Sushanta Sarkar

SmartWells/IntelligentWells
Thegenericterm smartWell/intelligentwell isusedto
signify that some degree of direct monitoring and/ or
remote control equipment is installed within the well
completion.
Thedefinitionofanintelligentwellisapermanentsystem
capableofcollecting,transmitting,andanalyzingwellbore
production and reservoir and completion integrity data,
and enabling remote action to better control reservoir,
well,andproductionprocesses.
The concept of the intelligent completion does not
generallyrefertoanycapabilityforautomatedselfcontrol
butreliesuponmanualinterfacetoinitiateinstructionsto
thewell.

SmartWells/IntelligentWells
The longterm objective of the intelligentwell
system isawell(orseveralwells)withthecapability
forautomatedselfcontrol,withouttheneedtoenter
or manually send instructions to the well, which
impliesaclosedloopbetweenmonitoringandcontrol
devices.
Downhole sensorsandcontroldeviceswould,
therefore,becombinedwithasurfaceorsubsurface
unitforproductionoptimization.

HydraulicSSD ROSS
WeatherfordRemotelyOperatedSliding
Sleeve(ROSS)isatubingmounted
slidingsleevethatallowsselective
communicationbetweentheannulusand
tubingwithoutinterveningintothe
wellbore withconventionalcoiledtubing
orwireline shiftingtools.
Itworkswith2hydrauliccontrollinesfor
openingorclosingthesleeve.
Thecontrollinesarehookedtoasurface
hydraulicsourceforoperations.

HydraulicSSD ROSS
Application
Wellsthatrequireshutoffofexcesswaterorgasproduction
Injectionwellbores thatrequireselectiveisolationforimproved
sweepefficiencies
Remotelocationsthatcannotbeaccessedwithintervention
equipment
Subsea orhighdailyrateplatformswhereinterventioniscost
prohibitive
Smallsatellitewellswithlimiteddeckspaceorfootprint for
temporaryinstallationandoperationofinterventionequipment
Horizontalorhighlydeviatedwellsthatrequirethreadedpipeor
coiledtubingforslidingsleevemanipulation
Completionsthatrequiretheopeningandclosingofasliding
sleevebutdonotallowthroughtubing
Regionswheregovernmentalregulationsdonotallowthe
comminglingofproductionfluidsfrommultilayeredreservoirs

HydraulicSSD ROSS

SpecialHydraulicPackers
WeatherfordHellcat2isanintelligentcompletion,
doublegrip,retrievablehydraulicsetproduction
packer.FeaturingalargeIDprimarybore,andmulti
controllinefeedthroughs.
isidealforuseasasinglestringproductionor
isolationpackerwithcontrollinefeedthroughs for
pressure/temperaturemonitoring,chemical
injection,gasventing,andhydrauliclineaccess.
Application
Intelligentwellcompletionsinwhichthepackerisset
afterthewellisflangedup,andmultipleportsare
neededforpressure/temperaturemonitoring,chemical
injection,gasventing,andhydrauliclineaccess

Deviatedwells
Zonal isolation

Hellcat
2

SpecialHydraulicPackers

HydraulicSSD HCM
BakerHughesModelHCM (hydraulicCM)slidingsleeve
isdesignedforselectiveproductioncontrolwithoutthe
needforintrusivewellintervention.
TheHCMiscontrolledfromthesurfacebytwohydraulic
controllinesthatoperateabalancedhydraulicchamber
whichactuatestheinsert,similartocurrentindustry
standardsafetyvalves.
TheHCM,usedinconjunctionwithpermanentgaugesfor
accurateinterpretationofreservoirperformance,provides
aproductionmonitoringandcontrolsystemtoshorten
detectandrespondcycletimesinthefaceofchanging
downhole conditions,resultinginoptimizedproduction
andrecoverablereserves.

HydraulicSSD HCM

TypicalApplication
In2006,inanultradeepwaterGulfofMexicoprojectin
excessof8,000ft(2438m)withapotentialforstrongloop
currents,anoperatorneededtomonitorandremotely
controltheindividualzonesinthehighrategaswellsto
reducehighinterventionoperatingcostsandassociated
risk.
TheoperatorchoseBakerHughesanditstwozone
InForce intelligentwellsystemwith4in.HCMPlus
(shroudedandnonshrouded)hydraulicslidingsleeves,
splicesub,97/8in.x4in.Premierpackerwithsixfeed
throughportsanddebrisbarrier,andtheNeptunesafety
valve.

TypicalApplication
Thecompletionteamusedthis
equipmenttoconstruct93ft (28.3m)
completion assemblies
Thecompletionassemblyproduced
eachzoneselectivelywiththeoperator
abletomonitorandcontrolindividual
zonesfromthesurface.