Packers and Liner Hangers

• Basic Overview
• Applications and Selections of Packers
• Setting Criteria and procedures
 What is a Packer?
• A packer is a tool used to form an annular seal
between two concentric strings of pipe or between
the pipe and the wall of the open hole.

• A packer is usually set just above the producing

zone to isolate the producing interval from the
casing annulus or from producing zones elsewhere
in the wellbore.

• Separates fluid types (or ownership), protects

against pressures and corrosion.
 Why are packers used?
• Tubing and packer used to isolate zone of interest
- can be removed for repair.
• Packers act as downhole valve for press control.
• Packer can be a temporary plug to seal off the
zone while work is done up the hole.
• Subsurface safety valves used with packers for
downhole shut-in.
• Focus flow
• Isolate between zones
Packer Cutaway Drawing
As the packer sets, the inner mandrel moves up,
driving the cone underneath the slips, pushing them
into the casing wall. The sealing element is
compressed & extruded to the casing wall.

Lock Ring and Mandrel

Slips
Cone
Seal
Inner Mandrel
Ability to effectively set a packer depends on
having a clean, non corroded set point and
reaching the set point without fouling the slips or
failing other components.
Packers and Liner
Hangers
Mechanical isolation methods

Two examples:
1. An external casing packer (ECP)
set to seal the annulus between the
surface or protection string and the
inner, production string
2. A conventional packer set near the
end of the tubing, that isolates the
inner annulus from the tubing.
 Packer Considerations
• Force on an area
Remember, it’s a
force balance. Area down =
casing ID - tube OD

Area up =
tube x-section +
casing ID - tube OD
 Packer Types & Selection
Production Packers

Retrievable Permanent
Wireline Set
Sealbore Hydraulic Set
Hydraulic Set

Hydrostatic Set Single Wireline Set

Hydraulic
Differential Set Dual

Mechanical Single Grip

Mech. Slips
Double Grip
Hyd. Slips
Multiport RMC

ESP
Schlumberger
 Specific Packer Examples
• Packer Examples
– Retrievables
– Seal bores
– Inflatables
– Wash Tools
 Retrievable Packers
• Expected to be retrieved
• More prone to leaks
• Need an equalizing port
• Release mechanism must be possible with
well design
 Retrievable Packers

Tension Set - Economical packer used in

production, injection, zone isolation applications

• Compact
• Simple J slot control for set and release
• Shear ring secondary release
• Right-hand safety joint emergency release
• Rocker type slips
• Can be set shallow
Weatherford
 Retrievable Production Packers
Mechanical - Used in production, injection,
fracturing, zone isolation and remedial applicatuions

• Rotation set and release

• Can be set with tension or compression
• Tubing can be landed in tension, compression or neutral
• Models rated up to 10,000 psi
• Pressure equalization needed prior to upper slip release
• Secondary shear release required

Weatherford
 Retrievable Production Packers

Mechanical Used in production, stimulation and

testing

• Compression set
• RH rotation required to set, (LH option usually
available)
• Available with or without Hydraulic hold down
buttons for differential pressure from below
• By-pass needed for equalization of pressure, and for
running and retrieval without surging/swabbing the
well.

Weatherford
 Retrievable Packers

Wireline set - Used in production, injection,

fracturing, zone isolation and remedial applications
where wireline setting is preferred

• Can act as a bridge plug prior to production

• Connect to tubing via On/Off Tool with blanking plug
• Tubing can be landed in tension, compression or neutral
• Slips above and below the elements
• Triple element pack off system
• Pressures to 10,000 psi
• Fluid bypass needed for pressure equalization
• Retrieved on tubing
• Secondary shear release needed

Weatherford
 Seal Bore Packers
• Allow tubing movement; however:
– Too much contraction can pull seals out of PBR
– Seals can “bond” to the seal bore over long
time at higher temperatures
– Debris on top of packer can stick assembly
Unprotected seals below the packer may
allow seal swelling by gas and fluids,
causing seals to roll off if the stinger is
pulled out.
 Deep Completions
• Most typical is permanent packer with a
PBR (arrangement depends on personal
preferences, individual well configurations
and intended operations).
• Seal assembly length dependent not only on
normal operations, but also fracturing, kill
and expected workovers.
 Seal Bore Packers

