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Introduction to well completion

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Landing nipples, Scssv’s and other down hole tools
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([Link]) -Table of contents

1 Landing nipples
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1.1 Seating nipples
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1.2 landing nipples
1.3 Otis landing nipples 7
1.4 Baker landing nipples 8
1.5 Otis No Go nipples 10

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1.6 Down hole blanking plugs 16
1.7 Baker blanking plugs and check valves 17
1.8 Otis blanking plugs and check valves 18
2 Subsurface safety valves 19
2.1 Safety valve landing nipple 20
2.2 SSSV Lock Mandrel
2.3 Wireline Retrievable SCSSV
2.4 Otis subsurface safety valve data
2.5 Baker Subsurface safety valves datal.c 21
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2.6 [Link] safety valve
2.7 ball or flapper valve 25
2.8 Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve (SSCSV) 28
3 Other completion accessories 29
3.1 Sliding side door (SSD) and ported nipples 30
3.2 Expansion or travel joints 32
3.3 Flow coupling and blast joints 33
3.4 Side pocket mandrel (SPM) 35
3.5 Kick over tool
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Seating nipples
• Seating nipples are landing devices
which have a slightly restricted polished
ID which prevents tools from passing

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through.
• Seating nipples do not have locking
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recesses. ·

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• The tool locates on the shoulder ·
of the
reduced ID section and is held in place
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by pressure from above.
• Standing valves are an example of a
downhole tool often located in seating
nipples.

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Landing nipples
• Have a locking recess and seal area and can be
placed in tubing string at various depths although

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it has the same seal bore.
• Same size plug can be used in selective position
(Otis X-nipples & R-nipples)
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• Having a locking recess and different seal bores
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so that it can be placed in series at various depths
where different size plugs can be used (Baker F-
nipples)

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Otis [Link]
• Has two recess

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• Accommodates flow
control devices
• Accommodates
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• Used in standard
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weight tubing
• Unlimited number of
positions for setting
Otis X-Nipple
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Otis [Link]
• Otis Has three locking recess

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• Accommodates flow control
devices
• Accommodates [Link]
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• Unlimited number of Otis
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Otis R-Nipple
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Otis landing nipples

Tubing size profile Seal bore (ID), No Go (ID),
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2.3/8’ X 1.875 NA
2.7/8” X 2.313 NA
3.1/2” X l.c 2.75 NA
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4.1/2” X 3.813 NA
4.1/2” R 3.688 NA
5.1/2” R 4.562 NA
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Baker ‘F’ landing Nipple

• Has one lock recess

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• Accepts selective or
top locks (FB.2)
• Unlimited number of
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when seletive locks
are used (FWG plug)

Baker F-Nipple
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Baker ‘F’ landing nipples

Tubing size profile Nominal (ID), Seal bore
inch inch (ID), inch

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2.3/8’ F 1.87 1.875
2.7/8” F 2.31 2.310
2.7/8” F l.c 2.25 2.250
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3.1/2” F 2.56 2.562
3.1/2” F 2.75 2.750
3.1/2” F 2.81 2.812
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No Go Landing nipples
• Normally placed as single nipple in the string or as

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bottom nipple in a series of selective nipple (Otis
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• No go nipples can be run in series if decreasing
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ID’s is considered. In such case it can accomplish
the same function as running a series of selective
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nipples (Baker [Link])

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Otis XN-Nipple
• Used as bottom nipple

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• Has two locking recess
• Accommodate XN bomb

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• Accommodate XN plug
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and N-test tool
• Used with standard
weight tubing

Otis XN-Nipple IV 11
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Otis [Link]
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nipple
• Has three locking
recess

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bomb hanger
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• Accommodate RN
blanking plug
• Used with heavy
weight tubing
Otis RN-Nipple
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Otis No Go nipples
Tubing size profile Seal bore (ID), No Go (ID),

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inch inch inch

2.3/8’ XN 1.875 1.825

2.7/8” XN l.c 2.313 2.25
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3.1/2” XN 2.75 2.635
4.1/2” XN 3.813 3.725
4.1/2” RN 3.688 3.456
5.1/2” RN 4.562 4.455
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Baker R-Nipple
• Has one locking recess

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• Accepts bottom No Go
locks (RB.2)
• Used to hang RZB bomb

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• Accommodate RZG two
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Baker R-Nipple
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Baker No Go R-nipples
Tubing size profile Seal bore (ID), No Go (ID),
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2.3/8’ R 1.822 1.800
2.3/8” R 1.875 1.822
2.7/8” R l.c 2.250 2.197
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3.1/2” R 2.562 2.442
3.1/2” R 2.750 2.697

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Down hole blanking plugs

• Tubing Plugs or blanking plugs
✓ Tubing plugs (blanking plugs) are flow control devices used
for isolating formation pressure as a temporary or permanent

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bridge plug.
✓ The plug is normally used to test tubing, set hydraulic packer
or for securing the well

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• Standing Valve or check valves
✓ A standing valve functions as a downhole check valve.
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✓ This valve allows flow in one direction and may be landed in
a seating nipple or landing nipple.
✓ The plug is normally used to test tubing, set hydraulic packer
but can not be used for securing the well as it is not holding
pressure from below
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Baker blanking plugs and check valves

Blanking Check Nipple Feature
plug valve/Hgr type
FWG F Top no-go/removable mandrel

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FSG F Selective/ removable mandrel
FMH F Bottom no-go/removable mandrel
FB.2
FWB
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Top no-go
Instrument hanger
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RZG R Bottom no-go/removable mandrel
RB.2 R Bottom no-go
RZB R Instrument hanger
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Otis blanking plugs and check valves

