Four Oman wells with plugged gravel packs – aggregate production went from 30 to 324 barrels a day at 30-day measurement. A 970% increase.
A healed well, production up 970%
Four Oman wells with plugged gravel packs - aggregate production went from 30 to 324 barrels a day at 30-day measurement. A 970% increase.
Challenge
A major operator in Oman was encountering skin damage due to plugged perforations and gravel pack in their wells. The customer was looking for a cost effective alternative to remove the blockages and return the wells to a pre-damaged state.
- Depth: 1,000 m (3,300 ft)
- Temperature: 55 °C (131 °F)
Solution
Improve connectivity to the reservoir clearing out blockages using electro-hydraulic stimulation technology.
- The BLUESPARK® tool was run on third-party E-Line to the treatment interval of each of four wells.
- An average of 21 m (69 ft) of interval was treated in each well with an operating time of 8 hours or less per run.
- The wells were put back on production and monitored.
Outcome
- The aggregate oil production for the first 30-days averaged 324 BOPD, up 970% from the pre-BLUESPARK® aggregate of 30.3 BOPD, including one well (Well #4) that had zero production pre-treatment.