Reducing water cut for a Supermajor Operator in Brunei

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Intervention with Wel-lok™ Water Shut Off (WSO) Tool.

Solving water-cut issues for a supermajor operator in Brunei.

August 30, 2022

A supermajor operator in Brunei had a well producing 75-90% water-cut, reducing the gas production rate of the well. The operator wanted to run a tool through 4.5″ tubing to isolate inside a 7″ production liner.

  • Statistics
  • Challenge
  • Solution
  • Results
  • Business Value
Statistics

Main Statistics

Reducing water cut for a Supermajor Operator in Brunei
Challenge

High Expansion Through Tubing Solution

The customer desired a solution that could pass through a 3.9″ restriction and seal inside a 7″ perforated liner to shut off water. This required a tool that was 3.5″ diameter, which meant that high expansion was necessary to create an effective isolating barrier.

Solution

BiSN Wel-lok™ Water Shut Off(WSO)

A BiSN Wel-lok™ WSO tool was deployed in the well to the isolation zone inside the 7″ production liner. The thermite heater was activated, melting the bismuth alloy. The low viscosity, liquid bismuth alloy flows like water, and was able to flow out to seal the 7″ liner and the perforations. The bismuth alloy then solidified, creating a barrier to shut off water.

Results

Deployed Through Tubing

  • WSO tool deployed through tubing
  • Plug set in 7″ liner successfully
  • Water cut reduced from 75-90% to 30-40%
Business Value

Highly Effective, High Expansion Solution

BiSN provided the customer with a highly effective, high expansion Water Shut Off solution. This significantly reduced water-cut, allowing the operator to produce more gas and requiring less disposal of waste-water. BiSN was able to help the operator reduce HSE risks, operation time, and cost.

About the application

The Wel-lok™ WSO (Water Shut Off) has been specifically developed to reduce unwanted water production from wells with sand screen and open hole gravel pack completions (OHGP). Unlike any other solution on the market, the Wel-lok™ WSO tool seals the annulus and the wellbore in one operation without the need to perforate the sandscreen or squeeze the alloy into the open hole annulus. The melted alloy fills inside the completion and in the annulus to form a metal to metal sealing solution that is seamless, significantly reducing unwanted water production.

Water Shut Off - BiSN
Water Shut Off - BiSN
Water Shut Off - BiSN
Water Shut Off - BiSN

How it works…

The Wel-lok™ WSO (Water Shut Off) has been specifically developed to reduce unwanted water production from wells with sand screen and open hole gravel pack completions (OHGP).

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