Brochure Productivity Enhancement Research Facility (PERF)
Most technologically advanced perforating system laboratory in the industry.
SPAN Rock
Stressed-rock perforating analysis
Overview
Reliably model perforating performance to optimize well completion efficiency
Get the most out of your oil and gas project with the best perforating gun system and charges recommended by SPAN Rock™ stressed-rock perforating analysis. This easy-to-understand, comprehensive model helps users design perforations and predict how productive a well will be in a wide range of applications.
Input parameters include casing, cement, and rock properties; wellbore geometry (orientation and up to five concentric casing strings); and completion fluid characteristics. SPAN Rock analysis matches these with performance and positioning data for the gun system and charge to predict perforating performance. You can analyze skin as solely perforation skin or as the total skin effect.
Perforating performance testing under real-world downhole conditions
API RP 19B Section 1 data is useful for comparing perforating system performance, but it doesn't accurately represent flow performance through rock formations in downhole environments. That's why we also conduct shaped charge tests on different stressed rocks. This helps predict how well perforators will work underground.
Our PowerJet Nova™ extradeep penetrating shaped charges are the deepest penetrating in the industry, tested for deep penetration in extremely hard rock.
Applications
- Well completion
- Reservoir management
- Enhanced recovery
- Drilling and wellbore stability
- Fracture stimulation
- Production troubleshooting
- Environmental assessment
Benefits
Generate reports on penetration, entrance hole, productivity, and dynamic underbalance for multiple perforating systems in a user‑friendly format.
Compare a variety of gun and charge configurations and reservoir conditions.
Estimate formation penetration using a novel model based on rigorous laboratory tests under downhole conditions.
Visualize perforating performance along the wellbore length using detailed reports and logs.
Features
- Penetration and entrance hole reporting: Generate detailed reports on penetration and entrance hole dimensions in an easy‑to‑understand format.
- Gun and charge configuration comparison: Easily compare various gun and charge configurations under different reservoir conditions.
- Formation penetration estimation: Use a novel model to estimate formation penetration for each charge in various rock types under realistic downhole conditions.
- Perforating performance visualization: Visualize the performance of your perforating operations along the wellbore length through detailed reports and logs.
- Dynamic underbalance analysis: Conduct dynamic underbalance analysis to understand the impact of different perforating systems on well productivity.
- User-friendly interface: Navigate complex data and generate reports for targeting productive zones using a simple interface.
- Advanced laboratory testing: Benefit from advanced tests on each charge in various rock types, ensuring accurate and reliable data.
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