Access ICDs to confirm sleeve opening

An operator needed to access ICDs in horizontal wells to confirm opening of sleeves and determine the status of the sliding sleeves during the operation. All of the ICDs were present at 90° deviation in the completions, with the last one present at a depth of 11,477 ft [3,498 m]. A wireline tractor equipped with ReSOLVE instrumented wireline intervention service for a ResFlow inflow control device was run in this well to open the lCD sleeves, to depths of up to 8,359 ft [2,548 m].

Use real-time measurements for dog collar status

The operator selected ACTive TC tools to access the ICDs beyond the initial depths achieved by the ReSOLVE service. Using real-time downhole tools, the depth of the CT was correlated to the position of ICDs using the casing collar locator feature of the ACTive TC tool. While pumping through the shifting tool, differential pressure measurements across the shifting tool provided information on the status of the tool's dog collars and whether they were open or not. Once the dog collars were confirmed to be open, the shifting tool was moved up and latched onto the ICD sleeve.