• High pressure & temperature ratings available

• Multiple packing elements available
• Short units are desirable for use in tight doglegs (>5o) and high
(>8o/100ft) departure angles
• Ability to set on wireline or with a hydraulic setting tool
• Rotationally locked units needed for mill-ability
• Share Seal Assemblies with permanent seal bore packers
• Critical metallurgical and seals (O-rings, etc) should be isolated
from wellbore fluids by main elements.

Weatherford
 Retrievable Seal Bore Packer

One-trip applications
• Hydraulic set version retrievable seal bore
packer available for one-trip installations
• Seal assembly is run in place for one trip
installation
• Available with large upper seal bore to
maximize ID
• Rotationally locked components

Weatherford
 Permanent Seal Bore Packers
Used in one trip production applications

• Seals run in place for one trip setting

• A metal back-up system can be specified to
casing ID to prevent element extrusion
• Elastomer and materials available for
hostile environments

Weatherford
 Packer Considerations
• Select seals for full range of expected
temperatures, pressures, and fluids.
• A back-up system is need around the main seal to
prevent seal extrusion at high temps and pressure.
• Examine slip design to help avoid premature
setting during movement through viscous fluids,
doglegs and rough treatment
 Seal Bore
Packers

Nitrile Seal or
Viton Seal Molded Seals:
Steel spacer • Recommended in medium pressure
applications where seal movement out
MOLDED SEAL
of the seal bore is anticipated.
SINGLE UNIT

Chevron Seals:
End spacer
Used for higher pressure and
Seal spacer
temperature applications.
Middle spacer
CHEVRON SEAL
SINGLE UNIT Nitrile Seal or
Viton Seal
Weatherford
 Seal Bore Packer
Accessories
• Tubing Anchor and Locator Assemblies
• Seal Units and Spacer Tubes
• Seal Bore and Mill-Out Extensions
• Packer Couplings and Bottoms
• Pump-out, Screw-out, and Knock-out Bottoms

Weatherford
 Inflatable Packers and Plugs
• Reasons to run and inflatable.
– Need to set beneath a restriction.
– Need to set in open hole.
– In non-standard casing.
– Setting in multiple sizes of pipe on same run.
– Where larger run-in and retrieval clearances are
needed.
– Large diameter applications.
 Inflatable Setting Considerations
The inflatable packer offers a way to
set a seal in a larger area below a
restriction.
The quality of the seal depends on
how much the packer must expand
over initial diameter, the length of
the slide (placement run), the
Holding ability of the inflatable differential pressure it must hold,
is always suspect since it does what fluid is used for inflation and
not have conventional slips. the conditions in the area in which it
is set.
When deflating an inflatable packer, allow time (1 hr?) for relaxation of the elements. The
elements never shrink back to initial diameter – allow about 30% increase in diameter for
retrieval.
Inflatables rely on expansion of an inner rubber bag that pushes
steel cables or slats against the wall of the pipe or the open hole.
The only gripping ability is generated by the friction of the steel
against the pipe or open hole. This is critically dependent on the
inflation pressure and the exterior slat or cable design. For a
permanent seal, place several bailers of cement on top of the
inflatable.

Baker
 Perforation Wash Tool
Used for selective acidizing of perforated
intervals

• Heavy Duty reinforced casing cups

• Spacing between cups adjustable from 12” to
any length by addition of standard tubing pup
joints
• Large internal bypass
• Cup wear from casing burrs can be significant
and may reduce seal, especially in long zones.
• The number of successful resets depends on
casing conditions, pressures, slide length
(running), temperature and deviation.
Weatherford Successful resets run from about 5 to over 20.
Packer Seals Packer Slips

