SES E-WI-AZIP - Statoil Innovate

Expandable Steel Patch
Expandable Steel Packer
Samuel Roselier – Expandable Steel Packers Product Champion
Statoil Technology Showcase, 19 Nov. 2015
www.saltel-industries.com
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Saltel Industries
• Created in 2004
• 110 employees
• Fully integrated from R&D to Operations
through Manufacturing
• Service to Customers and R&D driven
– 15 R&D Engineers and PhD
– 38 international Patent families
– 15 Operation Engineers
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Three Product Lines
Inflatable Packers
Expandable Steel Patches
Expandable Steel Packers
Sold Exclusively to Schlumberger for MDT Tool
• > 3,000 Packers set worldwide
• Range: 5 in., 6-3/4 in., 8-1/2 in., 10 in.
• 175°C/350°F - 5,000 psi
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Expandable Steel Patches
Inflatable Packers
Expandable Steel Patches
Expandable Steel Packers
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Expandable Steel Patches
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Case History and Applications
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Over 550 Expandable Steel Patches Set
> Canada, USA, Argentina, Europe, MEA, Africa. Onshore
– Offshore,
> Drilling or workover rigs, snubbing units, Intelligent
CTU…
> Vertical, Horizontal, Short radius
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Water and Gas shut-off
Modifying injection profiles
Repairing DV Tools and FracPorts
Couplings or casing split repair before re-fracking
Repairing old corroded casings (wells from 1950’s)
Sealing perfs after remedial squeeze (ref: SPE 174524)
Open Hole losses isolation (Field Trials in 2016)
Customized applications
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Expandable Steel Packers
Inflatable Packers
Expandable Steel Patches
Expandable Steel Packers
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Saltel Industries
Expandable Steel Packers
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Expandable steel element built onto
casing string section
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RIH as part of casing string
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Expansion by applying casing internal
pressure
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Immediate seal after pressure bleedoff
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Saltel Industries
Annular Zonal Isolation Packer (AZIP)
 External Casing Packer based on expandable metal technology for
Openhole and Cased Hole Applications
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Expandable Steel Zonal Isolation
Applications
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Challenges
• Reliable seal even in oval, out of gauge or irregular
boreholes
• Keep casing integrity
• Confirm Packer setting
• Confirm Packer sealing efficiency and Measure
Annulus pressure and temperatures over the entire
life of the well
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ISO 14310 V3 Qualifications
and Tests performed on Seals
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SES WI-AZIP
SES WI-AZIP
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9-5/8 in.
Up to 7,500 psi differential
Up to 320°F (160°C) service T°
Crimped Ends on any type of casing
(weight and material)
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Customizable Metallurgy and Elastomer
selection tailored to the applications and
available for Highly corrosive
environments
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Valve system V0 rated internal to external
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Valve qualification
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V0 qualification
– Valve has been V0 qualified @10,000 psi differential,
thermal cycling between 160°C and 20°C
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Mud circulation tests
– Circulation of 10 times the volume needed to
expand the packer through the valve
– Synthetic-base drilling fluid with Quartz Cristals
– Pressure tests performed with thermal cycling
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Activation pressure accuracy
– 60 tests performed - Max deviation +1.3% / -2.7%
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SES E-WI-AZIP
SES E-WI-AZIP
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AZIP
• 9-5/8 in as first step
WI-Valve
• V0 rated internal to external after
AZIP Expansion
Electronics (E-WI-AZIP)
• Valve activation confirmation
• Packer expansion confirmation
• Packer sealing capacity over time
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SES E-WI-AZIP
SES E-WI-AZIP
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Data measured and saved in memory
• Valve activation and position
• Pressure inside the AZIP and in
the annulus
• Temperature
Data retrieving with Wireline tool
• Read instantaneous data from
sensors and data saved in the
memory
• At high frequency through 1
casing when the battery is on
• At low frequency through 2 or 3
casings when the battery is dead
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Pressure increase in the casing
Plastic deformation of the
sleeve
Contact with the borehole
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Prototype under qualification
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Thank you for your attention
Expandable Steel Patches
Expandable Steel Packers
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