Well completion:

The activities and methods of preparing a well for the production of oil and gas or for other purposes, such as injection; the method by which one or more flow paths for hydrocarbons are established between the reservoir and the surface.

2.

The system of tubulars, packers, and other tools installed beneath the wellhead in the production casing; that is, the tool assembly that provides the hydrocarbon flow path or paths.

Terms Related to Well completion

• Open-hole completion

  A method of preparing a well for production in which no production casing or liner is set opposite the producing formation. Reservoir fluids flow unrestricted ...

• Tubingless completion

  A method of producing a well in which only production casing is set through the pay zone, with no tubing or inner production string used ...

• Completion

  1. Refers to the installation of permanent equipment for the production of oil or gas. 2. The hardware used to optimize the production of hydrocarbons ...

• Coiled tubing completion

  A completion where ct and associated ct-mounted hardware is used as the primary completion flow path.

• Steam drive

  A method of improved recovery in which steam is injected into a reservoir through injection wells and driven toward production wells. The steam reduces the ...

• Swab

  To reduce pressure in a wellbore by moving pipe, wireline tools or rubber-cupped seals up the wellbore. If the pressure is reduced sufficiently, reservoir fluids may ...

• Miniaturized completion

  A well completion in which the production casing is less than 4.5 inches in diameter. Compare conventional completion.