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    Halliburton BackStop

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    The BackStop service is a new slurry squeeze system from Halliburton designed to control unwanted water production without requiring zonal isolation or drillout. It works by placing a water control agent in a shallow penetration around perforation tunnels. Key advantages include not needing zonal isolation, allowing for future reperforation, and not requiring removal by drilling as with cement. The service uses a polymer slurry formed from Halliburton's H2Zero agent and fluid loss additives to provide an effective water shutoff with penetration of less than 3 inches. It has been successfully used in a Middle East well to shut off a highly water producing zone and resume production with minimal water.

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    The BackStop service is a new slurry squeeze system from Halliburton designed to control unwanted water production without requiring zonal isolation or drillout. It works by placing a water control agent in a shallow penetration around perforation tunnels. Key advantages include not needing zonal isolation, allowing for future reperforation, and not requiring removal by drilling as with cement. The service uses a polymer slurry formed from Halliburton's H2Zero agent and fluid loss additives to provide an effective water shutoff with penetration of less than 3 inches. It has been successfully used in a Middle East well to shut off a highly water producing zone and resume production with minimal water.

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    The BackStop service is a new slurry squeeze system from Halliburton designed to control unwanted water production without requiring zonal isolation or drillout. It works by placing a water control agent in a shallow penetration around perforation tunnels. Key advantages include not needing zonal isolation, allowing for future reperforation, and not requiring removal by drilling as with cement. The service uses a polymer slurry formed from Halliburton's H2Zero agent and fluid loss additives to provide an effective water shutoff with penetration of less than 3 inches. It has been successfully used in a Middle East well to shut off a highly water producing zone and resume production with minimal water.

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    Halliburton BackStop

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    The BackStop service is a new slurry squeeze system from Halliburton designed to control unwanted water production without requiring zonal isolation or drillout. It works by placing a water control agent in a shallow penetration around perforation tunnels. Key advantages include not needing zonal isolation, allowing for future reperforation, and not requiring removal by drilling as with cement. The service uses a polymer slurry formed from Halliburton's H2Zero agent and fluid loss additives to provide an effective water shutoff with penetration of less than 3 inches. It has been successfully used in a Middle East well to shut off a highly water producing zone and resume production with minimal water.

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    STIMULATION

    BackStopSM Service
    New Slurry Squeeze System Designed Primarily for Water Shutoff
    Does Not Require Zonal Isolation or Drillout

    BackStop service helps control unwanted


    water production by placing a highly
    effective water control agent only a
    short distance into the formation around
    perforation tunnels. The new BackStop
    system offers several advantages:

    Production
    Casing

    Production
    Casing

    Borehole

    Production
    Tubing

    Cement
    Borehole
    Gelled Filtrate

    Hydrocarbon
    Producing
    Perfs

    No need for zonal isolation as with


    standard sealant operations - slurry is
    bullheaded into all open perforations.
    With BackStop service the entire
    wellbore in the selected interval can be
    filled with the slurry and squeezed.

    Water
    Producing
    Perfs

    Cement

    Shallow penetration of the filtrate


    allows for reperforation in the
    hydrocarbon zone

    Production
    Casing

    Unlike cement, BackStop slurry left in


    the hole does not have to be drilled out
    but can be easily jetted out with coiled
    tubing.

    Coiled
    Tubing

    Gun

    Gelled
    Filtrate

    Gelled
    Filtrate

    Cement

    Cement

    Borehole

    Reperforation is an option.
    Bottom hole temperature of 70 to
    350 F (21 to 177 C).

    The BackStop service process. (1) Some perforations produce hydrocarbon and some produce
    water. (2) BackStop agent is bullheaded across all perforations. (3) After setting up, excess
    BackStop agent in the wellbore is washed out. (4) New perforations are created in nonwater-producing zones.

    H2Zero Service Technology is the Key


    BackStop service is based on a slurry formed by combining
    Halliburtons proven H2Zero agent and fluid loss control
    additives. H2Zero service uses a revolutionary polymer
    system to provide unprecedented capabilities for controlling
    unwanted water production. Operators have found that the
    organically crosslinked H2Zero system is simply one of the
    most cost-effective polymer sealant systems available.
    When pumped and squeezed, the fluid loss particles in the
    BackStop system will create a diverting filter cake resulting

    in a uniform and shallow placement of the H2Zero polymer.


    Penetration into the formation is typically less than 3 in.
    During the process, the H2Zero polymer used as make-up
    water for the slurry will be squeezed into the formation
    creating a shallow matrix water shut off after it has set.
    Selective perforation of the hydrocarbon zones can
    re-establish the oil production. Additionally, the shut-off
    zones can be reopened later in the life of the well when
    artificial lift has been installed.

    HALLIBURTON

    HAL24782

    Borehole

    Candidate Wells
    BackStop service is applicable to any well
    with these conditions:
    Zonal isolation of the offending
    water/gas zone is not feasible.

    Production
    Casing

    BackStop Service Compared to


    Cement Squeeze Treatments
    Although similar to cement squeezes, BackStop service
    provides several advantages:
    No drill out required
    Filtrate forms seal several inches radially around the
    exposed wellbore
    On the other hand, cement presents the following
    disadvantages:
    Drill out required
    Cement cannot penetrate formation or micro-fissures
    Micro-annulus can form
    Unlike cement squeezes, with BackStop service the filtrate is
    the key to treatment success. Following placement of the
    slurry, pressure is slowly applied by pumping an appropriate
    displacement fluid (water, brine, etc.) until a volume
    corresponding to 1-3 in. penetration of the interval has
    been pumped.

    Case History
    Operators Challenge
    In the Middle East, a dual completion well began to
    produce excessive water. After 11 years production, the
    water cut in the lower zone increased to 96%. A
    production logging tool (PLT) survey showed the two
    middle perforated sections in the zone produced most of
    the water and that water cross flow between these two

    sections occurred when the well was closed in. Isolating


    the watered-out section in the top of the lower zone with
    mechanical means was not possible because of the dual
    completion installed in the well. Also, a workover to
    install a cemented completion inside the existing
    perforated liner was not possible because of the existing
    4-1/2-in.-liner. The problem interval in the well was 610 ft
    (186 m) long with a bottomhole temperature of
    298 F (148 C).

    Halliburtons Solution
    Halliburton implemented BackStop service to achieve a
    shallow penetration of H2Zero agent in the perforation
    tunnels. After the BackStop slurry was bullheaded into
    the wellbore, the well was shut in to allow the slurry to
    set up. The set-up BackStop agent was then easily jetted
    out of the wellbore with coiled tubing.

    Results
    Following the treatment, a PLT survey indicated clearly
    that the squeezed zone was not contributing to the water
    production. The zone was reperforated and production
    resumed, virtually water free.

    Other Applications
    BackStop service should be considered as an alternative
    to many other standard cement squeeze operations in
    addition to shutting off unwanted water, such as repairing
    casing leaks and sealing off thief zones, lost-circulation
    zones or near wellbore channels.

    For more information about how BackStopSM service can help control your water production
    problems, contact your local Halliburton representative or email stimulation@halliburton.com.

    www.halliburton.com
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    Sales of Halliburton products and services will


    be in accord solely with the terms and conditions
    contained in the contract between Halliburton and
    the customer that is applicable to the sale.

    HALLIBURTON

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