US 12,203,348 B2
System and method for turning well over to production
Matthew L. White, Houston, TX (US); Jeffrey Spencer, Sunset, SC (US); Brian B. Hope, Houston, TX (US); and Christopher J. Heikkinen, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US)
Filed by ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/238,617.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/401,403, filed on Aug. 26, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0068333 A1, Feb. 29, 2024
Int. Cl. E21B 43/26 (2006.01); E21B 43/10 (2006.01); E21B 43/12 (2006.01)
CPC E21B 43/10 (2013.01) [E21B 43/123 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for turning a well over to production, the method comprising:
drilling a wellbore using a drillstring;
casing the wellbore;
fracture stimulating a reservoir via the wellbore;
after fracture stimulating, drilling the wellbore to a plug back total depth using the drillstring; and
after drilling the wellbore to the plug back total depth, converting the drillstring from a drilling mode to a production mode without removing the entirety of the drillstring from the wellbore,
wherein when the drillstring is in the drilling mode, the drillstring includes one or more of a drillout bottomhole assembly, first and second gas injection control nipples, first and second profile nipples, a backpressure valve, a workstring, and first and second crossovers, and wherein converting the drillstring includes: disconnecting the drillout bottomhole assembly; deploying a reverse flow check and orifice valve to the first gas injection control nipple; and removing a portion of the drillstring from the wellbore.