CPC E21B 43/10 (2013.01) [E21B 43/123 (2013.01); E21B 43/26 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
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.
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