Introduction:
The scope of completions is broad. This book aims to cover all the major
considerations for completions, from the near wellbore to the interface with
facilities. The intent is to provide guidance for all those who use or interface with
completions, from reservoir and drilling engineers through petroleum and
completion engineers to production and facilities engineers.
The book focuses on the design of completions starting from low-rate land wells
to highly sophisticated deepwater subsea smart wells with stimulation and sand
control, covering most options in between. There is no regional focus, so it is
inevitable that some specialised techniques will be glossed over. To be applicable to a
wide audience, vendor specifics have been excluded where possible.