Invert Emulsion Gravel Pack Carrier Fluid

Many high productivity wells in sand-stone formations require some level of sand control. Open hole gravel packing is a popular sand control solution, especially in offshore deepwater reservoirs. In recent years, reservoir engineers, when dealing with water sensitive shales, have been forced to use less effective and more expensive gravel placement techniques, including viscous brine-packs and alternate path completion assemblies. For reservoirs that require both sand exclusion and long-term shale control, Baker Hughes Drilling Fluids offers OMNI-PACK^SM, a multi-functional gravel pack carrier fluid designed to maximize alpha-beta pack operations.

Features and Benefits

• Stabilizes reactive shales, providing increased wellbore stability in the reservoir
• Provides long term shale stability for extended-reach reservoirs
• Field proven with exceptional results
• Wide range of carrier fluid densities (0.8 - 1.38 s.g.)
• Rapidly oil wets the gravel to facilitate rapid settling and alpha/beta gravel deposition
• Promotes a tighter pack than a gel/viscous pack

• Not damaging to the pore network
• Can save the operator from drilling two wells to gravel pack the same reservoir drain in certain difficult applications
• Uses leading edge surfactant chemistry that promotes near-Newtonian behavior
• Easily blended at any standard mixing facility
• Compatible with residual invert emulsion DIF
• Eliminates potential for emulsion formation during the completion phase
• Compatible with MICRO-WASH, post-GP treatments