Saudi Arabian Oil Company

Abdullah A Alothman

Ibrahim A Al-Obaidi

Suliman M Azzouni

Ali S Abu Alsaud

Methods and systems for controlling fluids in a wellbore are described. The methods and systems include running a production string into the wellbore, the production string includes production tubing and completion components with a first packer with a first control line and a backup packer with a second control line; setting the first packer in the wellbore in response to a signal on the first control line; producing hydrocarbons from the wellbore with the first packer set and the backup packer unset; and setting the backup packer in the wellbore in response to a signal on the second control line.

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Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Abdullah A Alothman