WELL INTERVENTION OVERVIEW

DIDIT ACHMAD BARITO

FEBRUARY 2023
 WELL INTERVENTION OVERVIEW

 All operation done on (or in) a live

or dead well without pulling out of
hole tubing hanger

 During live well operation pressure

control equipment continuously
exposed to well pressure. As
contrary to drilling or workover
where pressure control equipment is
a back up and the main barrier is
drilling fluid or workover fluid

 During operation all standard safety

devices are disabled (downhole
safety valve, Xmas tree valves)

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WELL INTERVENTION UNIT – WHAT FOR?

Operate down hole tools already

inside the well

 Open/ Close SSD, Set/Pull SCSSV

Convey tools from surface to down

hole

 Set/Pull Plug, choke, gas lift valves

 CBL/ VDL, Caliper, Memory PLT

Well maintenance

 Well Productivity
 Flow assurance → wax cutting, scale
removal
 Well Integrity

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 SLICKLINE UNIT

Features
 Perform downhole intervention under
pressure with solid wire,
 No circulation capability
 No rotation capability
 Unable to work in horizontal section of a well
 The lowest pulling capacity well intervention
unit
Main equipment
 Power pack,
 Winch unit,
 Pressure Control Equipment
 Tree adaptor
 Pumping tee
 Dual BOP
 Lubricator
 Stuffing box
 Pumping unit and tank
Main job
 Downhole safety valve maintenance
 Check tubing drift
 Zone Change
 Gas lift installation
 Sand bailing
 Fishing

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 BARRIERS FOR SLICK LINE OPERATION
Primary barrier when MEWHP ≤ 10,000 psi, is
hydraulic stuffing box. Valid for wire in
moving or in static condition.

Primary barrier when MEWHP > 10,000 is a

liquid seal slick line stuffing box. Valid for
wire in moving or in static condition.
PCE shall include at least the following :

 A set of lubricators
 A double remotely operated slick line BOP
with :
 One set of rams closing on the wire
 One set of shear rams
 BOP with block type equalizing manifold

The lubricator shall be fitted with a bleed off

line connected to a venting system to avoid
fire hazards, installation shutdown which
could result from gas detection during
lubricator bleed-off operation, spilling on
adjacent equipment and discharge of SCSSV in closed position SCSSV in opened position
pollutants

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 ELECTRIC & BRAIDED LINE
Features
 Perform downhole intervention under pressure with braided
line and able to sent electric current (electric line)
 Able to perform milling or drilling by attaching stroker™ on
the tool string (electric line)
 Able to work on horizontal section of a well by attaching
tractor™ on the tool string (electric line)
 No circulation capability
 Higher pulling capacity than slickline

Main equipment
 Power pack
 Control cabin
 Pressure control equipment
 Wellhead adapter
 Pumping tee
 Triple BOP
 Lubricator
 Grease injection head
 Pumping unit

Electric Line Main job

 Perforation
 Mechanical water shut-off
 Bridge plug
 Casing patch
 Production logging
 Cement evaluation
 Caliper survey

Braided Line Main Job

 Swabbing
 Fishing

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BARRIER FOR ELECTRICLINE OPERATIONS
Primary barrier for moving cable when MEWHP
≤ 10,000 psi, is grease injection head.
Primary barrier for static cable when MEWHP ≤
10,000 psi, is stuffing box.
Primary barrier for swabbing operation (braided
line) is oil saver

The PCE shall include at least the following :

 A set of lubricators
 A set of 3 remotely operated e-line or braided
line BOPs equipped with dedicated rams
(cable OD or variable) with :
 One block of dual rams closing on the wire: top
one sealing down/up & bottom one sealing
up/down, equipped with injection grease system
between rams.
 One single block equipped with shear rams
 BOP equalizing manifold shall be block type

The lubricator shall be fitted with a bleed off line

connected to a venting system to avoid fire
hazards, installation shutdown which could
result from gas detection during lubricator
bleed-off operation, spilling on adjacent SCSSV in closed position SCSSV in opened position
equipment and discharge of pollutants.

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 COILED TUBING UNIT
Features
 Perform downhole intervention under pressure
using continuous tubing
 Has circulation capability (continuous circulation
during running and pulling CT string)
 Able to perform milling or drilling by attaching
downhole motor on the bottom hole assembly
 Able to work on horizontal section of a well
 Higher pulling capacity than braided line
Main equipment
 Power pack
 Wellhead adapter
 Flow tee
 Pressure Control Equipment
 Combi BOP
 Quad BOP
 Stuffing box
 Injector head and goose neck
 Coiled tubing reel
 Control cabin
Main job
 Pumping nitrogen
 Milling
 Cementing
 Sediment washing
 PLT in horizontal well

It is not allowed to use hydrocarbon gas inside coiled

tubing

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BARRIER FOR COILED TUBING OPERATIONS

Primary barrier for coiled tubing is a stuffing box

The PCE shall include at least the following :
 A remotely operated CT BOP stack (Quad BOP)
Arrangement from top to bottom
 Full closure (blind rams)
 Pipe shearing (shear rams)
 Pipe hanging (slip rams)
 Pipe closure (pipe rams)
 A kill port with kill line connected to a pumping
unit, kill line shall be installed above safety
pipe rams.
 If additional kill line need to be installed below
the Quad BOP then additional safety pipe rams
shall be installed below the additional kill line
 Never let any outlet (kill line or choke line)
without safety pipe rams below it.

