Using Horizontal Gravel Packing Technology to Optimize Well Productivity and Field Economics Case History Uracoa Field, Venezuela

摘要

This paper will discuss evaluation of completion techniques in the redevelopment of the Uracoa field in Southern Monagas, Venezuela, and will explain how horizontal gravel pack technology restored well productivity and improved longevity. The paper reviews completion and well experience with slotted liners, the evaluation of completion practices, and a comparison of completion technologies implemented into the Uracoa Field to achieve economic productivity. Finally, we will present data that demonstrate the ability to maintain productivity even after water breakthrough.