When unexpected casing deformations occur, access to some or all of the wellbore may be impacted leading to a potential reduction in production recovery, production rate and ultimately the value of the asset.
Casing deformations in Unconventionals also represent an industry-wide issue, which is best addressed through an industry-wide effort rather than left to individual operators. Two well-attended, open, Panel Sessions (URTeC 2019 and HFTC 2020), have been held by SPE on the topic of casing deformations in Unconventionals; however, there has not been a non‑competitive forum to provide a suitable opportunity for sharing information and addressing the issues.
The purpose of this Summit is to present and discuss case histories of deformations with the intent of improving the understanding of causes, prevention and remediation.
This invitational event is intended for drilling, completions, production and well integrity engineers and geoscientists who are prepared to share case histories, root cause analyses and lessons learned about completions-induced and early-well-life casing deformations. It is intended that the outcome of the summit will be to identify common causes, be they engineering, operational or geophysical in nature, and to form working groups that fully characterize the issues, and/or follow up with a Workshop to focus on these threads after the Summit.
The Summit will be invitational (attendee applications reviewed prior to acceptance), 1 to 2 days in length, and with only one session/stream running.