Lawrence Ramnath - Trinidad

A hydraulic set packer.
Note the lower slips set by
movement of the mandrel
and upper slips set by
piston action.
Slips – Liner hanger
J-Slot on a liner hanger.
Packer Comparisons - from Weatherford
Weatherford Completion Systems HES Schlumberger
Packer Type (Bold Items are Preferred Products) Baker (Camco)
Halliburton Guiberson
Solid head, Tension Set, PAD-1, PADL-1 AD-1 RB Uni-Packer I SA-3
Mechanical, Single Grip AL R-4 T Series
Compression Set, Mechanical, PR-3 Single Grip R-3 Single Grip Uni-Packer IV SR-2
Single Grip Model G R-4 Uni-Packer II U-3
G-4 CA-3, C Series
Compression Set, Double Grip PR-3 R-3 Double Grip MHS Uni-Packer V SR-1
Packer MH-2
Neutral Set, Double Grip Packer QDG, QDH, Arrowset I-X (&10K), Ultra- Lockset, Max WPL Uni-Packer VI SOT-1
Lok, Double Grip J-Lok, MS Perma-Lach G-6, G-16 KH
Hydraulic Set Retrievable HRP, Hydrow-I, PFH FH, FHL, FHS RH Uni-Packer VII Hydro-5
Hydra-Pak PHL G-77 HRP
HS, HS-S AHR RHS
Dual Hydraulic Set Retrievable Hydrow IIA A-5 RDH Uni-XXVII Hydro-10
T-2 BHD RHD HSD
GT
Wireline Set Permanent Arrowdrill B Model D AWB G, GT Model S
F-1 BWB H, HT
AWS
Wireline Set Permanent Double Arrowdrill DB DA, DAB AWR G-1, GT-1
Bore FA, FAB H-1, HT-1
Hydraulic Set Permanent Arrowdrill BH SB-3 MHR PG Model HS
PH
Hydraulic Set Permanent Double Arrowdrill DBH SAB-3 MHR PG-1 Model HSB
Bore PH-1
Retrievable Seal Bore Arrow-Pak Retrieva-D, DB VTL (Versa-Trieve) G-10 M Omegatrieve
WS, WSB Quantum
SC-1, SC-2
Hydraulic Set Retrievable Seal Hydrow-Pak SC-2PAH VHR (Versa-Trieve) RSB
Bore
HPHT Hydraulic Set Retrievable Hydrow-Pak HP-1AH, SC-2PAH HPHT (Versa-Trieve
HP/HT Retrievable)
Compression Set Service Packer CST, C5, H/D, MSG EA Retrievamatic RTTS HDCH-V Omegamatic
Champ III, IV
Compression Set Storm Packer CSTH, DLT
Tension Set Service Packer 32A, Fullbore Tension C Fullbore BV Tension Packer R-104

Tubing Set Retrievable Bridge QDH w/ EQV, TSU G Lock-Set 3L RBP-VI P-1
Plug
Wireline Set Retrievable Bridge WRP, CE, CE2
Plugs
Permanent Bridge Plugs/Cement PCR, Plugwell, PBP Mercury N, K-1 EZSV, EZ Drill Type A Quik-Drill
Retainer EZ Drill SVB
Fas-Drill, HCS
Packer specifics from Baker
Casing Design Options – think about running and setting packers.
Mixed Mixed Monobore:
weights, grades mixed
same and grades,
grade weights same
weight

Small
diameters at
the top of the
well may
prevent entry
by some
packers.
 Production Packers
• Purposes
– Casing protection from fluids or pressures
– Separation of zones
– Subsurface pressure and fluid control
– Artificial lift support equipment
 Packer Considerations
• Seal stability
– pressure, temperature, fluid reaction
• Force balance and direction
– slip direction
• resists upward motion, downward or both ways)
• tension, compression, mechanical or hydraulic set
 Allowing Tubular Movement
• Usually incorporate a PBR - polished bore
receptacle, for a “stinger” or seal assembly
to slide through.
• Shoulder out on the PBR - if it can move, it
will eventually leak.
• Seals must match operating extremes as
well as general conditions.
 Seal Bore Packer to Tubing Connections

Seal Bore
Extensions
(SBE) Tubing
Sealbore
Receptacle
(TSR)
Polished
Bore
Receptacle
(PBR)
 Seal Assembly Locator Types

