Well Completion Design

Developments in Petroleum Science #56

by Jonathan Bellarby

Completions are the conduit between hydrocarbon reservoirs and surface facilities. They are a fundamental part of any hydrocarbon field development project. The have to be designed for safely maximising the hydrocarbon recovery from the well and may have to last for many years under ever changing conditions. Issues include: connection with the reservoir rock, avoiding sand production, selecting the correct interval, pumps and other forms of artificial lift, safety and integrity, equipment selection and installation and future well interventions.

728 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Vusalll · Rating 4 out of 5]

Recommended for completion & drilling engineer, students. Very informative & knowledgeable, but requires some basic knowledge about the topics. It has a vast content of of well completions engineering. I am please with this acquisition. Furthermore, you are required to read some basic books to understand fundamental concept and then start reading this book since it covers a lot of aspects of the problems ranging from rather easy to more complex but latest. Every chapter starts with very short introduction and directly covers quite a lot of technical aspects and applications in the industry. Very noticeable applications and their pros&cons have also covered by the author.

Now, I wanna mention some chapters that have been covered very professionally: those are axial loads, reservoir completion which consists of perforation, predicting skin, sand control (to some extent I would not say it was best but reasonably mention that it is still knowledgeable), completion tools&operations (last chapters).

As one said. it is really "If you want only one book on completion design, let this be it. Clear, comprehensive, great illustrations, and written with tremendous understanding by a world-level expert. look for other books if you want more bang for your buck."

[Alexey Alexeyenko · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is good desktop reference book for drilling and completion engineers. I don't think one should read it through and through, but keep it handy - always. Only 4 stars as the book has too many summaries and could have more in depth material.