Brownfields aren't the cool kid anymore and showcase a deteriorating landscape of equipment, production, and flow assurance issues, and may be a black hole for internal rate of return (IRR). But there is a significant amount of resource potential in these fields, so finding novel solutions to limit sanding issues and production impairment, even for short well life possibilities, can breed excitement into an "afterthought" asset. Session 3 will cover cased hole categories in the brownfield environment, where common issues will be brought up, high-graded for discussion, and possible solutions analyzed.

Session Managers:  Geoff Crawley, Hess; George Wong, University of Houston

Discussion Leaders: 

• John Meyers, Shell

This session explores innovative thru-tubing remedial solutions tailored for brownfield and depleted reservoirs. We’ll examine gravel pack and screening methodologies for candidate selection, sand retention testing techniques, production evaluation and erosion modeling—both physical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based—to evaluate performance, productivity, and longevity. Case studies and field learnings will highlight practical deployment strategies and lessons learned.

Session Managers:  Rhett Avant, Halliburton; Raj Malyala, Baker Hughes

In mature and/or depleted fields, trade-offs between reliability and economic feasibility of sand control technologies are at the forefront of asset development discussions. Systems that are technically simpler to deploy and install typically result in lower cost and are thus favorable to project investment decisions, but may introduce significant risk if applied outside known reliability limits. These systems may require more advanced, application-specific qualification approaches to ensure technologies are fit-for-purpose and risk. This session will explore these topics in detail with the objective of better understanding the role of lower-cost sand control techniques in future brownfield developments.

Session Managers:  Kenyon Blake, Chevron; Rich Molloy, ExxonMobil

In mature and/or depleted fields, trade-offs between reliability and economic feasibility of sand control technologies are at the forefront of asset development discussions. Systems that are technically simpler to deploy and install typically result in lower cost and are thus favorable to project investment decisions, but may introduce significant risk if applied outside known reliability limits. These systems may require more advanced, application-specific qualification approaches to ensure technologies are fit-for-purpose and risk. This session will explore these topics in detail with the objective of better understanding the role of lower cost sand control techniques in future brownfield developments.

Session Managers:  Patrick Campbell, Shell; Håvard Kaarigstad, Equinor

This session explores novel techniques for sand control for both new and existing methods along with application of AI/machine learning for sand control techniques and job execution or autonomous control. Recent or new field trials and lab-proven methods that require field testing will also be discussed.

Session Managers:  Varun Pai, Superior Energy; Mukul Sharma, University of Texas; Steve Tinker, Woodside Energy