Locator Anchor Latch

Snap Latch
A “stinger” or seal
assembly that is run on the
end of tubing and “stings”
into the polished bore
receptacle (PBR) of the
packer.
 Stinger Seal Materials
• Single or mixture of elastomers
• seal design variance
• seals usually protect the slips from
corrosive fluids.
 Tubing Seal Stability
Seal Material oil brine H2S CO2
Butyl Rubber 4 1 1 2
Flurocarbon 1 1 4 2
Nitrile 1 1 4 1
Fluro-silicone 2 1 3 2

1=good, 2=fair, 3=doubtful, 4= unsatisfactory

Much larger data base available online.
 Halliburton Energy Services (1)

General Guidelines For Seals

Compound PEEK(2), (4) Ryton(2), (4) Fluorel(3) Aflas(3) Chemraz(3) Viton(3) Neoprene(3) Nitrile(3) Kalrez(3) Teflon(3)
Filled Unfilled Unfilled Filled Unfilled Filled Filled Filled Filled Unfilled
Service °F 350 350 450 350 325 300 275 450 400 325
(°C) (177) (177) (232) (177) (163) (149) (135) (232) (204) (163)

(2), (4) Above Below

Pressure psi 15,000 10,000 15,000 5000 5000 5000 3000 15,000 15,000 5000
(MPa) (103) (68.9) (103) (34.4) (34.4) (34.4) (20.7) (103) (103) (34.4)

Environments
H2S A A A A A B B NR NR A A A

CO2 A A B B A B B C A A A A
CH4 (Methane) A A A A A A A B B A A A
Hydrocarbons
(Sweet Crude) A A A A A A A B C A A A A
Xylene A A A C A A A NR NR A A A
Alcohols A A C B A C C B A A A A
Zinc Bromide A A A A A A A NR NR A A A
Inhibitors A A NR A A NR NR NR B A A A
Salt Water A A A A A A A C A B A A

Steam A A NR A A NR NR NR NR NR B B
Diesel A A
A A NR A A B B A A A

A-Satisfactory B - Little or no effect C - Swells D - Attacks NR - Not recommended NT - Not tested

NOTE: (1) This information provides general guidelines for the selection of seal materials and is provided for informational purposes only. Seal Specialists with Halliburton Energy Services should be consulted for the actual selection of seals
for use in specific applications. Halliburton Energy Services will not be liable for any damage resulting from the use of this information without consultation with Halliburton Seal Specialists.
(2) Contact Technical Services at Halliburton Energy Services - Dallas for service temperature and pressure.
(3) Back-Up Rings must be used.
(4) There could be a slight variation in both temperature and pressure rating depending on specific equipment and seal designs.
 Halliburton Energy Services (1)

General Guidelines For V-Packing

 Halliburton Energy Services (1)

General Guidelines For V-Packing

 (1)

Packer Element Selection

START
STEAM/THERMAL
N
APPLICATION W/NO
HYDROCARBON FLUIDS
Chart PERMANENT
N Y
PACKER DESIGN
N
PACKER IN OIL BASE MUD
OVER 24 HOURS BEFORE
PACKER
IN BROMIDE
N
COMPLETION FLUIDS MORE THAN 36
HOURS BEFORE
TEMP
40°F TO
325°F
Y
NITRILE ELEMENTS
W/STANDARD METAL BACKUPS
SET? SET?

Y N Y Y N
Y
TEMP NITRILE ELEMENTS W/TEFLON
40°F TO AND METAL BACKUPS
400°F

N
Y
TEMP AFLAS ELEMENTS
100°F TO W/STANDARD METAL BACKUPS
400°F

N
Y
TEMP
AFLAS ELEMENTS W/TEFLON AND
100°F TO
GRAFOIL WIREMESH AND METAL BACKUPS
450°F
N

TEMP CHECK WITH YOUR HALLIBURTON

GREATER THAN 450°F REPRESENTIVE FOR SPECIAL APPLICATIONS

N Y
RETRIEVABLE PACKER TEMP
NITRILE ELEMENTS
PACKER EXPOSED TO 40°F TO
W/BONDED GARTER SPRINGS
DESIGN BROMIDES? 275°F

Y N

PACKER
N Y
ELEMENTS TEMP
EXPOSED TO AMINE
FLUOREL ELEMENTS
40°F TO W/BONDED GARTER SPRINGS
CORROSION
INHIBITORS? 400°F
Y N

