Safety Valves

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 Safety Valves in Well Completion

Surface Safety Valve - SSV

Automatic fail-safe close valve installed at the Upper Master
Valve of the x-mas tree
A positive shut-off flow in case of
line leaks
process upsets in the surface facility
emergency shutdown.

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 Safety Valves in Well Completion

SubSurface Safety Valve - SSSV

A valve installed in the tubing down the well.
When activated it stops well flow.
Valve usually activated in combination with Surface Safety
Valve

Used for Emergency Only

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 SubSurface Safety Valves - SSSV
Application (1)

Why Install?
Protect people, property and the environment in case of
blowout from sabotage or human error, collision, equipment
failure, fire or leaks
Factors determining whether to install?
Location and types of wells
Government legislation
effect of blowout on people and the environment
damage to the producing reservoir

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 SubSurface Safety Valves - SSSV
Application (2)

Which type of wells require SSSV?

offshore flowing oil and gas production wells
offshore wells gas injection wells capable of flow
onshore gas producing and injection wells
onshore flowing sour (H2S) oil/gas wells
wells in earthquake-prone zones
Certain onshore oil wells
near major roads and or near populated areas
near environmental sensitive areas
near security sensitive areas

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 Tubing Safety Valves
Functional requirements

Flow barrier in the tubing when required.

Fail-safe closing at a pre-determined condition or command
To withstand the maximum reservoir pressure in closed
position
Minimum pressure drop in during production
In closed-position, pump through capability

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 Subsurface Safety Valves - SSSV
Application (3)

Tubing Safety Valves

SC-SSSV - Surface Controlled SubSurface Safety Valve:
controlled from the surface
installed and retrievable by wireline WR SC-SSSV
installed as an integral part of the tubing TR SC-SSSV
SSC-SSSV - SubSurface Controlled SubSurface Safety
Valve (Storm Choke)
actuated by the flow characteristics of the well
installed by wireline

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 SC-SSSV Wireline Retrievable type

Control line

WR SC-SSSV
seals

Landing nipple

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 SC-SSSV Tubing Retrievable type

Flapper open Flapper closed

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 Tubing Retrievable SC-SSSV

Features
integral part of tubing
no restriction in flow path ID
flapper shut off
robust design
equalizing while opening
lock open option
WR-SC-SSSV can be installed as backup
Note: valve sensitive for tubing loads

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 SSSV Setting Depth (3)

Recommended minimum setting depth

offshore
50 meter below the deepest pile penetration
onshore
100 meter below ground level

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