Summary The economic success of deepwater and ultradeepwater developments often depends on the use of innovative technologies that can increase production and minimize workover needs to achieve the sought-after field efficiency during the productive life of the field. Intelligent completion technology, a new concept for the oil field, is one of the technologies that can support these needs. This well-completion concept allows the operator to obtain real-time or near-real-time reservoir data, then reconfig. the wellbore production/ injection architecture to adapt to the information obtained. Along with pipeline, platform, and subsea system synergies, three fields in the Gulf of Mexico—Aconcagua, Camden Hills, and King's Peak—use intelligent completion technology to optimize a marginal reserve base. Located in Mississippi Canyon Blocks 173, 217, 305, and 348 and Desoto Canyon Blocks 133 and 177 in 6,200 to 7,200 ft of water, the three fields’ production will be tied to the Canyon Station host platform, 55 miles from the most distant well location.
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Nielsen et al. (2002) studied this question.