Y
TEMP AFLAS ELEMENTS
100°F TO W/BONDED GARTER SPRINGS
400°F
N
CHECK WITH YOUR HALLIBURTON
TEMP REPRESENTIVE FOR SPECIAL
GREATER THAN 400°F APPLICATIONS

Y
TEMP EPDM ELEMENTS WITH BACKUPS
LESS THAN 550°F
NOTE: (1) This information provides general guidelines for the selection of seal materials and is provided for informational purposes only. Seal
Specialists with Halliburton Energy Services should be consulted for the actual selection of seals for use in specific applications. N
Halliburton Energy Services will not be liable for any damage resulting from the use of this information without consultation with Halliburton
CHECK WITH YOUR HALLIBURTON
Seal Specialists. TEMP
REPRESENTIVE FOR SPECIAL
GREATER THAN 550°F
APPLICATIONS
 Forces and Length Changes
• Temperature:

• Piston Effect:

• Ballooning

• Buckling:
A tubing movement calculator is the best method, but the difficulty is in
knowing accurate temperature changes and pressure changes.
 Is it Force or Length Change?
• No packer - tube suspended and not touching well
bottom - length change
• Tube landed on packer - incr. force with increasing
temp, shortening possible with cooling after
downward force absorbed.
• Latched tubing - no movement, only forces
• Tube stung through - length changes unless locator
is shouldered
• If tube set in tension or compression, effects of
temp depends on initial force and DT
 Temperature, length change
DL = CLDT

Where:
DL = length change
C = expansion coeff. for steel = 6.9x10-6/oF
L = length of tubing
DT = average temp change, oF
 Temperature, Force change
• F = 207 DTa As

• Where:
F = temperature induced force
DTa = change in average temp of tubing, oF
As = cross sectional area of tubing
 What Temperature is Average?
• If no circulation - assume all tubing is same
as injected fluid temperature. (worst case)
• If circulation is allowed, all but top few
joints will be unaffected by injected fluid
temp. - no temp change. (v. slight effect)
• Injected fluid temp? - source dependent!
• In dual packer - treat each packer as a
separate calculation. Bottom string first.
 Temperatures in the Well?
Circulating or High Rate Injection?
30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130
0 0
Tubing Undisturbed

Tbg Fluid Tbg Fluid

2000 2000
Casing 1 Tubing

Undisturbed Casing 1
4000 4000

6000 6000

8000 8000

10000 10000

12000
BHST= 122*F BHST= 125*F
12000

14000 14000

BHCT= 98*F BHTT= 86*F

16000 16000

Circulation pump rate = 8-BPM Frac job pump rate = 35-BPM

18000 18000
 Problem
• Temperature Effect Only
– Is a 6 ft seal assembly (effective seal length)
enough to keep the tubing from unseating when
the average temperature falls from 210oF to
100oF during a Frac job? L = 8000 ft.
• Assume locator is shouldered but no
downward force is applied.
 Problem
• Temperature Effect Only
DL = 6.9 x 10-6 x 8000 x 110
DL = 6.1 ft unseats!

What if 15,000 lb downward force were

applied to the tubing before the temperature
change?
 How much temperature increase
is spent lifting the 15,000 lb?
• F = 207 x DT2 x 2.59 in2
DT2 = 15000 / (207 x 2.59) = 28oF

Then: 110 - 28 = 82oF

DL = 6.9 x 10-6 x 8000 x 82 = 4.52 ft
 What about those other factors?
• Buckling, Piston, Ballooning - Use a
computer program - better yet, use a couple
of them (different assumptions).
 Temperature Extremes
• The extremes of temperature change (higher
than normal) are usually seen in operations
involving cyclic thermal processes.
• Lower than normal temperatures may be
seen in permafrost, sea floor penetrating and
CO2 operations.
 Setting the Packer
• Chances of setting packers go up sharply
when a casing scraper is run. (Remember
the burrs on the perforations?)

