The cost of waiting
What this looks like, with and without the right support
Well integrity issues surface as incidents instead of being caught by a system built to find them first.
A structured well integrity management system catches risk before it becomes an incident, a shut-in, or a regulatory finding.
Barrier and annulus pressure anomalies get normalized over time instead of investigated.
Regular barrier assessment and annulus pressure reviews treat every anomaly as worth understanding, not explaining away.
Corrosion and casing condition are assumed rather than evaluated, until a failure forces the question.
Corrosion and casing evaluation give you a real answer on well condition before it’s forced on you by a failure.
Our approach
How this engagement actually runs
Well integrity work starts with the management system itself: the structured process that catches a developing problem — a barrier degrading, a pressure trend drifting — while it’s still a line on a chart, not an incident report.
Barrier assessment and annulus pressure reviews are run against that system regularly, not only when something looks wrong, because the wells that cause the most expensive problems are often the ones where nothing looked wrong until it suddenly did.
Corrosion and casing evaluation complete the picture, feeding directly into workover, suspension and abandonment planning — so decisions about a well’s future are made from an honest assessment of its condition, not a guess.
Scope of work
What’s included
Well integrity management systems
A structured process that catches developing risk early, while it’s still manageable and inexpensive to address.
Barrier assessment & annulus pressure reviews
Run as routine practice, not only in response to a visible problem — catching drift before it becomes a failure.
Corrosion & casing evaluation
An honest, current read on well condition, replacing assumption with evidence before a decision is made.
Workover, suspension & abandonment planning
Built on the actual integrity picture, so the chosen path matches the well’s real condition, not a guess.
Professional responsibility. Energy & Management Consulting Solutions Ltd. provides management, technical advisory and project coordination services. Where engineering or geoscience work must be authenticated in Alberta or another jurisdiction, it is performed and sealed by appropriately licensed professionals or permit holders engaged for that scope.
Where this fits
One integrated asset lifecycle
Decisions in one discipline account for their impact on the rest. See the full approach
- 01
Assess
Data review, asset diagnostics and benchmarking.
- 02
Characterize
Geology, petrophysics and reservoir understanding.
- 03
Plan
Development concepts, forecasts and economics.
- 04
Execute
Wells, completions, lift and facilities support.
- 05
Optimize
Surveillance, production gains and cost control.
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This service
Sustain
Integrity, late-life strategy and abandonment.
Questions
Common questions
What triggers the need for a well integrity review?
Ideally, a regular surveillance cadence rather than a single trigger — but common prompts include approaching a regulatory review, declining annulus pressure trends, aging infrastructure, or preparing for a workover, suspension or sale.
Does this work meet Alberta’s regulatory requirements for well integrity management?
The assessment is structured around recognized well integrity management practice. Where engineering work must be formally authenticated for a regulatory submission, that specific scope is performed and sealed by appropriately licensed professionals engaged for it — see our professional responsibility note.
Can this review help with a late-life or abandonment decision?
Yes — corrosion and casing evaluation feed directly into whether a well is a workover, suspension or abandonment candidate, giving you an evidence-based basis for that decision rather than a default assumption.
How often should a well integrity review be repeated?
It depends on well age, completion type and risk profile, but the review itself includes a recommended surveillance cadence going forward, so it isn’t a one-time snapshot.
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Talk to us about Well Integrity
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