By Steve Devereux
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4. Completion Fluids Often wells are perforated and completions are run in a packer fluid that is designed to protect the well during production. This requires careful consideration and expert input at the design stage of the well. This section covers the important points behind completion fluid decisions, but it is important to realize that this specialist area should have input from someone with expertise in completion fluids design. Completion fluids must be as nondamaging to the formation as possible so they do not compromise productivity.
With single-salt solutions, adding more of the same salt initially lowers the crystallization point temperature to the eutectic point. This is the lowest temperature of the crystallization point of a solution. 8 ppg. 8 ppg brine solution raises the crystallization point, even though the density continues to increase. For two-salt brines with a crystallization point of 30˚F (-1˚C), the addition of dry salt raises the crystallization point temperature. (See Fig. 1-5) Fig. 1-5 Graph of Temperature vs.
It is not correct to refer to gas as shallow gas if it occurs after a BOP is nippled up on surface casing. During the well life, surface casing may be subject to burst pressure from well kicks, bad cement jobs (fluids migrating up outside subsequent casings), or to collapse pressure if the fluid level inside drops due to losses or if bad cement jobs allow migration of gas outside the casing. Surface casing is normally cemented to the surface or to the mudline. Intermediate casing. Intermediate casing is run in deeper wells where kick tolerances or troublesome formations make it unsafe or undesirable to drill from surface casing all the way to the production casing setting depth in one hole section.