Capillary String Applications

In Conjunction With
InjectSafe

By: Brad Pate

BJ Dyna-Coil
Product Line Manager
 Outline
? What are Capillary Strings
? Capillary Applications and Capabilities
? Capillary Surface Equipment
? InjectSafe SCSSV Deployment
? Dual String Technology
? Hydraulic Nipple Inserts
? Liquid Loading Candidate Selection
? Work String Applications
? Capillary Qualified Production Chemicals
? Proven Results
? Summary
 What are Capillary Strings
? High strength duplex alloy continuous tubing, 1/4”, 3/8”, or
5/8” diameter
? The Capillary String is injected through the wellhead and into
the production tubing
? The Capillary String can be deployed while the well is flowing
? No work-over rig is required.
? The well is not killed or damaged during the installation
? The Capillary String can be left hanging in the wellbore
? Installation depths up to 22,000 feet
? System can be removed and re-installed in another well
 Capillary String Applications and Capabilities

? Relieve water or hydrocarbon loading problems

? Reduce corrosion, scale, paraffin or hydrate problems.
? Foam assisted gas lifting
? Chemical or acid washes
? Relocate the lowest gas lift injection point
? Re-instate SCSSV control line failures.
Capillary Surface Equipment
 Self Contained Truck Mounted Unit

• A Typical installation using

a hydraulic primary and
manual secondary BOP
provides a dual barrier
surface safety system
Australian Operations
 Zone II Offshore Package

Reel Skid Power Pack Skid

Weight: 6000 kg Weight:3000 kg
Length: 5.6 m Length: 2.9 m
Width: 2 m Width: 1.8 m
Height: 2.1m Height: 2.1 m
 Reel Skid

Reel Skid Total

Injector Head
18,000ft .25 Weight: 6000 kg
Weight: 680 kg Capillary Tubing Length: 5.6 m
Length:1 m 900kg Width: 2 m
Width: 1.1 m
Height: 2.1m
Height: 1.6 m
InjectSafe™
WR SCSSV
 InjectSafe WRSCSSV

Locking Assembly
Uphole Micro
Stinger Injection Port

Internal check valve

Downhole Cap
string Assembly

SCSSV Control
Line pressure
seals
SCSSV Flapper

The InjectSafe wireline retrievable surface controlled sub surface safety valve system
provides sub surface isolation with an integral communication path to the perforations via
the capillary string
 InjectSafe™
Deployment and
Installation
Bottom Hole Assembly

• The dual check valve

injection mandrel is
attached to the end of
the Capillary String.
 Installation of the Long String

• The lower
string is
injected into
the well bore to
a pre-
determined
depth.
 Installation of the Long String

• The lower string

is attached to
the body of the
InjectSafe valve.
Installation of the InjectSafe™ Valve

• At surface the lower string is connected

to the injection port of the InjectSafe
SCSSV valve
• Suspension slips prevent tensional loads
being transferred to the compression
fitting
 Installation of the InjectSafe™ Valve

• Wireline suspends the weight of the InjectSafe™ valve and the

Capillary String.
• The valve is run and set with conventional slickline methods
 Wellhead Solution

Before After

Raised the well head11.25

inches
The short string is injected into the well bore and latches the stinger into the “PBR
PBR”” assembly
establishing communication from the surface to the perforations via the capillary string.
Installation of the Hanger
Surface Injection System
• The Capillary String is
attached to the chemical
tank and the solar
powered injection
system.
 InjectSafe™
Dual String Technology
Dual String Technology
 InjectSafe System Re-Establishes Surface
Control Line Integrity

On wells with control line failures

A dual string stinger can be utilized to

? Supply hydraulic pressure to the piston chamber

And
? Supply chemical injection via the capillary string
Dual Line System With Surface Control
 InjectSafe
Hydraulic Nipple Systems
 Capillary Capable Hydraulic Nipple
?Installed with the original completion
?Landed below SCSSV
?Dedicated control line terminated at the tubing
hanger
?Eliminates wellhead modifications
?Negates the need for the “Short String”
?BJ Services Patented Technology
?Sleeve only is landed below the SCSSV
Hydraulic Nipple
Cross Section With Sleeve Inserted
3 Dimensional Cross Section
Capillary Work String
Applications
 Scale Solubility Test:
Test were conducted with 15% Acetic and Techni-Solv 1780 solutions at 350F at
1000 psi and 15% HCL at 75F and atmospheric pressure. Samples of CaCO3 were
placed into 80 milliliters of each test solution for a minimum of 4 hrs and heated and
pressured as required to meet the test objectives. After 4 hrs the treating fluids and
remaining solids were filtered, washed and then allowed to dry. The remaining
solids were then calculated and the percent of solids dissolved were calculated.

