Biography

Maximizing Production and Increasing Ultimate Recovery

Offshore North West Shelf Australia, the Woodside operated Julimar JV with partner KUFPEC recently used Schlumberger technology to maximize production. In two wells, the Schlumberger OptiPAC XL extended-length Alternate Path^† gravel-pack screen and high-temperature fluid system were implemented to ensure complete packing of the horizontal intervals with downhole temperatures up to 140 degC—a world record for OptiPAC openhole Alternate Path gravel-pack services. Zonal isolation was achieved with a mechanical packer and completed two producing zones and one non-pay zone in a single pumping operation—reducing the number of wells required and increasing ultimate recovery.

^†Mark of ExxonMobil Corp.; technology licensed exclusively to Schlumberger.