UNCONVENTIONALS
Unconventional
Shale Production
THE Halliburton Redlift System
TM
Solving challenges.™
CHALLENGE
Maximizing unconventional shale reservoir
recovery throughout the life of a well
is challenging as rapid depletion, solids,
and gas breakout limit production and
decrease artificial lift run life.
REDL i f t
Solution
R ange
E nvironment
D rawdown
By partnering with operations on
artificial lift technologies and intelligent
solutions, Halliburton created the
REDLiftTM system, the industry’s
most robust system solution to
these challenges to increase shale
investment returns.
Performance
The REDLift electrical submersible pumping systems have been
installed and are running in the largest shale basins: Permian,
Mississippi Lime, and Bakken. Operators recognize the leadingedge technologies and intelligent solutions that address the key
challenges they face.
The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
R E DLift
TM
System: Range
Wide Range Stage Expanded Production Curve
Wide Range Stages
Variable Speed Drive Advanced Software
Electrical submersible pumps (ESP) are designed for a
limited production range. Rapid decline can cause premature
pump wear, increased interventions, and extended payback
of investment. To prevent this, REDLift system pumps are
configured to allow for a wider hydraulic operating range.
Production decline can be
managed through careful,
intelligent operation
with monitoring
automation technologies.
Realization of the full
expanded production
range potential depends
on the use of a variable
speed drive (VSD) and its
advanced software suite
that optimizes REDLift
system operation. Gas
mitigation software
specific to Halliburton
VSD’s allows REDLift
systems to “ride through”
gas slugs.
The REDLift system offers a suite of wide range (WR)
electrical submersible pump (ESP) stages that cover
unconventional wells broad production ranges. WR stages
accommodate unconventional wells changing inflow and
stay in the well longer.
Pump Stage
Operating Range
400 WR 400
100* to 550
400 WR 1250
370 to 1800
400 WR 1750
440 to 2200
*Based on total volume through pump, which includes liquids and gas.
If gas is present, then fluid volumes below 100 barrels per day (bpd)
can be handled. 3
The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
R E DLift
TM
System: Environment
Abrasion Resistant System
Frac proppant migrates back into the wellbore when a
pressure drop is created by the pump and enters the pump
intake. High solids concentration can plug pump stages and
can cause erosion of internal components. To address this,
abrasion resistance (AR) is designed throughout the
REDLift system.
Wide range pumps have AR configured stages that use tungsten
carbide inserts to provide radial support for improved sand
management. In addition, 100%-coated staging is available for
the harshest environments. Halliburton’s Q-MAXTM Gas Bypass
System uses coatings, employs hardened liners, and thickens
critical components to enable continuous operations in the
most abrasive environments.
When solids concentrations overwhelm the handling
capabilities of the pump, Halliburton can offer a desander,
which is designed to filter the sand in the well bore before
entering the pump.
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Abrasion Resistant Pump
The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
R E DLift
TM
System: DRAWDOWN
Q-MAX™ Gas Bypass System
Gas in the well is released as the wellbore pressure is reduced by
pump drawdown. Gas comes in slugs and consumes valuable
area, restricting and ultimately stopping all liquid flow.
Halliburton’s Q-MAX Gas Bypass system is the most
efficient gas-mitigation product in the ESP industry by both
handling and separating gas.
Hundreds of field installations in the largest shale oil basins
have shown that Halliburton’s Q-MAX Gas Bypass system
Handles more gas
operates in higher gas oil ratio (GOR) conditions and allows
drawdowns that were previously unattainable.
InteLift™ Remote Monitoring System
With Halliburton’s Artificial Lift InteLiftTM remote monitoring
system and its companion downhole sensor performing 24/7
well monitoring, you have total performance identification
and control of your most valuable assets. Users can monitor
well performance, optimize pump performance, maximize
operational efficiency, and minimize downtime.
For increased oil production
Provides greater well drawdown
4,000
Mcf/d
200 b/d
650 psi
REDLift Gas
Competition Gas
REDLift Pump Intake Pressure
Competition Pump Intake Pressure
REDLift Oil
Competition Oil
Production data from
a Mid-Continent operator’s
toughest well shows
Halliburton’s REDLift system
beats the leading competitor’s
unconventional system.
