Affiliation:
1. Scientific Drilling International
2. PathControl
Abstract
Abstract
Globally, there are numerous offshore legacy assets, including offshore platforms, subsea infrastructures, and wells that exist, however, are at or approaching their end of life and require decommissioning. Within the range of infrastructure, there is a subset of assets that are categorized as complex to decommission due to being unable to either gain access to the wellbores from the surface with offshore drilling units or there exist casing integrity issues which restrict the ability to access the wellbore. This paper will outline methods that can be applied in the offshore environment to successfully and economically decommission these assets using sub-surface intervention technology. The long-term environmental impacts of not taking action on these assets can be significant, and up until now, the problem has faced economic challenges and high technical risks to remedy.
The methods for complex decommissioning are drawn from a history of relief well intervention and onshore complex plug and abandonment. This paper will outline the methodology required to lower the risk of offshore complex decommissioning. The methods presented utilize active and passive magnetic ranging technology with no access to the target wellbore.
Experience on land-based operations has proven the methodology for complex decommissioning challenges, which enables wells to be abandoned economically with highly successful outcomes. The process is a permanent remedy to intervene and abandon wellbores mitigating environmental impacts and enabling operators to satisfy the growing change in perception with regards to the environmental obligations of the oil and gas industry.
The methods and technology applied for permanent decommissioning of subsurface assets have been optimized for offshore operations. These processes ensure that the economic cost is controlled through the application of risk-based methodologies and a proven, consistent approach to the execution of the operations. The active and passive magnetic ranging systems are undergoing a constant research and development process to further optimize the operations with the novel methods being shown in this paper.
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