Aramco, Schlumberger to develop intelligent completions
July 25, 2007
Saudi Aramco and Schlumberger have agreed on joint development of new intelligent completions leading to electrically activated downhole control valves, and, therefore, a theoretically unlimited number of intelligent laterals per well.
Offshore staff
DHAHRAN, Saudi Arabia--Saudi Aramco and Schlumberger have agreed on joint development of new intelligent completions leading to electrically activated downhole control valves, and, therefore, a theoretically unlimited number of intelligent laterals per well.
"This joint development project is part of Saudi Aramco's overall vision to develop Extreme Reservoir Contact (ERC) wells," says Amin Nasser, vice president of Petroleum Engineering & Development at Saudi Aramco.
ERC wells are intelligent multilateral wells that do not require individual control lines from the wellhead to each lateral or zone. These wells would exceed the current maximum of five laterals per intelligent Maximum Reservoir Contact well.
