting tools use to open and close.
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Side pocket mandrels or Gaslift mandrels
Kickover tool Used to pull gaslift valves
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Side pocket mandrels or Gaslift Mandrels
Kickover tool Used to pull gaslift valves
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Fishing Basics/ Failure Scenarios
Fishing Operations/Failure Scenarios
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Fishing Overview scenarios

1. Fishing operations by definition are non routine operations that require careful planning and execution to protect the well and avoid costly workover operations. 2. The cost of a workover will of course include any loss of production associated with that well. 3. From this prospective a relatively low cost slickline operation can quickly be transformed into a very costly operation where the stakes are high. 4. The objective of Slickline is to complete a set program as safely and efficiently as possible without getting the tools stuck or breaking the wire.
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1. There are five general descriptions for fishing operations a) Equipment non slickline lost in the well. b) Flow control device cannot be removed from the well using standard practices. c) Lost jar action the ability to produce impact to release the toolstring. d) Broken wire. e) Tools blown up hole by pressure.
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a. Equipment non slickline lost in the well. E-line tools lost in hole Serious problem as several e-line tools have radioactive sources. E-line wireline. Coil tubing/ CT tools. Debris Rubber, sand, scale etc. Metal debris from tool failures.
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b. Flow control device cannot be removed from the well using standard practices. Plugs stuck in nipples. Large bore tools 7 tools Retrievable SCSSSVs Bottom hole chokes Gaslift Valves.
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c. Lost jar action the ability to produce impact to release the toolstring. Tool string stuck due to jars fouled by rubber or debris Sand covering jars. Asphaltines sticking jars Slickline wire fouling jars. Deviations or dog legs Parted tubing
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d. Broken wire
Wire Fatigue Working slickline wire in one spot for too long cause wire to fatigue at stuffing box sheave wheels and counter head. Kinked wire poorly spooled wire or kinked when rigging up or down Wire jump sheave.- Wire jump sheave during jarring operations. Corrosive environment H2S and CO2 will weaken wire by causing brittleness, pitting etc. Human error Closing valves while slickline in well. Wire parted when tools blown up hole from pressure.
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e. Tools blown up hole by pressure. Plugs unlocked before pressure from below has equalized. Plugged ports in equalizer. Attempting to pull plug too soon before had time for pressure to equalize. Retrievable SCSSSVs flapper shut and pressure built up from below. Opening SSDs Annulus pressure greater than tubing pressure. Human error -Mistakes made while slickline in well. Someone open flow line.
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Braided Line Operations PCE :

1. Stuffing box is replaced with a grease injection system. 2. BOP Triple or quad ram required. One set of rams is inverted to allow grease to be injected through a injection port to assure good seal around the braided cable when rams are closed. 3.BOP can have a set of blind rams so braided line can be cut in worst case scenario.
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Braided Line Operations Operations:

1. Sizes : 3/16 , 7/32 and . Available in different types of material. 2. Used to convey or retrieve very heavy tools in the well. 3. Fishing operations: Note requires hydraulic or spring jars. a. Stuck tools : plugs, retrievable safety valve, electric or coil tubing tools lost in well, etc. b. Wire fishing operations. c. High deviations or severe dog leg wells.
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Braide Line Operations

4. More difficult to work with high well pressures. With the new technology of bigger slickline wire .125, 1.40,.150, and .160 can be substituted for braided line. Advantages: Risk reduction, no special PCE equipment required, and faster turn around time.
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New Technologies
Slickline New Technology
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eFire Technology
Computer controlled firing head run on Slickline An alternative to running traditional e-line services such as
Perforating guns Plugs and packers Chemical cutters Dump bailers Tubing puncher Downhole samplers >
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OpticLine* Fiber-Optic Thermal Profile Technology

Situation
Many wells were completed before distributed temperature sensing (DTS) systems were commercially available Permanent DTS installation would be economically unviable for most of those wells.
OpticLine*
A whole new line of investigation Slickline-type intervention Low-risk and cost efficient method of investigation for diagnostic or well maintenance operations Thermally profile the entire wellbore simultaneously Investigate thermal events on demand TS installation would be economically unviable for most of those wells
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Slickline Service Companies
Schlumberger- Worlds largest. Provides both

products and services. - Products and service Products and services - Products Services Geo Services Products and services Local Companies
Halliburton Weatherford Baker ExPro
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Jack McMahan 30 Years oilfield experience

Copyright 2009, NExT, All rights reserved

Copyright 2009, NExT, All rights reserved

How much weight?

How much weight

Unit controls odometer countere/ weight indicator

Pressure control equipment - rig up components

Pressure Control Equipment

Pressure control equipment rig up components

Pressure Control Equipment

Pressure control equipment - rig up components

Pressure control equipment - rig up components

Pressure control equipment - rig up components

Pressure control equipment - rig up components

Basic Slickline Toolstring

Stem or Weight Bar

Copyright 2009, NExT, All rights reserved

Tally book contents

e) MANIPULATING DEVICE RIH

9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17.

Basic Service Tools

Basic Slickline Service Tools

Basic Service Tools

Basic Slickline Service Tools

What are basic service tools

Basic service and remedial tools

Pulling tool applications

Camco JD and JU series pulling tools

Otis GS/GR pulling/running tools

Heavy duty pulling tools

Top-bottom nogo and selective landing nipples

Slip Locks Collar Locks Nipple Locks >

Equalizing Assemblies Prong Type

Equalizing Assemblies Melon Type

Standing Valve Applications / benefits

Lock mandrels summary

Side pocket mandrels or Gaslift mandrels

Kickover tool Used to pull gaslift valves

Side pocket mandrels or Gaslift Mandrels

Kickover tool Used to pull gaslift valves

Fishing Basics/ Failure Scenarios

Fishing Operations/Failure Scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Fishing Overview scenarios

Braided Line Operations PCE :

Braided Line Operations Operations:

Braide Line Operations

Slickline New Technology

OpticLine* Fiber-Optic Thermal Profile Technology

Slickline Service Companies

Schlumberger- Worlds largest. Provides both

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