(X for standard and R for heavy wt tubing)
Blanking Check Nipple Feature
plug valve/Hgr type
XX-plug X Selective position lock mandrels

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XN-plug XN Selective/No Go lock mandrel
XN-test tool XN No go landing
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RR-plug R Selective position lock mandrels
RN-plug RN Selective/No Go lock mandrel
RN-test tool RN No go landing
[Link] RN No go landing
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Subsurface safety valves

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Safety valve landing nipple

• Safety valve landing nipple is normally installed near
surface (+/- 200 ft)
• Safety valve is used to close in the well incase of flow line

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leaks or to secure the well during well head repairs or
emergency situations
• Designed to accommodate wire line retrievable subsurface
safety valve
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• Has a side port to allow free passage of hydraulic oil
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coming from the attached control line to the safety valve
pressure chamber
• Safety valve landing nipple must withstand the reservoir
fluid corrosive environment
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SSSV Lock Mandrel

▪ Lock mandrel is required to fix the wireline retrievable
safety valve to the landing nipple.

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▪ The lock is designed so that the locking dogs fit into the
locking recesses of the landing nipple which the tool is to
be run or hung from.
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▪ Lock mandrel has the same bore of the safety valve ran
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▪ Lock mandrel must withstand the max anticipated closed
in pressure
▪ Lock mandrel must withstand the reservoir fluid
corrosive environment

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Wireline Retrievable SCSSV

• This type of safety valve is controlled by a
control panel located at the surface.
• Wireline retrievable valves are attached to a

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lock mandrel which can be landed in a landing
nipple
• The valves must be landed in a hydraulic
landing nipple
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• Subsurface safety valves shut off the flow of
the well completely producing a pressure tight
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seal.
• The valve bore is so small compared with T.R.
safety valves
• The valve must withstand the reservoir fluid
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Otis subsurface safety valve

size profile Seal bore No Go Lock Mandrel

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2.3/8’ X 1.875 NA XO
2.7/8” X 2.313 NA XO
3.1/2” X l.c
2.813 NA XO
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4.1/2” X 3.813 NA XO
7” RQ 5.963 NA RQ

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Baker Subsurface safety valves

Tbg size N. size profile Seal bore No Go L. mandrel
2.3/8’ 187 B 1.875 1.915 F

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2.7/8” 2.31 B 2.231 2.364 F
3.1/2”
4.1/2”
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B 2.812 2.872 F
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3.81b B 3.800 3.800 F
7” 5.956 B 5.982 5.982 F

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[Link] safety valve

▪ TRSV can be retrieved only with the removal of the entire
tubing string
▪ TRSV has larger bore diameter and does not restrict the flow or
cause turbulence when compared with WRSV

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▪ Provides accessibility for wireline operations below the valve
level without wireline intervention
▪ The valve has provision for WRSV if failed

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▪ No wireline related to the valve and less operating cost
▪ Premature closer during wireline and coiled tubing operations
may result in fishing operation
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▪ Non-equalizing TRSV is recommended for gas injectors as the
valve can be opened by gas injection should hydraulic control
pressure was lost
▪ Self-equalizing TRSV is recommended for producer wells to
avoid complications involved in opening the valve
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[Link] safety valve

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Flapper open Flapper closed

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Flapper or ball safety

• Flapper valve is more commonly used than ball

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valve
• Injection into the well can be established with the
flapper valve closed which is not the case with
ball valve
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• Ball valve may be drilled if got stuck in closed
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position
• In either case running wireline tool through the
valve is risky due to the possibility of premature
closure
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Subsurface Controlled Safety Valve (SSCSV)

• This type of safety valve is controlled by well conditions.

• When the downhole pressure or velocity reaches

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predetermined conditions the valve will close.
• The valves are activated and actuated by the ambient pressure
differential created by increased fluid velocity which occurs

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when the integrity of the production string above the safety
valve is broken.
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• The valves are either wireline retrievable or tubing retrievable
• The valve must withstand the reservoir fluid corrosive
environment
• Hydraulic control line is not required for this valve
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Other completion accessories

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Sliding side door (SSD) and ported

nipples
• Provides an access from tubing to annulus and

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vise versa to permit circulation
• Used for selective production or injection
• Opens and close by wire line shifting tool
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• Can be used for well killing if bull heading is not
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possible
• Can be used to circulate lighter fluid to tubing for
kicking off wells in absence of coiled tubing

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Sliding side door (SSD)

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Nipple profile Closing/opening sleeve

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Circulation ports

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Expansion or travel joints

• Used to eliminate any stress resulting from tubing

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contraction or expansion due to temperature or
pressure changes
• Prevent tubing buckling and related inaccessibility
problems
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• Assist in spacing out and tubing landing on tubing
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hanger
• Potential leaking tool if elastomers fail
• May stick in open or closed position after some time

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Flow coupling and blast joints

Flow coupling
• Extremely thick pipes placed above and below

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any turbulence area such as scssv’s, [Link]
and landing nipples to protect string from
erosion
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• Extremely thick pipes placed across the pay
zones to protect completion from erosion by
produced fluids and suspended solids if any
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Flow coupling and blast joints

Flow coupling
• Extremely thick pipes placed

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above and below any turbulence
area to protect string from
erosion
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• Extremely thick pipes placed
across the pay zones to protect
completion from erosion
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Side pocket mandrel (SPM)

SPM is commonly used to accommodate various
devices for controlling communication between
tubing and annulus such as:-

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• Gas lift valves
• Circulating valves
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Shear relief or dump kill valves
Chemical injection valves
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Above devices can be set by kick over
tool run on slick wire line

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Side pocket mandrel & kick over tool

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Kick over tool with valve

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Side pocket mandrel

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