Well Management

When geomechanical models highlight that sand control is required, there are several key considerations in optimising the lower completion. The primary goal is to evaluate and mitigate the risks associated with sand production and formation damage, selecting the most appropriate lower completion solution to ensure efficient and safe extraction of reservoir fluids.

In addition to erosion risks, key completion decisions such as gravel pack versus standalone sand screen, and the deployment of inflow control devices including their sizing and location, can all be optimised when combined into a full computational fluid dynamics model of the well inflow. This approach identifies areas of higher velocity and accurately assesses hot-spotting and erosion, a considerable improvement on rules of thumb that can over or underestimate erosion risks.

Geomechanics and well engineering working together

Geomechanics plays a fundamental role in the well construction and completion selection process. Developing a model showing the timing and extent of formation failure will highlight the requirement for sand control. Alternatives such as oriented perforating and hydraulic fractures can also be reviewed with geomechanical modelling.

Completion design must balance performance, operability and long-term integrity. Applying practical well engineering experience ensures solutions are not only technically robust but executable in real operating environments. By aligning design with operational realities, risks are reduced and delivery becomes more predictable from planning through to execution.

Advanced numerical modelling

CFD modelling provides a deeper understanding of flow behaviour and clean-up performance. By quantifying formation damage, inflow dynamics and fluid interactions, uncertainty can be reduced early in the design process. Combining CFD model output with dynamic flow simulation software results in higher quality inputs such as inflow profiles, supporting the development of superior dynamic clean-up models.

At Elemental Energies, innovation sits at the heart of completion engineering, achieved by integrating multi-disciplinary teams with a broad set of transferable skills. Specialists in CFD and finite element analysis continue to develop new ways to support clients across oil and gas, carbon capture and geothermal energy projects.

CAN Group is proud to mark 40 years in business, celebrating four decades of innovation, care, resilience and excellence within the asset integrity arena. What began in April 1986 as a pioneering idea, introducing rope access offshore in the North Sea as a more cost-effective alternative to traditional scaffolding, quickly set new standards and became a tried, tested and trusted method of access across the energy industry.

From the outset CAN has continued to challenge traditional approaches, not simply to work differently but to work smarter, reducing risk, improving safety and delivering operational success for its clients. Driven by this approach, CAN's foundations in rope access and trades-based remediation services expanded to meet the challenges of the evolving energy industry, transitioning into mainstream inspection and advanced non-destructive testing services, and later adding engineering elements including integrity and inspection management services and vendor assurance.

Headquartered in Aberdeen, operating worldwide

Headquartered in Aberdeen, the CAN Group of companies today deliver a comprehensive range of innovative and integrated asset integrity services and solutions to the energy industry worldwide, from strategic locations in the UK, North America and West Africa. Key to the success and sustainability of CAN are its people, corporate competence and their CAN-Do attitude, delivering the full range of solutions safely and with integrity.

CAN has evolved to have one of the most comprehensive UKAS accredited scopes as a Type C Independent Inspection Body, and was the first company in the UK to be accredited for Integrity Management to ISO 17020, assuring clients of independence, impartiality and a best-in-class service. Most recently, CAN collaborated with a major operator in the energy industry to deliver Angola's first remote Class Approved inspection.

Vulcan Completion Products has launched the first of a series of new completion tools, MAGMASEAL, engineered for high pressure casing applications including fracturing operations. Established in 2017, Vulcan delivers specialist completion products across the Caspian, APAC and other international regions, with a portfolio protected by 57 patents.

MAGMASEAL is designed for challenging pressure integrity applications. By eliminating the traditional requirement for a separate test tool run, it simplifies completion design and reduces rig time. The product has recently been qualified through an extended test programme including cyclic pressure and temperature testing, alongside gas tightness verification.

Vulcan has recently strengthened its global QA/QC capability to support growing international demand, with expanded presence in the Caspian and APAC regions. The launch of MAGMASEAL represents the first step in a broader roadmap of new completion products scheduled for release over the next 18 months.

For years, projects involving naturally occurring radioactive material have relied on external advisory support and multiple interfaces between contractors, operators and regulators. That fragmented model creates governance gaps, increased exposure risk and unnecessary duplication. At Sureclean, we have built our approach around embedding compliance within execution.

With the appointment of Karen Gunn as Radiological Director, Sureclean is embedding senior Radiation Protection Adviser and Radioactive Waste Adviser expertise directly within its operational structure, setting the company apart from traditional NORM contractors that rely on external advisory support. Regulatory interpretation, operational design and waste governance now sit under one accountable delivery model.

One model, from assurance to execution

Through this integrated model, Sureclean delivers assurance through embedded expertise supported by digital traceability. The industry is moving away from the fragmented governance typical of older NORM contracts and toward integrated delivery where advisory authority, operational design and waste management sit together rather than across multiple vendors.

At Sureclean, this is not a future ambition. It is the delivery model operating today, designed to reduce exposure risk for personnel, simplify regulatory interfaces for operators and ensure radioactive waste is managed responsibly across the lifecycle of decommissioning projects.

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