• The quantity of debris turned loose from the

casing wall is often severe! (Tens of pounds
worth!) Watch the formation damage.
 Packer Set Point Requirements
• Avoid setting packer in the • Remove burrs from pipe
same joint where previous above packer set point
packers have been set. • Remove debris (dope, mill
• Avoid doglegs, fault locations scale, mud, cement, etc.) on
or high earth stress zones casing wall (fills slip teeth)
• Adequate cement and bond • Well pressures are within
required behind pipe at range of packer at set point
packer set point • Pipe alloy compatible with
• Caliper casing above and setting slips (hardness of
through the packer set point casing relative to packer
slips)
• Clearance between packer
and casing at set point is • Slip design & contact area
within rated range of packer acceptable for slip holding
• Avoid zones of high • Weight applied to packer can
corrosion, either internal or be transferred to formation
external.
 Information Required Before
Setting Packer or Plug
• Wellbore drawing with all diameters
• Last TD tag – rerun?
• Doglegs and deviations
• Viscosity of fluid in wellbore
– Calculate running speed vs. surge/swab.
• Copy of reference logs
• Where have other packers been set (avoid that joint)
• Set point requirements
• How can it be equalized if it has to be pulled?
 Job Checks
• Measurements from CCL to a packer
reference point.
• Run in hole at about 100 fpm, slowing at ID
restrictions.
• Using CCL/GR, log up and correlate depths
• Set packer – look for line weight reduction
• Disconnect and log up a few collars (may
be slightly off depth after disconnecting).
 Job Checks
• Drop back and gently tag packer with
setting tool to confirm depth.
• Log back up a few collars.
 Packer Setting Guidelines
• Drift
• Scraping
• Casing Support
 Drift the Casing
• Casing ID requirements above the set point
• Casing ID requirements below the set point
• Check the drift to deepest point with drift of
diameter and length of packer.
 Clean/Scrape The Casing?
• Removal of perforation burrs minimizes elastomer
seal damage
• Removal of cement, mud, pipe dope and mill scale
minimize debris that can fill the slips.
• Scraping casing can increase packer setting
success
• Scraping casing can also produce some severe
formation damage if perforations are not
protected.
Casing Scraper – Designed to
knock off perforation burrs,
lips in tubing pins, cement
and mud sheaths, scale, etc.
It cleans the pipe before
setting a packer or plug.
The debris it turns loose from
the pipe may damage the
formation unless the pay is
protected by a LCM or plug.
One very detrimental action was running a scraper prior to packer
setting. The scraping and surging drives debris into unprotected
perfs.

Effect of Scraping or Milling Adjacent to Open

Perforations

20 Perfs not protected by

10 LCM prior to scraping
0
% Change in PI

1 Perfs protected
2 by
-10
LCM
-20
-30
Short Term PI Change
-40
Long Term PI Change
-50
-60 SPE 26042
 Typical Completions
• Single and Dual Zone Completion Types
 Single Zone Completion
(Mechanical Packer)
Packer isolates casing from production
• Provides means of well control
• Protects casing above packer from corrosion
• Anchors tubing string
On-Off Sealing Connector
• Tension Set
• Compression set
Retrievable Packer • Wireline Set
• Large Variety of
accessories available

Weatherford
 Single Zone Completion
(Hydraulic Set Packer)
• Permits Packer setting without tubing
manipulation
–Common in offshore applications where SCSSV
control lines prevent tubing rotation
Flow Coupling

Sliding Sleeve
• Allows one-trip installation
Flow Coupling
• With sliding sleeve, allows packer fluid change-
Hydrostatic Retrievable Packer out after wellhead is flanged (sliding sleeve not
Flow Coupling
recommended in every case).
Seating Nipple
Spacer Tube
• Requires tubing plugging device to set packer
Ball Activated Pressure Sub –Wireline plug - preferred
Perforated Spacer Tube
No-Go Seating Nipple –Drop Ball Seat – debris problem?

