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    Case Study - 4

    More than 90% reduction in unwanted gas


    production with retrofit AICV® installation
    in a multi-layered formation LOCATION
    South America
    NUMBER OF WELLS
    1

    An oilfield located in South America produces from a multi- OPERATOR


    layered structure with API gravities that varies between 14° Mid-size International E&P
    to 24°. Water injection has been utilized recently to DEPLOYMENT
    maintain reservoir pressure and improve the recovery Onshore

    factor. Gas migration and water breakthrough have resulted RESERVOIR


    in excessive production of unwanted fluids, leading to Sandstone reservoir with
    heterogenous layered structure
    problematic well shut-ins and expensive workovers to re-
    separated by shales
    establish production.
    COMPLETION
    4-1/2" AICV® with premium screens
    and swell packers
    Challenges and Objectives
    Cased and perforated vertical wells are drilled in this field to access more than
    400 ft of net pay from several producing intervals, separated by shale. A
    commingled production strategy is used, where oil is recovered from 2 main
    formation units using artificial lift. This inherently creates a challenging
    production environment, as injection water and/or formation gas can Results
    unpredictably break through in any of the formation layers, impacting well
    performance.

    Solutions
    The AICV ® is the only autonomous device that can shut-off and effectively
    90%
    Reduced gas production
    manage gas and water without interventions. After a careful evaluation, the
    operator decided to retrofit an existing well with the AICV ® technology.
    InflowControl worked closely with the operator to design and retrofit the well
    with nearly two dozen AICV® joints with premium screens using swell packers
    for compartmentalization.

    Stable oil production


    Results without well shut-ins

    The well was brought to production and the immediate results showed a GOR
    reduction of 85%, which has further increased to 95% in under a year of
    production. The oil production returned to pre-gas breakthrough levels and has
    slightly increased over time with higher ESP pump frequency. The well has not
    required any further interventions and the ESP pump has been stable in steady 17,500 tpa
    conditions. The AICV ® technology has not only restored stable oil production,
    CO2 reduction
    but it has also helped the operator meeting gas-flaring quotas and reducing
    OPEX costs. Based on InflowControl estimations, the operator has reduced its
    emission levels by >17,500 ton CO2/year, which is equivalent to the emissions
    per year of more than 3,800 cars.

    2022© InflowControl www.inflowcontrol.no


    -88%

    2022© InflowControl www.inflowcontrol.no

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