In Shell Exploration & Production, swelling elastomers have been deployed in a variety of applications: as a means to establish zonal isolation in liner completions, as a production separation packer, and as an integral part of an expandable open hole clad. In these applications, the elastomers have been run in various open hole, casing, and tubing sizes. A total of around 60 deployments in Shell have been recorded, all of which were technically successful.

Case examples of each of the three mentioned applications will be presented from Shell operations in the North Sea, the Middle East, and the Far East.

Keywords:
the packers, spe iadc 92346, upstream oil & gas, drilling operation, packer, cementation, well integrity, liner completion, deployment, liner
Subjects:
Drilling Operations, Well Integrity, Zonal isolation
Copyright 2005, SPE/IADC Drilling Conference
You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.