Max CaCO3 Dissolved at Max CaCO3 Dissolved at

Test Fluids Percent Solubility
Atmospheric Pressure 1000psi and 350F
15% HCL 85.7 1.84 pounds per gallon
15% Acetic 58.0 1.08 pounds per gallon .60 pounds per gallon
Techni-Solv
65.0 0.90 pounds per gallon .50 pounds per gallon
1780

The test were carried out on a representative sample of CaCo3 with the following composition

Calcium
Sodium
Sand (Si02) Carbonate Iron Carbonate Zinc Sulfide Unknown
Chloride (NaCl)
(CaCo3)

5-15% ND 85-90% 2-5% 1-5% 0-7%

 Treating Variables Assuming 100 Lbs Of Scale

Test Fluids Pumping Rate Volume Pumped Volume Treated Treating Time

15% HCL 5 GPM 54.2 Gals 100 Lbs 10.8 Mins

15% Acetic 5 GPM 166.6 Gals 100 Lbs 33.4 Mins

Techni-Solv 1780 5 GPM 200 Gals 100 Lbs 40.0 Mins

Treating Variables Assuming 500 Lbs Of Scale

Test Fluids Pumping Rate Volume Pumped Volume Treated Treating Time

15% HCL 5 GPM 271 Gals 500 Lbs 154.0 Mins

15% Acetic 5 GPM 833 Gals 500 Lbs 166.5 Mins

Techni-Solv 1780 5 GPM 1000 Gals 500 Lbs 200.0 Mins

 Foam Assisted Gas Lifting

Gas Lift Injection Pressures for Various Size Capillary Strings at 60 scf/min (0.1
MMscf/day) and 5 and
MMscf/day) gal/day Foamer
5 gal/day at 10,000 ft.
Foamer

0.25 x 0.035 0.375 x 0.035 0.625 x 0.080 0.625 x 0.035

0.25 x 0.035 0.375 x 0.035 0.625 x 0.080 0.625 x 0.035
8000
8000 7163
7163
7000
7000

6000
6000
(psi)
Pressures(psi)

5000
5000
InjectionPressures

4000
4000
Injection

3000
3000

2000
2000 1711
1711

1000
1000 679 515

00
 Gas Injection Rates vs Pressures
2 7/8 in Completion With 10,000ft of .625 Capillary

Gas Injection Rates (No Liquids) Gas Injection Rates With 5 gal/day Foamer
Injection Pressure
Gas Rate/Scf/Min WHP Psi Psi Injection Pressure
Gas Rate Scf/Min WHP Psi Psi

110 235 748

110 235 749
120 238 800 120 238 800
130 241 852 130 241 851
140 243 906 140 243 902
150 245 960 150 245 955

160 248 1014 160 248 1007

170 250 1069 170 250 1060

180 252 1123 180 252 1113

190 253 1178 190 253 1166

200 255 1233 200 255 1219

Gas Lift Point Relocation
 Liquid Loading
Candidate Selection
 FoamXpert Software
To assist with Capillary String liquid loading candidate selection the FoamXpert software is used to
analyses individual well characteristics. Based on data such as depth, tubing size and type,
temperatures, fluid data and pressures the software determines the potential impact of the system.

Cumulative Gas Produced : 8.513 Bcf

1000 Axis 1
1.0
Gas Rate ( MMcf/d )
Condensate Rate ( bbl/d )
Water Rate ( bbl/d )
500

100

50

10

0.5

0.1 0.0
197172 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99200001 02 03 04 05
Date
 Cumulative Gas Produced : 4.958 Bcf
10 1.0
Axis 1 SHOWGROUND
Gas Rate ( MMcf/d )
Condensate Rate ( bbl/d )
Water Rate ( bbl/d )

