Deployment of Swelling Elastomer Packers in Shell E&P

Abstract In Shell Exploration & Production, swelling elastomers have been deployed in a variety of applications: as a means to establish zonal isolation in liner completions, as a production separation packer, and as an integral part of an expandable open hole clad. In these applications, the elastomers have been run in various open hole, casing, and tubing sizes. A total of around 60 deployments in Shell have been recorded, all of which were technically successful. Case examples of each of the three mentioned applications will be presented from Shell operations in the North Sea, the Middle East, and the Far East.