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2011-2012 Meeting Schedule
February 6, 2012 – Sources of Productivity Impairment in Openhole Completions by Richard Hodge
March 14, 2012 - TBD by Jac Lentz
May 10, 2012 – Drilling and Completion Activities Related Rock Mechanics by Francisco Henriques Ferreira
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SPE Meeting
Monday, February 6, 2012
Christie’s Bistro
Located in the Lexington Lansing Hotel
925 South Creyts Road
Lansing, Michigan 48917
(517) 323-4190
5:00 to 6:00 PM – Social Hour
6:00 PM – Dinner
Presentation after Dinner
Cost (includes dinner): $30.00 (Students $20.00)
Topic:
Sources of Productivity Impairment in Openhole Completions
by
Richard Hodge
ConocoPhillips
Abstract: Openhole completions are commonly used to obtain high-productivity wells in a variety of applications throughout the world. However, there is little agreement in the industry with regard to best practices for drilling and completing these wells. This is particularly true for openhole completions requiring sand control.
In part, the lack of a clear consensus regarding drilling and completion practices and products is due to the complex interaction of near-wellbore formation damage and completion impairment on well performance. As drilling and completion conditions become more demanding and well costs escalate, the risk of well failure and the associated impact on project economics becomes a major consideration. To minimize the risk of well failure and maximize well productivity, laboratory testing programs are often used to select products and optimize practices.
This presentation will examine common sources of productivity impairment in openhole completions and illustrate the impact of formation damage and completion impairment on well performance. Field case histories will be provided to link laboratory observations to well performance. Finally, recommendations will be presented for maximizing the performance of openhole completions. The presentation will show that properly designed and implemented laboratory testing programs drastically reduce the dual risks of hole instability and formation damage in openhole drilling operations and well completions.
Biography: Richard Hodge is a principal scientist in the ConocoPhillips-Completion Engineering group. His current responsibilities include providing worldwide technical support for completion operations. Hodge’s specific areas of responsibility include hydraulic fracturing, acidizing, sand control, formation-damage prevention/ remediation and design of reservoir drill-in fluids. He has 36 years of experience in well completions and stimulation. He is co-author of the "Fracturing Fluid Chemistry and Proppants" chapter of Reservoir Stimulation (3rd Edition). Hodge holds 13 patents related to drilling, stimulation, and completions and has 27 publications. |
