Paper: PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS FOR OVERBALANCED PERFORATING AND SURGING

Extreme overbalanced perforating and surging has been used in many types of reservoirs as a completion method since the June, 1990. This method of completion is not a panacea for the petroleum industry, but it does address many of the problems associated with low pressure and/or low permeability reservoirs. This paper will present some of the more practical applications for today's completion practices. The cases presented include skin removal, massive hydraulic fracture replacement, and treatment volume reductions. The possible application of this process for coal seam wells will also be discussed.