Expandable Reservoir Completions:The Case for Openhole Completions

摘要

The widespread use of expandable sand screens(ESSs)has demonstrated the potential value of expandable technology.Solid-expandable technology provides a means to achieve economically efficient openhole completions that possess cased-hole functionality by using compliantly expanded solid devices to seal against the formation.The ability to achieve cased-hole functionality in an openhole completion provides enormous benefits.