A multilateral (MLT) well with an advanced intelligent completion string was recently completed in the Middle East. The well was designed as a "stacked" dual producer in the upper and lower reservoir, and was drilled using the latest geo-steering techniques to accurately place the wellbore in a highly faulted and geologically complex structure. Rotary-steerable drilling systems (RSS) were used in several of the hole sections, along with advanced logging-while-drilling (LWD) tools including multi-pole acoustic, azimuthal deep resistivity, and resistivity at bit. Encounters with unstable shale and faults made the drilling difficult, but the decisions made in real-time to navigate the well resulted in a very high percentage of net pay in both laterals.This well combined TAML Level 4 multilateral (MLT) technology with passive inflow control devices in the laterals and an advanced intelligent completion system in the mainbore. The TAML Level 4 multilateral junction was cemented to isolate unstable shale above the reservoir and to provide zonal isolation from the lateral completions, which were compartmentalized into stages with proprietary swellable packers and inflow control devices (ICDs). The intelligent completion was run in the mainbore with two interval control valves (ICVs) and isolation ball valve (LV ICV) to manage the production from each of the two laterals independently. The ICVs and LV ICV are controlled hydraulically through four control lines to surface, which were run in a flat-pack with one electric line to control a downhole gauge package for each lateral. Finally, the well was configured to allow the installation of a large electric submersible pump (ESP) to be run inside the upper 9-5/8-in. production tubing.This project required intensive planning and coordination for more than a year in advance, which made the project successful despite the difficult drilling conditions and resulted in very little NPT for wellbore construction operations. This paper will focus on the planning, execution and lessons learned from the project.

Currently, ultradeepwater single-trip multizone completions are commonly run (Techentien et al 2016). Looking forward, improvement and progress can be achieved by using run history, lessons learned, and best practices. In the Lower Tertiary of the Gulf of Mexico, multizone completions in which differential pressure ratings of 15,000 psi are necessary, all operational stages should be considered, including stimulation treatments and production depletion. To date, little information is published about specific downhole component design methods or standard qualification processes required by operators and/or service companies. The objective of this paper is to help educate the industry by presenting the approach of one service company to address the 15,000 psi Lower Tertiary challenge. This paper discusses the innovative qualification processes of all subsystems, including the intelligent upper completion, interfacing intermediate completion, and the sandface lower completion. The proven success of the industry-standard 10,000-psi generation IV (Clarkson et al. 2008) multizone frac-pack system (Grigsby et al. 2016) provides an installation and operating standard that is used as a basis for a 15,000-psi pressure-rated multizone system. Operators were interviewed, internal discussions with all stakeholders were conducted, and thorough reviews of current and future regulatory standards were completed to develop this methodology. This paper presents the results of these discussions and reviews the downhole components using a detailed qualification process. It also discusses the test procedures for full system validation to satisfy operator and regulatory requirements. The result is a reliable 15,000-psi differential, single-trip multizone system that incorporates an intelligent completion string for interventionless zonal isolation, control, and monitoring over the life of the well.