The pressure control equipment shall be fitted

with a bleed off line connected to a venting
system to avoid fire hazards, installation
shutdown which could result from gas detection
during lubricator bleed-off operation, spilling on
adjacent equipment and discharge of pollutants

Two back pressure valves shall be installed in the

bottom hole assembly SCSSV in closed position SCSSV in opened position

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SNUBBING UNIT
Features
 Perform downhole intervention under
pressure using jointed pipe
 Has circulation capability (interrupted
circulation during running and pulling
macaroni)
 Able to perform drilling or milling by
using rotary table or attaching
downhole motor on the bottom hole
assembly
 Able to work on horizontal section of a
well
 Higher pulling capability than braided
line

Main unit
 Power pack,
 Jack assembly and gin pole
 Pressure control equipment
 Wellhead adapter
 2 Safety rams
 1 shear rams
 1 blind rams
 2 stripper rams
 1 spacer
 Equalizing pipe
 Kill line
 Stand pipe
 Mud pump
 Mud tank

Main job
 Sand washing
 Cementing
 Fishing
 Milling
 Running concentric completion

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BARRIER FOR SNUBBING OPERATIONS
Primary barrier :
When MEWHP ≤ 1,500 psi is single stripper rubber
When MEWHP ≤ 3,000 psi is dual stripper rubber
When MEWHP > 3,000 psi is dual stripping rams.

The PCE shall include at least the following :

 A remotely operated snubbing BOP stack
Arrangement from top to bottom :
 Stripping redundancy (dual stripper or double pipe
ram insert) with equalizing loop
 Full closure (blind rams)
 Pipe shearing (shear rams)
 Pipe closure for each string OD (pipe rams)
 Pipe hanging for each string (slip rams)
 A kill port with kill line connected to a pumping
unit. Kill line shall be installed above the lowest
safety pipe rams
 Never installed kill line below the lowest safety
pipe rams
The pressure control equipment shall be fitted with a
bleed off line connected to a venting system to avoid
fire hazards, inadvertent installation shutdown which
could result from gas detection during lubricator
bleed-off operation, spilling on adjacent equipment
and discharge of pollutants

Two back pressure valves shall be installed in the

bottom hole assembly.
A landing nipple shall be installed one joint above the
upper back pressure valve.

SCSSV in closed position SCSSV in opened position

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 WELL INTERVENTION UNIT CAPABILITIES SUMMARY
Slickline Braided Line Electricline Coiled Tubing Snubbing
Perform Perform Perform Perform downhole Perform
downhole downhole downhole intervention under downhole
intervention intervention intervention pressure by using intervention
under pressure under pressure under pressure continuous tubing under pressure
by using solid by using braided by using braided by using jointed
cable line cable line cable which tubing
can sent electric
current
No circulation No circulation No circulation Continuous Interrupted
capability capability capability circulation while circulation
running and pulling while running
and pulling
Unable to work Unable to work Able to work in Able to work in Able to work in
in horizontal in horizontal horizontal horizontal section horizontal
section section section by using section
tractor
Unable to Unable to Able to perform Able to perform Able to perform
perform drilling perform drilling drilling by using drilling by using drilling by using
stroker downhole motor rotary table or
downhole
motor

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 EXAMPLE OF WELL INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Slickline Unit Electricline Unit
1. Well Monitoring (SGS, FGS, BPT- 1. Mechanical Water Shut-Off
PBU) (setting bridge plug, casing patch,
cement dump bailer)
2. Memory PLT
2. Perforation (new well perforation,
3. Tubing Investigation (leak additional perforation, re-
detection, gyro survey, MIT) perforation)

4. Bailing, Run dummy tools 3. Reservoir monitoring (RST

logging, production logging, sand
5. Zone Change / Plugging (Setting detection logging)
plug, closing SSD, Retrieving plug,
opening SSD) 4. Well integrity (CBL, MIT)

6. Gas Lift 5. Obstruction removal (nipple milling

& scale milling using tractor, scale
7. DHSV Replacement removal using string shot)
8. Fishing

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 EXAMPLE OF WELL INTERVENTION PROGRAM
Snubbing Unit Coiled Tubing Unit

