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Well Planning, Lulav Saeed

This document discusses well planning for oil and gas drilling. Well planning is key to safely and economically drilling usable holes for production. Experienced planners understand how all aspects of drilling must be integrated smoothly and utilize tools like computers and recommendations to guide well plan development. They research every aspect of the plan to identify and remove potential problems. Different well types require varying levels of planning, with wildcats generally requiring the most planning. Safety is the highest priority in well planning, followed by well safety and then minimizing costs without compromising safety. The goal is to drill safely, efficiently, economically, and create usable holes.

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Well Planning, Lulav Saeed

This document discusses well planning for oil and gas drilling. Well planning is key to safely and economically drilling usable holes for production. Experienced planners understand how all aspects of drilling must be integrated smoothly and utilize tools like computers and recommendations to guide well plan development. They research every aspect of the plan to identify and remove potential problems. Different well types require varying levels of planning, with wildcats generally requiring the most planning. Safety is the highest priority in well planning, followed by well safety and then minimizing costs without compromising safety. The goal is to drill safely, efficiently, economically, and create usable holes.

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University Of Zakho Supervised: Mr.

Ali Ilias
Collage Of Engineering Name: Lulav Saeed
Petroleum Department Class: One , 3rd stage
Year: 2020_2021

Well Planning
The key to being able to safely and economically drill a usable hole for oil and gas production.
skilled well planners normally have three common traits. They are experienced drilling personnel
who understand how all aspects of the drilling operation must be integrated smoothly. They
utilize available engineering tools, such as computers and third-party recommendations, to guide
the development of the well plan. And they usually have an investigative characteristic that drives
them to research and review every aspect of the plan in an effort to isolate and remove potential
problem areas.
The drilling engineer is required to plan a variety of well types, including the
following:
A. Wildcats
B. Exploratory holes
C. Step-outs
D. Infills
E. Reentries
Well Type Characteristics

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Generally, wildcats require more planning than the other types. Infill wells and reentries require
minimum planning in most cases. Wildcats are drilled on a certain location where little or no
known geological information is available. The site may have been selected because of wells
drilled some distance from the proposed location but on a terrain that appeared similar to the
proposed site. The term "wildcatter" was originated to describe the bold frontiersman who was
willing to gamble on a hunch. Rank wildcats are seldom drilled in today's industry. Well costs are
so high that gambling on well site selection is not done in most cases. In addition, numerous
drilling prospects with reasonable productive potential are available from several sources.
However, the romantic legend of the wildcatter will probably never die.

Information Required for Well Planning :


1. Geologist
2. Drilling Engineer
3. The Drilling Program
4. Post Drill Analysis
5. Drilling Software

Who is Required for Preparation of a Good Well Plan?


Geologist and Geophysicist, Drilling Engineer, Completion Engineer, Drilling
Superintendent/Supervisor to be on Location, Reservoir Engineer, Production Engineer,
Regulatory, Landman , Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) and, Legal/FCPA

Objectives of Well Planning


1. Identify all the direct and indirect impacts on drilling a well.
a. Engineering Parameters
b. Regulations, federal, state or local government
c. Critical Events (Abnormal/subnormal pressure, Salt water flows, and Areas of tectonics).
2. Prepare a plan to enhance the success of the well.
1) Drill in a safe manner, Safety First
2) Drill efficiently, Days Planned
3) Drill economically, Cost Planned
4) Usable hole

Safety should be the highest priority in well planning. Personnel considerations must be placed
above all other aspects of the plan. In some cases, the plan must be altered during the course of
drilling the well when unforeseen drilling problems endanger the crew. Failure to stress crew
safety has resulted in loss of life and burned or permanently crippled individuals. The second
priority involves the safety of the well. The well plan must be designed to minimize the risk of
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blowouts and other factors that could create problems. This design requirement must be adhered
to rigorously in all aspects of the plan

Minimize the cost without jeopardizing the safety aspects, Well planning effort reduce the costs,
A proverb says ”It is not noble to build “Steel monuments” in the name of safety if additional
expense is not required”, Monies should be spent as necessary to develop a safe system

Usable Holes, The final well configurations should be usable. The hole diameter is sufficiently
large for adequate completion, Do not damage the pay zone, Take care about depth and abnormal
formation pressures

Information Required for Well Planning from Geology


a. Well Objectives
b. Area Geology
c. Formation Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient
d. Geological Evaluation Program
e. List of Offset Wells/Analog Fields

Information Needed for Effective Well Planning


– Best source of information for both development and exploration wells
1) Bit Records – Offset Days vs Depth
2) Mud Recaps – Offset Days vs Depth • Mud Logs
3) Daily Drilling Report Summaries
4) Completion Report Summaries
5) End of Well Reports
6) Post Treatment Reports for Frac/Acid

Formation Pressures
Affect the well planning, May be:

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A. Normal,
B. Abnormal (high)
C. Subnormal (low)

Normal Pressure
Does not create planning problems, Mud weight ranges from 8.5 to 9.5 ppg, Kick and blowout
prevention problems should be minimized but not eliminated, and Casing requirements can be
stringent even in normal pressure wells deeper than 20,000 ft due to tension/collapse design
constraints.

Subnormal Pressure
May require setting additional casing to cover weak formation, May result from geological or
tectonic factors or depletion in producing intervals, and May be serious if other abnormal
formation encountered

Abnormal Pressure
Affect well planning in many areas, Casing and tubing design, Mud weight and type selection,
Casing setting depth selection, and Cement planning

The following problems must be considered


1) Kick and blowout
2) Differential pressure pipe sticking
3) Lost circulation resulting from high weights
4) Heaving shale
5) Well costs increase significantly with geopressure

In summery, well planning is perhaps the most demanding aspect of drilling engineering. It
requires the integration of engineering principles, corporate or personal philosophies, and
experience factors. Although well planning methods and practices may vary within the drilling
industry, the end result should be a safely drilled, minimum-cost hole that satisfies the reservoir
engineer ’s requirements for oil/gas production.

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