Introduction
Chapter 1 Basis of Well Completion Engineering
1.1 Grounds of Oil Field Geology and Reservoir Engineering
1.1.1 Types of oil/gas reservoirs
1.1.2 Properties of reservoir fluids
1.1.3 Reservoir characteristics
1.2 Core Analysis
1.2.1 Contents and technical requirements of core analysis in well completion engineenng
1.2.2 Objectives, results and applications of core analysis
1.3.1 Basic concept of in- situ stress
1.3.2 Stress state of the rocks of wellbore
1.3.3 Relationship between in-situ stress and well completion engineering
1.4 Evaluation of Eormation Sensitivities
1.4.1 Formation damage and evaluation of formation sensitivities
1.4.2 Laboratory evaluation of velocity sensitivity
1.4.3 Laboratory evaluation of water sensitivity
1.4.4 Laboratory evaluation of salt sensitivity
1.4.5 Laboratory evaluation of alkali sensitivity
1.4.6 Laboratory evaluation of acid sensitivity
1.4.7 Evaluation of damages caused by drilling and completion fluids
1.4.8 0ther evaluation experiments
1.5 Technical Grounds for Oil/gas Production Engineering
1.5.1 Water injection
1.5.2 Hydraulic fracturing and acidizing
1.5.3 Control of gas cap and bottom water
1.5.4 Adjustment well
1.5.5 Thermal recovery by steam injection
1.5.6 Sand control
1.5.8 Injection of natural gas or other gases
1.5.9 Reservoirs with vertical or high angle fractures
1.5.10 Medium and thick reservoirs
1.5.11 Reservoirs of ancient buried hill
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Chapter 2 Selection of Well Completion Methods
2.1 Well Completion Methods
2.1.1 Perforation completion
2.1.2 0pen hole completion
2.1.3 Slotted liner completion
2.1.4 Gravel pack completion
2.1.6 Chemical sand consolidation completion
2.2 Horizontal Well Completion Methods
2.2.4 External casing packer(ECP) completion
2.3 Selection of Well Completion Methods
2.3.1 Selection of vertical well completion methods
2.3.2 Selection of horizontal and directional well completion methods
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Chapter 3 Selection and Deternunation of Tubing and Production Casing Sizes
3.1 Introduction
3.2 A Brief Introduction to Nodal System Analysis
3.2.1 Pressure loss in porous medium
3.2.2 Pressure loss across completion
3.2.3 Total pressure loss in tubing string
3.2.4 Total pressure loss in flow line
3.3 Selection and Determination of TPCS for Flowing Oil Wells and Gas Wells
3.3.1 Importance of tubing size sensitivity analysis for flowing oil wells and gas wells
3.3.2 Sensitivity analysis and optimization of tubing size ..
3.3.3 Selection and determination of production casing size for flowing oil/gas wells
3.4 Selection and Determination of TPCS for Artificial Lift Wells
3.4.1 Prediction of daily fluid production level in the high water-cut stage
3.4.2 Selection and determination of TPCS for rod pump wells
3.4.3 Selection and determination of TPCS for hydraulic piston pump wells
3.4.4 Selection and determination of TPCS for electric submersible pump (ESP) wells
3.4.5 Selection and deterrrunation of TPCS for gas-lift wells
3.5 Effect of Stimulation on the Selection of TPCS
3.6 Selection and Determination of TPCS for Heavy Oil and High Pour Point Oil Production Wells
3.6.1 Heavy oil production by waterflooding
3.6.2 Heavy oil production by steam injection
3.6.3 High pour point oil production
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Chapter 4 Completion and Perforating Fluid
4.1 Fundamental Requirements of Drilling and Completion Fluid
4.2 Drilling and Completion fluid Systems and Their Applications
4.2.1 Air based drilling and completion fluids
4.2.2 Water based drilling and completion fluids
4.2.3 011 based driHing and completion fluids
4.3 Temporary Plugging Technology
4.3.1 Introduction
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Chapter 5 Production Casing and Cementing Operation
Chapter 6 Perforating
Chapter 7 Well Completion Evaluation by well Testing
Chapter 8 Measures for Putting Oil/Gas Wells into Production and Completion Strings