Case Study: a leading India gas production company saves USD 450,000 with SLB’s ClearPAC HT fluid and OptiPac completion tools

ClearPAC HT Fluid Enables Gravel Pack, and Tools Save USD 450,000 in Offshore Well

SLB helped a leading India gas production company address the challenge of completely packing the openhole annulus of a high-temperature, highly deviated offshore gas well with a very narrow fracture gradient, while avoiding formation damage from polymer gels. The well was being prepared for an openhole gravel pack in offshore India, and the operator needed a low-rate solution that could transport ceramic proppant without settling.

SLB recommended ClearPAC HT polymer-free gravel-pack fluid with OptiPac Alternate Path openhole screens and an antiswab service tool, followed by a MudSOLV filtercake removal service. The solution enabled a 100% annular pack with no proppant settling, allowed the use of existing ceramic proppant inventory, cut proppant costs by 45%, and eliminated an extra run that saved about USD 450,000 in rig spread costs. The well later met production targets, and a second well in the field confirmed the design.