SwellPlug

Throughout the life of a well, it may be necessary to isolate existing perforations for the purpose of re-completing an alternative section of the wellbore or to stop water from being produced. Traditional methods involve setting a plug, straddling the perforations or performing a cement squeeze, all of which can be complex and costly and in the case of a straddle, result in a reduced ID wellbore.
 

TAQA has developed SwellPlug, a cost effective, low complexity, patent protected method to isolate existing perforations and allow water shut off or re-completion to take place. SwellPlug uses TAQA’s patented, field proven swelling elastomer technology. SwellPlug sized swellable elastomer particles are pumped from surface into existing perforation tunnels and allowed to swell in-situ to provide an effective high pressure seal up to 10,000psi. The SwellPlug particulates are batch mixed at surface and pumped downhole using standard cementing equipment. The design and volume of the particulate
material and carrier fluid are based on the length of the zone to be isolated.
 

SwellPlug's proprietary water swellable particles use a combination of super absorbent polymers and osmotic swell mechanisms to optimise speed and strength.

FEATURES

• Forms tight and permanent seal when swollen
• Uses field proven, proprietary osmotic swell mechanism
• Chemical and temperature resistant (up to 250 Deg C)
• Plug design tailored for well conditions
• Pumped using standard pumping equipment

BENEFITS

• Maintains full bore access
• Operationally simple to deploy
• Suitable for all environments
• Multiple applications; water shut-off, recompletion, P&A, Cementing
• Permanent swell, unaffected by saturation
• Plug withstands significant pressure drops