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FAZE-OUT* reversible-system water- FAZEBREAK* chelant-base filtercake FAZE-AWAY* reversible invert-emulsion
base filtercake breaker dissolves breaker system disperses residual filtercake breaker system dissolves
FAZEPRO system filtercakes in injector deposited FAZEPRO system filtercakes FAZEPRO system filtercakes. The
or production wells. It can be mixed while completing zones. Formulated FAZE-AWAY system is recommended
at the rig site and is designed for total primarily for postspotting in OHGP for openhole producer or injector
dissolution of invert-emulsion filtercakes, completions, the FAZEBREAK system completions using standalone or
thus enabling immediate flowback through delays the reversal of the residual expandable screens as well as after
restrictive openhole completions such FAZEPRO system solids from an oil- an OHGP completion. This breaker is
as premium screens and gravel packs. wet to a water-wet state, the water- designed to delay breakthrough for
wetting of residual solids, and the extended time periods and can be
initiation of the dissolution or chelation used in formations that are sensitive
of the bridging agent. These features to water-base breaker systems.
allow placing the breaker during the
completion and subsequent removal of
tubulars without excessive losses.
Case Studies
FAZEPRO system boosts FAZEBREAK system enhances
injection rates at lower completion efficiency in
pressures, Equatorial Guinea Cabinda, Angola
Challenge Challenge
The operator drilled an injector with a conventional oil-base After attempting to destroy a FAZEPRO system filtercake
drilling fluid, which provided the required inhibition and using acid on an OHGP producer, an operator realized
lubricity. However, after days of circulating and cleaning the that a more controlled treatment was required. The acid
wellbore, the acid breaker treatment was found unsatisfactory, treatment had been performed postgravel pack with a
and injection volumes were highly inadequate. short stinger and resulted in immediate breakthrough,
allowing the acid to bypass the majority of the filtercake.
Solution
For its next injector well, the operator deployed the FAZEPRO Solution
and FAZE-OUT systems over the openhole section. On subsequent wells, the FAZEBREAK system breaker was
used to enable uniform placement across the entire interval.
Results
The FAZEPRO system was used for drilling the reservoir interval The Results
and helped achieve the highest injectivity rate and lowest The slow reaction rate of the FAZEBREAK system provided
injection pressure in the area. The injection performance sufficient control and resulted in no unplanned losses, even
resulted in 30% more seawater at 40% less pressure than during the gravel-pack operation. This method was used
expected. This was also more than twice the amount injected on a total of six OHGP completions with equal results.
on the best offset at 30% of the injection pressure.
The FAZEBREAK system was allowed to diffuse through
Further, using the FAZEPRO system eliminated the costly the gravel and destroy the filtercake over several days.
rig and coiled tubing time, as well as the hazards, of The wells produced above expectations and without
conventional acid filtercake removal treatments. the need for postcompletion intervention.
10,000
50,000 FAZEPRO
System
40,000
Injection
target 30,000
Injection rate, bbl/d
20,000
Conventional
OBM
10,000 Conventional
OBM
0
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500
Pressure, psi Pressure target
Challenge Challenge
Two shallow, long-reach injector wells were drilled and An operator in China was drilling in the Bohai Bay with conventional
completed on the North Slope. An invert emulsion-base OBM and achieved subpar oil production—an average of 1,500 bbl/d.
RDF was required to deliver the lubricity necessary to Its next wells would penetrate six different producing zones,
install the completion assemblies, but a standard invert- so it was critical that each contribute to overall production.
emulsion filtercake would prevent direct injection.
Solution
Solution To increase field production rates, the operator decided to sidetrack
A FAZEPRO system was designed for effective drilling and the well and use the FAZEPRO system. After installing the completion
thorough filtercake removal. A FAZE-AWAY system was assembly, the operator would break the filtercake with acid.
formulated for placement prior to inserting the completion
assembly to promote efficient completion operations. Results
Several wells were drilled with the FAZEPRO system. Once
Results completed, the wells achieved production rates that exceeded
After the two intervals were drilled without issue, the FAZEPRO the expected 3,000 bbl/d. The system was used in only half the
system was displaced directly with the FAZE-AWAY system wells in the field, and yet the field production rate doubled.
before running the complex lower completion assemblies.
The FAZE-AWAY system promoted swelling of the isolation
packers and, as designed, exhibited a controlled 8-day delay
prior to filtercake breakthrough. Injection rates exceeded
expectations. Without the FAZE-AWAY system, efficient
completion of these wells would not have been possible.
Case Studies
Operator achieves 70% higher FAZEPRO system aids in drilling,
production and 50% better completing HT carbonate reservoir,
injectivity, deepwater Angola Gulf of Mexico
Challenge Challenge
An operator's deepwater field development plan included An operator was using a water-base drill-in fluid for drilling
shutting in and suspending wells after drilling and completion a shallow-water Gulf of Mexico well, but the bottomhole
installation. The gravel-packed completed wells would temperature of 302 degF [150 degC] was posing a challenge.
remain static and not flowed back for 8 to 10 months. The reservoir also contained carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen
sulfide (H2S) gases. Because acid stimulation was required
Solution to fully access permeable pockets in the carbonate reservoir,
M-I SWACO collaborated with the operator to design and execute conventional OBM would have created severe emulsion
successful completions. Key to the strategy was using the problems during acidization. These problems potentially
FAZEPRO system for the 12 producer wells and nine injector wells. could prevent the well from being properly stimulated.
Results Solution
The FAZEPRO system was used in drilling the reservoir The operator decided to displace using the FAZEPRO
sands. Afterward, the FAZE-OUT system was incorporated. system to complete drilling of the reservoir. The system was
Following a 3-day soak, the FAZE-OUT system completely supplemented with conventional invert-emulsion products to
destroyed the filtercakes on the injector wells. Flowback enhance fluid loss control under high-temperature conditions.
with no breaker treatment was achieved on the 12 producers
with negative skin reported after flow testing. Results
After displacement with FAZEPRO system fluid, the section
The wells exceeded both production and injectivity expectations—
was drilled and logged in only 16 days, and the system remained
the best producer by 70% and the best injector by more than 50%.
stable throughout the interval. The solids-free FAZEPRO
system was placed in the open hole prior to inserting the sliding-
sleeve ported liner, where it remained stable for 6 days.
Upon initial completion, the well produced 35% more gas than
expected from wireline log interpretation. Once the interval was
0.8 acidized through the sliding-sleeve ports, gas production was
Injectivity index per 1,000 feet of lateral
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3027
0.2
0.1
0
FAZEPRO FAZEPRO Conventional
System System OBM
Well A Well B
Comparison of injectivity using OBM and FAZEPRO system in Angola
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