This Video of the Month showcases how the application of PerforationVA, supported by Optis Infinity technology, helped a US operator to maximise the performance of re-fractured wells.
Fracture treatments and stage designs for new wells have evolved considerably over the past decade contributing to significant production growth. Older wells completed originally with less efficient techniques can benefit from more up-to-date designs and treatments using re-fracturing methods. These offer the prospect of economically boosting production in appropriately selected wells.
The operator’s initial frac design was proven to be inefficient, with production declining much more rapidly than expected for a number of wells. Believing that significant reserves may still be unexploited, these wells were selected for refracturing with the aim of restoring their true production potential.
In a bid to maximise re-frac performance, the operator selected EV’s PerforationVA service to evaluate the effectiveness of a range of stage designs on a pilot well, in order to apply the optimum configuration across all remaining candidate wells.
EV’s Optis Infinity M125 camera was deployed in memory mode on standard Coiled Tubing, to confirm and quantify proppant placement at each and every perforation downhole. With the ability to record 360 degree sideview video across the entire well, Optis Infinity provides a top-to-toe perspective of well performance & integrity, in stunning high definition. Watch the video or download the PDF Case Study to find out more.