There is abundant natural gas in Kuqa foreland area of Tarim basin, the reservoir has characteristics of ultra depth(6500m-8000m), high pressure(115MPa-140MPa), high temperature(170°C-190°C) and complex corrosive medium, which bring well integrity high challenge. There are 52 production wells in the Kuqa foreland basin in 2012. The 16 wells of these production wells exist sustained casing pressure(SCP). The SCP wells caused by the tubing string failure is 61%. Since 2012, in order to build safe well barrier and achieve scientific production management, consider all important periods of drilling, well testing, well completion and production in well full life cycle. the design methods of the four main well barrier components(casing string, cement, tubing string, well head) are optimized. A set of technology for well barrier quality control, well maintenance and well production management is formed. Finally, the key technology of full life cycle well integrity for ultra depth, HPHT gas well is formed. In view of the large angle of bedding, well deviation controlled difficultly, and coexistence of high pressure saline aquifer and week bed in one open hole section which lead to serious casing wear and poor cement stone, the vertical well drilling technology, the collapse resistance casing design methods, the casing wear preventing measures, negative pressure test method and high temperature, high density cementing technology are completed. These technologies improve the safety of casing string and the quality of cement. Considering the extreme working conditions(the partial pressure of CO2 is beyond 2MPa, The content of chlorine is about 80000mg/L, acid job, 136MPa pump pressure in well head)of tubing string, material selection method, triaxial stress analysis method, quality control technology for tubing string is optimized. The failure ratio of tubing string reduced from 50% in 2013 to zero in 2017. Referencing API RP 90-2 and IOS16530-2, a special calculation method for annulus pressure management is formed, which include minimum operation pressure and maximum allowable pressure for different annulus. Then a risk assessment system is established. The SCP wells is controlled less than 22% in the condition of increasing number of high pressure gas wells. Based on the research introduced above, China's first set of well integrity specification series is completed. The integrity specification series include the well integrity guide, the well integrity design and the well integrity management for high temperature high pressure and high sulfur gas. These results effectively support safty in production for high pressure gas field in Tarim basin, and will promote the well integrity level in the same kind of oilfield.

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With the increasing demand for new technologies in HPHT (high pressure high temperature) wells, more and more attention has been paid to the system of technical qualifications. Most established norms, standards and recommended practices are written in prescribed formats, setting out methods, procedures and acceptance criteria for product design, manufacture and testing. However, established norms, standards or recommended practices may not adequately cover new technologies or applications. The technical qualification system is established in this paper, which can identify the potential failure modes and some activities in order to control the uncertainties and increase confidence of using new technology. A risk-based technical qualification system is used to assess non-traditional operations. It includes following seven main steps: system breakdown, technology assessment and classification, technical novelty, failure model and risk analysis, risk-based qualification planning and participation level development. The core of technical qualification system is to understand the ways and causes of system failure, and to carry out corresponding activities to provide evidence that the system will not fail. Through the technical identification process, the detailed equipment/operation specifications and identification requirements have been formulated. Different levels of participation are assigned for each eligibility activity, depending on the hazard and risk. It is proved that the application of the technical qualification principle in the systematic evaluation and control of the risks of new technologies or new applications is successful. In HPHT wells in particular, operators can move from a reactive approach to a proactive approach.