Product Sales Bulletin COILEDTUBING

Sand-Vac System TM

PRODUCTS

SERVICES
AND

Problem
Formation sand produced with formation fluids gradually settles out in low sections of the horizontal
wellbore. Over time the build-up of fill reduces or completely blocks flow in the wellbore. Complete
fill removal in large diameter slotted liners is extremely difficult using conventional techniques.
Challenges include:

Sand production in heavy oil wells

Uneven horizontal well flow contributions
Oil versus water production
Low reservoir pressure
Undulating horizontal well profiles
Insufficient annular velocity for particle transport

Solution
A unique patented system combining a concentric coiled tubing string and a jet pump creates a
downhole vacuum cleaner which overcomes these challenges. Sub-hydrostatic wells can be
cleaned to TD without the use of nitrogen and without disturbing the natural sand bridges that form
around the slots in the liner.

Sand-VacTM System 15

14
Sand Loading
1596

Well Profile 1598

13

2.375 Coiled Tubing Unit

1600
12

11 1602

2.375 x 1.25 Concentric Coiled Tubing String 10

1604
9
Vertical Depth (ft)
Sand Loading
(lb/ft of liner)

3.75 OD Sand Vac Tool 8 1606

7 1608

Twin Fluid Pump 6

1610
5

Data Acquisition System 4 1612

3
1614

Flowback Analysis 2
1616
1

0 1618
1800 2300 2800 3300 3800 4300
Measured Depth (ft)

B J S E R V I C E S C O M P A N Y
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08/15/00