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Case study : Water-well turbidity reduction in a slotted screen France

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Published on 16 July 2018

Case study : Water-well turbidity reduction in a slotted screen France

Context

Water-well turbidity reduction in a slotted screen

In a 1600ft well, a 4ft-long zone produced turbid water above a given pumping rate. Length of the stainless steel screen -1300ft- raised concerns on the possibility to efficiently treat this area. Indeed, turbidity could travel along the gravel pack and contaminate the main flow. Length of the patch was studied as to allow the maximum turbidity-free flow at an acceptable pumping rate, taking into account possible fluid-level change caused by patch-induced pressure losses. Also, the screen geometry (0.23in thick with 0.08in oblong slots) questioned the possibility of expanding and anchoring the patch without damaging the strainer.

Solution

It was decided to set a 40ft patch to steady the flow behind the patch and thus prevent the production of turbid water. Saltel Industries performed shop tests on an identical slotted screen and determined that the patch could be anchored with no damage to the slotted-casing, if less than 650psi was transmitted to the casing. The key points in order to avoid screen damage were:

  • • an accurate positioning of the expansion packer when expanding (to avoid the contact of the inflated packer with the screen)
  • • the pressure monitoring (to avoid applying too much pressure to the screen through the patch)
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