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.