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The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
R E DLift System in the Bakken
TM
In the Bakken, each well was completed with an ESP. One
belonged to Halliburton and the other to a competitor. The
principal difference was the competitor used a standard
rotary gas separator, while Halliburton proposed its REDLift
system. The results were overwhelming. Halliburton’s
REDLift system extended run life by five months and had
an additional drawdown of 300 to 500 psi. With a total
production increment of 140,000 bbls, at $75/bpd, the
incremental production value is USD 10.5 million.
Historical Well Conditions
Total Vertical Depth (ft)
9,623
Total Measured Depth (ft)
20,691
Gas Liquid Ratio
Technologies
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•
•
•
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Wide Range Pump
Abrasion Resistant System
Q-MAXTM Gas Bypass System
24/7 Well Monitoring System
500 to 800
The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
R E DLift System in the Permian Basin
TM
In the Permian Basin, a well’s 3,250 GOR created intermittent
operations and threatened the viability of the dual pay zone
completion. Halliburton proposed a test in which the well
would produce 30 days with a rotary gas separator (RGS),
and then the RGS would be replaced with the REDLift
system. After 20 days, the RGS’ oil production was 154 bpd
with gas lock and intermittent operations. The REDLift
system’s oil production was 95% larger at 300 bpd, had
continuous operations, and drew the well down from 1,000
to 300 psi.
Historical Well Conditions
Static Pressure (psi)
1,900
Gas Oil Ratio
3,250
Gas Liquid Ratio
1,444
Technologies
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•
•
Wide Range Pump
Abrasion Resistant System
Q-MAXTM Gas Bypass System
24/7 Well Monitoring System
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The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
R E DLift System in the Mississippi Lime
TM
An operator in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma asked Halliburton
to provide its REDLift system in its most challenging well
where the competition had underperformed. Halliburton’s
REDLift system was chosen for its WR pumps that cover
unconventionals’ broad production ranges, its Q-MAX Gas
Bypass gas-separation technology, and abrasion resistance
system configuration. The results were overwhelming.
Halliburton’s REDLift system increased oil production by
160 bpd, increased gas production by 3.2MMcf per day, and
had an additional drawdown of 200 psi.
Historical Well Conditions
Total Vertical Depth (ft)
9,336
Gas Oil Ratio
3,250
Gas Liquid Ratio
1,444
Technologies
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Wide Range Pump
Abrasion Resistant System
Q-MAXTM Gas Bypass System
24/7 Well Monitoring System
The Halliburton REDLift™ System: Allows Producers to Maximize Their Unconventional Shale Reservoir Recovery
Halliburton Frac to Production
From Frac to Production, there is a Halliburton solution
for your unconventional challenges.
The Frac of the FutureTM program employs a new approach to fracturing that
maximizes productivity, minimizes downtime, optimizes the operator’s return on
their service investment, and focuses on the HSE aspects of the personnel working,
as well as the landowner/operator land, air, and water environmental perspectives.
Multi-Chem’s award-winning customized RockOn® surfactants deliver higher
initial production rates and greater ultimate recovery at lower overall well costs. Specifically formulated based on core sample testing, each RockOn surfactant is custom
tailored to take into account the unique reservoir and fluid characteristics, with
options to fit specific environmental requirements. Multi-Chem analyzes the water
chemistry in the injection systems for scaling tendencies, and examines any deposits
that may have formed to identify scale type. From there, Multi-Chem develops a
customized scale-control program and chemical application. This helps maintain
production and reduce the potential for pump failure and costly replacement.
ZoneGuard® Short Radius and Frac Pack hydraulic-set openhole packers can be
used to provide immediate stage isolation between fracturing sleeves. The packer
uses a uniquely designed element package with a backup and deployment system
to deliver consistent sealing performance in a defined range of openhole and case
hole conditions.
Halliburton’s REDLift system is the industry’s most robust production system
that solves the unconventional shale challenges of rapid depletion, solids and
contaminants, and gas breakout so you can maximize the return on your
shale investment.
For more information on halliburton unconventional products,
please visit: halliburton.com/unconventional or email
[email protected].
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Halliburton is dedicated to solving unconventional shale production
challenges through technology innovations. Halliburton continues to
develop improved wide range pumps, innovative coatings, and new gas
mitigation products. These technologies help enable increased production
and greater uptime by addressing unconventional shale challenges of
Range, Environment, and Drawdown.
Having contributed to the industry by being the leader in hydraulic
fracturing jobs, Halliburton will have solutions, from Frac to Production,
to solve your unconventional challenges.
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