0.5

0.1 0.0
1976 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 2000 01 02 03 04 05
Date
 Candidate Selection Software
PRODUCTION TUBING DATA WATER
TUBING INSIDE DIAMETER INCHES 1.532 AVG WATER PRODUCTION/24 HOUR BBLS/DAY 1
TUBING OUTSIDE DIAMETER INCHES 1.75 DENSITY OF PRODUCED WATER LBS/GAL 9.7
DEPTH TO END OF TUBING FEET 10824 SURFACE TENSION OF PRODUCED WATER DYNES/CM 72
CASING DATA CHLORIDES PPM 160000
CASING INSIDE DIAMETER INCHES 3.895 PH 7
PERFORATION DATA CONDENSATE
TOP PERFORATION FEET 10824 AVG CONDENSATE / DAY BBLS/DAY 0
BOTTOM PERFORATION FEET 10856 GRAVITY OF CONDENSATE DEG API 56
PRODUCTION VIA SUFACE TENSION CONDENSATE DYNES/CM 20
PACKER Y/N N OIL
PRODUCING UP TUBING/ANNULUS T=1,A=2 1 AVG OIL PRODUCTION/24 HOUR BBLS/DAY 0
MEASURED 30 DAY AVG. GRAVITY OF OIL DEG API 20
SURFACE FLOWING PRESSURE PSI 144 SURFACE TENSION OF OIL DYNES/CM 20
SURFACE FLOWING TEMPURATURE DEG. F 80 GAS
BOTTOM HOLE TEMPERATURE DEG. F 265 AVG. GAS/24 HOURS MCFD 100
CAPILLARY TUBING GRAVITY OF PRODUCED GAS 0.65
TUBING O.D. INCHES 0.25 H2S % 0
ALLOY 2507 CO2 % 2
SET POINT/LENGTH FEET 10829 SHUT-IN CONDITIONS
ADDITIONAL TOOL WEIGHT? LBS 0 SHUT-IN SURFACE PRESSURE PSI 2000
OUTPUT: PRESENT SURFACE CONDITIONS OUTPUT: MINIMUM LIQUID VELOCITY/FLOW RATE
PRESENT VELOCITY: if tubing FT/SEC 8.702 MINIMUM CRITICAL VELOCITY: LIQUID FT/SEC 18.712
PRESENT GAS FLOW RATE MCFD 100.000 MINIMUM CRITICAL GAS FLOW RATE: LIQUID MCFD 215.413
PRESENT VELOCITY: if annulus FT/SEC 1.642
0.999
OUTPUT: PRESENT BOTTOM HOLE CONDITIONS OUTPUT: MINIMUM FOAM VELOCITY/FLOW RATE 0.000
PRESENT BH VELOCITY IN TUBING FT/SEC 7.524 MINIMUM CRITICAL VELOCITY: FOAMED FT/SEC 2.351
PRESENT BH VELOCITY IN CASING FT/SEC 1.133 MINIMUM CRITICAL GAS FLOW RATE: FOAMED MCFD 27.065
BOTTOM HOLE FLOWING PRESSURE PSI 193.952
OUTPUT: GAS FRACTION METHOD
MINIMUM CRITICAL VELOCITY: FOAMED FT/SEC 0.573
MINIMUM CRITICAL GAS FLOW RATE: FOAMED MCFD 6.585

20.000 MIN. VELOCITY

15.000 (LIQUID) COMMENTS
FLOW
10.000 8.702426683 PRESENT % Hydrocarbon appears to be acceptable.
VELOCITY VELOCITY
5.000
0.000 MIN. VELOCITY
(FOAMED)
This well appears to be liquid loading.
1

Based on the Dyna model, this well is a foam lift candidate.

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Technology Focus Groups
? Production Chemicals
? Capillary Services
? Industrial Chemicals
 Capillary Approved Chemical Technologies

? Corrosion Inhibitors
? Scale Inhibitors
? Paraffin and Asphaltene Products
? Barium Sulfate Dissolvers
? Gas Hydrate Inhibitors
? Acid Systems
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?R&D is responsible for developing new technology to
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industry.
Proven Results
 GOM InjectSafe Installation

Results:
•
Production increased from 60
MCFD to:

1.53 MMCFD
27 bbl/d Water
7 bbl/d Condensate

Chemical Injection Rate = 5

Gal/Day
 Corrosion Prevention Installation
• Installation in a well
producing 6.6 Million
MMCFD at 5,800 psi
flowing pressure. Operator
saved several million
dollars in tubular cost over
a 6 well program
 Increased Production
Before & After Installation

600 20

18
500
16
Avg. Prior: 225 mcfd & 6 bwpd
14
400

Wtr. Rate, bwpd

Gas Rate, mcfd

12

300 10
Avg. After: 475 mcfd & 15
bwpd 8
200
6

4
100
2
Installed Cap String
0 0
1 6 11 16 21 26 31 36 41 46 51 56
Days
Combined 5 Well Incremental Gas Production Increase
 Capillary String Advantages

?Relatively low risk and low investment

?Small foot print
?High return on investment
?Increased production rates
?Assets can be moved to other wells
?Reduced operational expense
?No work over rig required
?No deferred production
Thanks For Your Attendance