Case Study
External Casing Packer Valve Repair USA, Permian Basin
www.saltel-industries.com CONTEXT On a Plug & Perf horizontal well, an ECP valve, set at 4,860 ft, has been derated to 6,000 psi by the manufacturer while the formation would require 6,800 psi fracturing pressure. The client had planned to run plugs with an outer diameter of 4.425 in. for the stimula- tion operations with a possibility to switch to a 4.3 in. plug. Concerns about setting a casing patch were about diameter reduction for the