Wireline Re-Entry Guide

Weatherford
 Single Zone Completion
(Seal Bore Packers)
• Dependable
• Low failure frequency
• Generally permit larger flow ID’s
Annulus Activated, Block and Kill Valve
• Available as Permanent or Retrievable
Sliding Sleeve
• Production string may be anchored or floating,
depending on tubing movement requirements
Seal Bore Packer (anchored or shouldered is highly recommended)
Mill-Out Extension
• Packer may be plugged, can be used as temporary
Crossover Sub
or permanent bridge plug
Flow Coupling

Seating Nipple
• Permanent packers removed by milling operations
Spacer Tube • Retrievable Seal Bore Packers are removed in
Flow Coupling
separate trip with retrieval tool – provided seals
No-Go Seating Nipple
Perforated Spacer Tube will release.
Crossover Sub
Seating Nipple
Wireline Re-Entry Guide

Weatherford
 Single Zone Completion
(Seal Bore Packers w/Locator Seal Assy.)
Sliding Sleeve
Flow Coupling
Locator Seal Assembly
• Locator unit atop Seal Bore Extension allows tubing
Seal Bore Packer movement from press and temp changes:
Seal Spacer Tube
– Frac or Acid Stimulation
Seal Bore Extension – Production extremes and shut-in
Tubing Seal Nipples
• Seals available to match environment:
Production Tube
– Temperature Range
Spacer Tube
– Pressure Conditions
Flow Coupling

Seating Nipple
– Fluid Environment

Perforated Spacer Tube

• Works well with tubing conveyed
No-Go Seating Nipple perforating (TCP)

Weatherford
 Single Zone Completion
(Polished Bore Receptacle (PBR))

• Seal Bore Packer with large upper

bore permits maximum flow area.
• PBR above packer accommodates
Locator Seal Assembly
tubing trip/movement
– Shear release locator allows one-trip
Retrievable Packer Bore Receptacle
installation with Hydraulic set packer
Anchor Tubing Seal Nipple
– Large ID suitable for Thru-Tubing
Hydraulic Set Seal Bore Packer
perforating
Mill-Out Extension
Crossover Sub

Shear-Out Ball Seat Sub

Weatherford
 Single Zone Completion
(Stacked Selective Completion)
Flow Coupling
Sliding Sleeve
• Permanent packers are stacked for
Seal Bore Packer
Seal Bore Extension
multiple zone completion
Tubing Seal Nipples

– Zones are selective flowed or shut-in by

Flow Coupling
Seating Nipple sliding sleeves or ported profiles and plugs
Blast Joint
Polished Nipple
– Tubing may be anchored or floating
Flow Coupling
Sliding Sleeve – Blast joints are placed across production
Seal Bore Packer
interval to reduce flow-cutting of
Seal Bore Extension production lines
Seal Spacer Tube
Tubing Seal Nipples
Spacer Tube • This type of completion design often has
No-Go Seating Nipple
Production Tube severe problems with leaking sleeves
Weatherford
and corroded/eroded tubing in the
straddled zone.
 Single Zone Completion
(Standard Dual Completion)
Flow Couplings
Seating Nipples
Flow Couplings

Flow Coupling
• Permits independent production of
Sliding Sleeve
Short String Seal Nipple
each zone
Dual Hydraulic Retrievable Packer
Flow Coupling
Seating Nipple
Flow Coupling
• Flanged-up completion for safety
Ball Activated Pressure Sub
Perforated Spacer Tube
No-Go Seating Nipple

Pinned Collar
• Fully retrievable completion (both
Seating Nipple
Blast Joint
packers) for remedial access
Polished Nipple

Sliding Sleeve
Hydraulic Retrievable Packer
• Or, the bottom packer may be a
Seating Nipple permanent packer which serves as
Ball Activated Pressure Sub
Perforated Spacer Tube
No-Go Seating Nipple
a locator for spacing out the
Wireline Re-Entry Guide
completion
Weatherford