HALLIBURTON Velocity Revolve Gun System User Manual
- June 9, 2024
- HALLIBURTON
Table of Contents
HALLIBURTON Velocity Revolve Gun System
OVERVIEW
With the increase of fiber-optic installations in unconventional wells to
achieve better understandings of well completions and production, the need to
accurately orient perforations to avoid damaging fiber-optic cable is
critical. Unintentionally damaging the fiber-optic hardware can negatively
impact the well’s treatment and production diagnostics. While oriented
perforating is not a new concept, existing solutions have been either
unreliable, inefficient, or uneconomic.
The Halliburton Velocity™ Revolve oriented gun system gives operators the
ability to confidently orient perforations within 5° of the desired
perforating azimuth, which is more precise than the leading competitive system
on the market. The ability to align the perforating charge tube by using
internally oriented components eliminates the need for externally oriented
hardware, such as eccentered weight bars, which can also increase complexity
and unreliability.
As the first internally oriented, fully modular guns on the market, Velocity™
Revolve guns eliminate the need for additional hardware and failure-prone
components. Traditionally oriented perforating jobs can require additional
equipment and personnel on location to prepare the gun string and to clean
hardware in between each run, and this requirement can have a negative impact
on overall frac efficiency. Velocity™ Revolve guns are pre-loaded and aligned
prior to shipping and can be delivered directly to a wellsite. Upon arrival of
the Velocity™ Revolve gun system, a wireline crew only needs to insert a
detonator and assemble the final bottomhole assembly (BHA) before running it
in hole.
Legacy oriented perforating methods can decrease the overall efficiency of a
frac job by as much as 67%, which can increase the cost of the completion
spread by hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of a well. Another
gap in legacy oriented systems has been the additional hardware length that is
often required, along with potential limitations in the perforating charge
performance specifications. Oriented Velocity™ Revolve guns are up to 35%
shorter than competitive gun systems and are better suited for more common
industry-standard perforation charges, with a wider range of entry hole
diameter specifications.
FEATURES
- Orients charges within 5° of the desired angle
- Orientation unaffected by wellbore conditions
- Modular, disposable platform
- Shorter length than competing systems
- Broader portfolio of charge options than traditional gun systems
BENEFITS
- Provides the most accurate and efficient internally oriented system in the industry
- Offers the lowest total perforating cost for fiber-optic completions
- Eliminates the tasks of redressing and cleaning equipment
- Reduces the amount of equipment and personnel required to be on location
Velocity™ Revolve| Legacy Oriented Guns| Benefits of
Velocity™ Revolve Systems
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Internally oriented mechanism| Reliance on eccentered weight bars and subs| •
More reliable orientation method and shorter BHA than in traditional systems
• Unaffected by wellbore conditions
Modular platform| Loading, assembly, and/ or wiring required on location| • More efficient surface operations
• Elimination of human-caused failures
• Fully disposable
• Eliminates the need to clean and redress equipment
Accurate within 5° of desired angle| Accuracy known to be more than 60° off in some cases| • Provides confidence in fiber-optic avoidance
• Eliminates downhole variables in the completion design
Shortest BHA in the industry| Requires longer guns and additional hardware| • Ability to run more guns without the need for additional surface equipment
• More easily conveyed down hole
Multiple perforation charge specifications| Often limited to a single perforation charge specification| • Completion design flexibility
• More limited entry options
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