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  • 1.  Liner top problem

    Posted 06-11-2014 12:30 PM
    This message has been cross posted to the following Discussions: Well Integrity and Completions .
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    While I'm on a roll have another issue to throw out to you guys.

    On a Wyomong horizontal well we were in the process of hanging off a 7" 29# P-110 LTC  x 4-1/2" 11.6# P-110 DWCC liner system with swell packers/sleeves and the hanger started slipping.  We set the liner on bottom and attempted to test the liner top packer - it did not test.  We set a bridge plug above the assembly and moved the drilling rig off.  We've since moved a work over in for some diagnostic work.

    To make a long story short we ran casing inspection logs down to the liner top in the 7", and inside through the packer/hanger assembly down to fresh 4-1/2" casing.  It seems that we have 20' of 8-3/4" open hole exposed above the liner hanger, and the PBR on top of the liner is partially collapsed.  Looks as though we have a 7" part or we backed off a few joints and it fell in the rat hole.

    We still have full bore access to fresh 4-1/2" casing below the liner system.

    Looking for recommendations on how to repair same as inexpensive as possible yet provide a properly stimulated well.  Planning a 16 stage frac at surface frac pressures below 7,500 psi.  The largest ball we have to drop to open all 16 sleeves is 3.5".

    Regards,
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    Bart Boudreaux
    Vice President - Operations Services
    Samson Resources Co.
    DenverCO
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