1. Pumping (killing well, completion fluid 1. Pumping (killing well, support pigging job,
unloading, start-up dead well) completion fluid unloading, start-up dead
well)
2. Stimulation (matrix acidizing, chemical
water shut-off, chemical water block 2. Stimulation (matrix acidizing, chemical
removal) water shut-off, chemical water block
removal)
3. Fracturing (hydraulic fracturing)
3. Fracturing (hydraulic fracturing)
4. Obstruction Removal (sediment washing,
acid scale removal, heavy fishing, drill-out 4. Obstruction Removal (sediment washing,
cement, milling metal/ scale) acid scale removal, heavy fishing, drill-out
cement, milling metal/ scale)
5. Cementing (annulus cementing, plug and
abandon) 5. Zone Change / Plugging (open/close SSD,
set/retrieve downhole tool)
6. Completion Workover (gas lift macaroni,
ESP installation, pull top completion & run 6. Cementing (annulus cementing, plug and
new string, gas well conversion) abandon)

7. Setting Downhole Tools 7. Sand Control (TT gravel pack, chemical

sand consolidation, open hole sand
control)

8. Perforation (CT perforation)

9. Reservoir Monitoring (Production logging,

RST logging)

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WHICH WELL INTERVENTION PROGRAM CAN BE EXECUTED IN THIS WELL
Service Program Yes No
DHSV replacement √
Annulus safety valve replacement √
Check tubing drift √
Closing / opening SSD √
Setting / retrieving plugs, standing
Slickline valve, bottom hole choke in landing √
nipple
Setting / retrieving separation sleeve,
√
bottom hole choke, plugs in SSD
Gas lift valve replacement √
Sand bailing √
Perforation √
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (casing
√
Electricline patch)
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (bridge
√
plug)
Sand washing √
Snubbing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √
Sand washing √
Coiled tubing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √

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WHICH WELL INTERVENTION PROGRAM CAN BE EXECUTED IN THIS WELL
Service Program Yes No
DHSV replacement √
Annulus safety valve replacement √
Check tubing drift √
Closing / opening SSD √
Setting / retrieving plugs, standing
Slickline valve, bottom hole choke in landing √
nipple
Setting / retrieving separation sleeve,
√
bottom hole choke, plugs in SSD
Gas lift valve replacement √
Sand bailing √
Perforation √
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (casing
√
Electricline patch)
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (bridge
√
plug)
Sand washing √
Snubbing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √
Sand washing √
Coiled tubing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √

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WHICH WELL INTERVENTION PROGRAM CAN BE EXECUTED IN THIS WELL
Service Program Yes No
DHSV replacement √
Annulus safety valve replacement √
Check tubing drift √
Closing / opening SSD √
Setting / retrieving plugs, standing
Slickline valve, bottom hole choke in landing √
nipple
Setting / retrieving separation sleeve,
√
bottom hole choke, plugs in SSD
Gas lift valve replacement √
Sand bailing √
Perforation √
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (casing
√
Electricline patch)
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (bridge
√
plug)
Sand washing √
Snubbing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √
Sand washing √
Coiled tubing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √

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WHICH WELL INTERVENTION PROGRAM CAN BE EXECUTED IN THIS WELL
Service Program Yes No
DHSV replacement √
Annulus safety valve replacement √
Check tubing drift √
Closing / opening SSD √
Setting / retrieving plugs, standing
Slickline valve, bottom hole choke in landing √
nipple
Setting / retrieving separation sleeve,
√
bottom hole choke, plugs in SSD
Gas lift valve replacement √
Sand bailing √
Perforation √
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (casing
√
Electricline patch)
Mechanical Water Shut-Off (bridge
√
plug)
Sand washing √
Snubbing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √
Sand washing √
Coiled tubing Cementing abandon zone √
Start up well √

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EXAMPLE OF WELL PERFORATION PROGRAM – WELL OVERBALANCE
Slickline, check top of sediment
 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 Retrieve DHSV
 Check tubing clear
 Rig-down PCE

Coiled tubing, unload liquid to create underbalanced

 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 Rig-up injector head
 RIH CT to unload liquid by injecting nitrogen
 POOH CT
 Rig-down injector head
 Rig-down PCE

Slickline, check fluid level

 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 RIH wire finder to check fluid level
 Rig-down PCE

E-Line, perform perforation

 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 RIH gun as per program to perforate the reservoir
 Rig-down PCE

Slickline, set downhole safety valve

 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 RIH and set DHSV
 Pressure test DHSV
 Rig-down PCE

Testing unit, clean up and test the well

 Rig-up and pressure test testing line
 Open the well to testing unit
 Perform clean up well as per-program
 Rig-down testing line
 Put the well to production

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EXAMPLE OF WELL PERFORATION PROGRAM – WELL UNDERBALANCED
Slickline, check top of sediment
 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 Retrieve DHSV
 Check tubing clear
 Rig-down PCE

E-Line, perform perforation

 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 RIH gun as per program to perforate the reservoir
 Rig-down PCE

Slickline, set downhole safety valve

 Rig-up and pressure test Pressure Control Equipment
 RIH and set DHSV
 Pressure test DHSV
 Rig-down PCE

Testing unit, clean up and test the well

 Rig-up and pressure test testing line
 Open the well to testing unit
 Perform clean up well as per-program
 Rig-down testing line
 Put the well to production

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 Hopefully you gain
additional knowledge
of well intervention

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