WELL INTERVENTION DRILLING & COMPLETIONS UNCONVENTIONAL RESOURCES RESERVOIR OPTIMIZATION Pressure Test Casing Patch Restriction to Confirm Well Integrity TAM Inflatable Packer - Resettable (TIPR) with SE1 Element Location: Northern Alberta, Canada CHALLENGE: A high temperature SAGD well with a previously run casing patch created a restriction of 11.6-in ID in 12.35-in ID casing. The customer required a 580 psi (pressure test of the casing patch and casing to surface to confirm well integrity. SOLUTION: TAM deployed a 4 1/4-in x 7 .88-in. TAM Inflatable Packer-Resettable (TIPR) tool with a 7 .88 High Temperature SE1 Element to run through the restriction and inflate below the casing patch. Pressure was applied to the annulus above the packer to test the patch and casing to 1000 psi.

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