The Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference & Exhibition took place in Woodlands, Texas, USA on March 27–28, 2018. The annual event was traditionally organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and the Intervention & Coiled Tubing Association (ICoTA).

Session 1. Intervention in Challenging Wells

This session focuses on the latest technologies for wireline and coiled tubing interventions in challenging wells including multilaterals, tubing restrictions, high pressure, and extended reach.

Utilizing Ultrasonic Imaging Technology to Evaluate a Lateral Entry Module

Solberg Marianne, Archer; Sullivan Michael, Drake Steve G., ConocoPhillips; Rommetveit Tarjei, Troup Duncan, Archer; Johns Joel, Quintana Energy Services

As a result of improved drilling and completion techniques, an increasing number of wells worldwide utilize multilateral systems to minimize the number of surface penetrations required to maximize reservoir contact. However, these systems increase the complexity, which in turn introduces new failure modes and challenges related to inspection of erroneous completions. The scanning range and measurement capabilities utilizing ultrasound imaging techniques provide a new solution for well diagnosis of multi-lateral completions.

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