Well testing project management : onshore and offshore operations
Well test planning is one of the most important phrases in the life cycle of a well, if done improperly it could cost millions. Now there is a reference to ensure you get it right the first time. Written by a Consultant Completions & Well Test Engineer with decades of experience, Well Test Plann...
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/Gulf Professional Pub.,
©2009.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780080879079 0080879071 1282258540 9781282258549 9786612258541 6612258543 0080950035 9780080950037 9781856176002 1856176002 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xiii, 343 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Front Cover; Well Testing Project Management; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter 1: Well Test Planning Environment; The Decision-Making Environment; The Regulatory Environment; The Local Environment; The Well Environment; The Challenging Environment; Role of the Well Test Engineer; New Technology; Chapter 2: Well Test Services; Working with Contractors; Perforating Service; Wireline Perforation Service; Tubing-Conveyed Perforating Service; Contingency Perforating; Depth Control; Tubing Services; Downhole Tools Service; Subsea Service; Surface Well Test Service.
- Sampling ServiceGauge Service; Wireline Service; Slickline Service; Nitrogen Service; Coil Tubing Service; Chapter 3: Well Test Description; Well Test Equipment; Oil and Gas Measurements; Oil and Gas Well Tests; Common Well Test Engineering Challenges; Chapter 4: Planning Processes and Documents; Documentation; Document Control; Initial Planning and Basis for Design; The Contracts Process; Rig Visit; Logistics Plan; Roles and Responsibilities; Detailed Planning and the Well Test Program; Test the Well on Paper; Well Test Validation; Safety Planning; Chapter 5: Engineered Controls; Fluids.
- MaterialsPipework Sizing; Nodal Analysis; Tubing Stress Analysis; Hazard and Operability; Rig Interface Engineering; Compensator System; Drilling Rig P and ID; Facility Design and Engineering Report; Design Review; Chapter 6: Planning for Safety; Onshore versus Offshore; Why Is a Well Test Special?; Safety and Company Policy; A Safety Case Approach; The Well Test Safety Case Revision; Well Test Facility Description; Equipment Placement; Safety Management Systems; Formal Safety Assessment; Risk Assessment; Hazard and Operability HAZOP; Quantitative Risk Analysis.
- Well Safety Case Revision ReferencesConclusion; Chapter 7: Well-Site Operations; Well-Site Planning Tools; Crew Integration; Pressure Testing; Well Test Program; Demobilization; Service Tickets; Well-Site Reports; Chapter 8: Continuous Improvement; Collecting Lessons Learned; Recurrent Themes; Early Planning and Contractor Buy-In; Design Process; Human Error; Submission Documents; Planning Processes; Continuous Improvement Process; Continuous Improvement Meeting Checklist; Migration of Knowledge; Service versus Product Contractors; The Well Test Engineer Role.
- Appendix 1: Well Test Basis For DesignOverview; Design Features; Test Outline and Time Estimate; Appendix 2; Appendix 3: Well Test Logistics Plan; Appendix 4: Well Test Equipment Inspection Guideline; Appendix 5: Well Test Program; Overview; Preparations; Critical Path Procedures; Test outline and Time Estimate; Appendix A Contingency Procedures; Appendix B Casing and Tubing Data; Appendix C Layout Drawing; Appendix D P & ID; Appendix 6: Roles and Responsibilities during a Well Test; Purpose; Roles and Responsibilities; Appendix 7: Wellsite Well Test Equipment Preparation Checklist; Overview.