The key difference in a workover rig vs drilling rig comparison is the job the equipment package must perform. Drilling requires a system for making new hole. By comparison, workovers require access to an existing completion, with enough lifting, rotation and pumping capability for the planned operation. However, the categories overlap. A drilling rig can …
Plunger lift removes accumulated liquid by sending a free-travelling plunger up the production tubing with a liquid slug above it. During this lift, gas below the plunger supplies the energy. After the liquid reaches surface, the well produces gas before the next cycle. The plunger helps separate the lifting gas from the liquid and reduces …
Two wells need repairs. In the first, a failed gas-lift valve sits in a side-pocket mandrel designed for wireline retrieval. In the second, by contrast, the job is to recover and replace a damaged joint of production tubing. Although both are completed wells, only the second job requires equipment that can pull and handle the …
An electric submersible pump (ESP) is an artificial-lift system that adds energy to the produced fluid downhole. You may also see the name written as electrical submersible pump. A power cable feeds an electric motor, the motor turns a shaft, and a series of centrifugal stages raises the fluid pressure between the pump intake and …
Gas lift in oil wells uses compressed gas to help reservoir fluids reach the surface. In a conventional tubing-flow completion, gas travels down the space between casing and tubing, crosses into the tubing through a valve, and returns with the produced fluids. The entry point is therefore in the wellbore. Reservoir pressure maintenance, in contrast, …
Nitrogen lifting with coiled tubing can restart a well when a column of liquid holds enough pressure against the producing interval to prevent inflow. The coiled tubing (CT) carries nitrogen down to a selected depth. The returning column then weighs less. As bottomhole pressure falls, reservoir fluid may begin to enter the well. [1], [2] …
Drill collar vs drill pipe: the key differences are construction and function. Drill pipe forms the long connection between the surface equipment and the bottom hole assembly (BHA). Drill collars concentrate weight and stiffness within the BHA. However, both components transmit torque, carry axial loads and provide an internal passage for drilling fluid. [1],[2] This …
Matrix acidizing is a stimulation treatment that places a reactive acid system into reservoir pore space while keeping injection conditions below the relevant formation-fracturing limit. Its purpose depends on the rock and the restriction. In sandstone, the target is commonly susceptible material impairing near-wellbore flow. In contrast, dissolution in carbonate rock can create channels that …
Formation damage is a reduction in the ability of reservoir rock near a well to transmit the fluid being produced or injected. It can result from blocked pore throats, changes in sensitive minerals, or changes in fluid saturation and relative permeability. Consequently, a damaged interval may need more pressure difference to deliver the same flow …
What Is Pipe Handling Equipment? Pipe handling equipment is the group of tools and machines used to transfer, lift, support, guide, connect and rack jointed tubulars on a drilling rig. The group includes transfer equipment between the pipe racks and drill floor. Other tools handle tubulars at well center and in the setback area. The …