Frank Hartley
Drilling & Production Editor
ORLANDO, Florida -- As a result of deepwater completion cost and complexity, Chevron has initiated the Intelligent Well Completion System Integrity Test (IWC SIT) as a proactive means to mitigate risk, said Earl Coludrovich with Chevron at the 2008 IADC Drilling Conference. Reliable completions are a direct result of implementing pre-planning, procedures, and integrating multiple service provider equipment and procedures into a single intelligent completion, says Coludrovich.
Coludrovich presented an overview of an IWC SIT conducted in March 2007 for a West Africa deepwater field. He discussed the planning, implementation, and learning captured for the operation. Coludrovich also described the testing of running and retrieving actual downhole equipment from a land rig location using service provider personnel.
The operation was considered a success due to the efforts of a number of service providers, partners, and operator company personnel through a strong commitment to safety, learning, and improving, he said.
3/6/2008
