Course

Well Integrity and Permanent P and A (PET675)

The course considers well integrity and permanent plug and abandonment of wells. The priority is given to hydrocarbon wells but geothermal wells are also discussed.  


Course description for study year 2020-2021. Please note that changes may occur.

See course description and exam/assesment information for this semester (2024-2025)

Facts

Course code

PET675

Credits (ECTS)

10

Semester tution start

Autumn

Language of instruction

English

Number of semesters

1

Exam semester

Autumn

Time table

View course schedule

Literature

The syllabus can be found in Leganto

Content

  1. Well Integirty 

 

  • Introduction to Well Integrity
  • Common well integrity issues
  • Defining well barriers
  • Verification of well barriers.
  • Well integrity management 
  • Organizational challenges and well design
  • Formation Integrity Test (FIT)
  • Cement Integrity
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    1. Plug and Abandonment (P&A)

     

    • Introduction to Permanent P&A
    • A conventional approach to P&A
    • A risk-based approach to P&A
    • Type of Wells (Production, injection, exploration, etc.)
    • Minimum setting depth (MSD)
    • Selection of a suitable formation
    • Well completion consideration
    • Casing cement verification
    • Cement placement inside casing
    • Access to formation
    • Plug placement techniques
    • Well barrier and well barrier elements criteria
    • P&A consideration during well design
    • Assignments

Learning outcome

Have insight into the different phases of a wells lifecycle including drilling, completion, production, intervention.

Have knowledge about drilling equipment and well logging tools.

Be able to perform hydraulic calculations both for hydrostatic pressure, pulling capacity, mechanical friction and fracture pressure. 

Required prerequisite knowledge

Must meet the requirement for admission to the master programme in Petroleum Engineering

Recommended prerequisites

Modern Well Design and Downhole Drilling Physics (PET535)

Exam

Form of assessment Weight Duration Marks Aid Exam system Withdrawal deadline Exam date
Home exam 1/1 4 Hours Letter grades Inspera assessment 02.11.2020 —


Course teacher(s)

Head of Department:

Øystein Arild

Course coordinator:

Mahmoud Khalifeh

Method of work

4 hours with lectures per week on well integrity and permanent P&A. 

Overlapping courses

Course Reduction (SP)
Well Intervention and Plug and Abandonment (PET605_1) , Well Integrity and Permanent P and A (PET675_1) 5

Open for

Admission to Single Courses at the Faculty of Science and Technology
Petroleum Engineering - Master of Science Degree Programme Petroleum Engineering - Master of Science Degree Programme, Five Years
Exchange programme at Faculty of Science and Technology

Course assessment

Standard UiS procedure

Literature

Guillot, D., & Nelson, E. B. (Red.). (2006). Well cementing (2nd ed.). Schlumberger.NORSOK Standard : Well integrity in drilling and well operations D-010 (Rev. 4; Rev. 4, Bd. D-010). (2013). Standard Norge.Bellarby, J. (2009). Well completion design [electronic resource] : Bd. v. 56 (1st ed.). Elsevier.Khalifeh, M. (2020). Introduction to Permanent Plug and Abandonment of Wells [electronic resource] (A. Saasen, Red.; 1st ed. 2020., Bd. 12). Imprint Springer; Springer International Publishing .

Contact

Head of Department:

Øystein Arild

Course coordinator:

Mahmoud Khalifeh

Offered by

Faculty of Science and Technology

Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering

The course description is retrieved from FS (Felles studentsystem). Version 1