What is SSD (Sliding Sleeve Door)? Why do we use SSD? How do we Operate SSD?

Q) What is SSD (Sliding Sleeve Door)? 

Q) Why do we use SSD? 

Q) How do we Operate SSD?

What is SSD (Sliding Sleeve Door)? SSD stands for Solid State Drive and is a mysterious drive for many people, and therefore the question, ‘Why do we use SSD?’ is typical. How do we implement SSD?

As for oil & gas production technological advancements and innovations are constantly developing with the idea to improve the processes of production and to reduce the risk of accidents. Of them, the Sliding Sleeve Door (SSD) is one of the key elements of the downhole completion activities. The role, function, and operations of SSDs in performing well and boosting hydrocarbon recovery from beneath the surface are hence a prerequisite to their use. Now let’s look at the complexities of SSD technology.

What is SSD?

A Sliding Sleeve Door (SSD) is a downhole completion equipment used to control the flow of fluids in the oil and gas wells. It is a cylindrical jacket having one or more ports which can be in turn opened or closed to control the flow of fluids between the tubing and casing annuli. Sliding Sleeve doors (SSD) are generally applied in hydraulic fracturing, production, and intervention workovers.

One may ask why do we use SSD?

The utilization of SSDs offers several advantages in oil and gas production operations:

Flow Control:

SSDs also allow for high levels of control in terms of wellbore deliverability, production rate limitations, and other issues that may be of concern with regard to reservoir management and drainage, as well as avoiding hard string influxes.

Zonal Isolation:

SSDs work to allow or block certain ports along the sleeve to allow zonal isolation to be achieved in order that operators can stimulate or produce from some intervals of the reservoir but not from undesired intervals.

Enhanced Efficiency:

Remote control of SSDs from the surface lowers the instances of expensive operations and, therefore, enhances the profitability of operations.

Flexibility:

SSDs are unique equipment that can be run in an open- or cased- or multilateral well or in any other type of well completion, which makes them flexible in well construction and production management.