Session 1: Fundamentals of Flow Control and Intelligent Completions
Chairs: Suresh Jacob, Aramco; Edgar Romero, ExxonMobil
This session will provide attendees with a review of the fundamental concepts behind passive and active flow control techniques, examining how these technologies optimize well production, manage reservoir pressure, and enhance recovery efficiency. The discussion will highlight the key differences between Inflow Control Devices (ICDs), which passively balance flow, Interval Control Valves (ICVs), which enable dynamic and real-time control of wellbore fluids, and Autonomous Inflow Control Devices (AICDs), which perform real-time dynamic control autonomously downhole. Through technology description and case studies this session will equip participants of all levels of experience with the basic knowledge of downhole flow control to identify differences between various flow control systems, selection criteria for each of these systems and an overview of the technologies to get the most out of this Integrated Intelligent Well Completion Workshop.
Presentations:
- Strategic Selection of Inflow Control Technologies for Optimized Well Performance
Sule Gurses, SLB - A Decade of Case History and Evolution in Electro-Hydraulic Intelligent Completions: From Passive Electronics to Advanced Multi-Chip Modules
Jonathon Joubran, Halliburton - Next generation Inflow Control technologies: Enhancing Well Performance and Value Creation
Lene Amundsen, Equinor