Drilling straight down

Oilfield Review

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 14-17

  Brusco, Guido ^a   Lewis, Pete ^b   Williams, Mike ^b  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING; EXPLORATORY BOREHOLES; FRICTION; HYDRAULICS; NATURAL RESOURCES EXPLORATION; OIL WELLS; PETROLEUM GEOLOGY; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; WELL LOGGING;

EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITY (ECD); EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION (CO); MEASUREMENT-WHILE-DRILLING (MWD); RATE OF PENETRATION (ROP);

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 10044271180     PISSN: 09231730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (9)

1. Williams M: "Better Turns for Rotary Steerable Drilling," Oilfield Review 16, no. 1 (Spring 2004): 4-9.
2. "Drilling Levels Will Continue Upward," World Oil 225, no. 2 (February 2004): 41, 43-45, 47. " Heightened Activity Will Continue in Some Areas," World Oil 225, no. 2 (February 2004): 63-65, 69.
3. "Drilling Levels Will Continue Upward," World Oil 225, no. 2 (February 2004): 41, 43-45, 47. " Heightened Activity Will Continue in Some Areas," World Oil 225, no. 2 (February 2004): 63-65, 69.
4. For an example: Williams, reference 1.
5. For more on drilling in tectonically active areas: Addis T, Last N, Boulter D, Roca-Ramisa L and Plumb D: "The Quest for Borehole Stability in the Cusiana Field, Colombia," Oilfield Reviews, no. 2/3 (April/July 1993): 33-43.
6. For more on the KTB project: Bram K, Draxler J, Hirschmann G, Zoth G, Hiron S and Kühr M: "The KTB Borehole - Germany's Superdeep Telescope into the Earth's Crust," Oilfield Review 7, no. 1 (January 1995): 4-22. Calderoni A, Savini A, Treviranus J and Oppelt J: "Outstanding Economic Advantages Based on New Straight-Hole Drilling Device Proven in Various Oilfield Locations," paper SPE 56444, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, October 3-6, 1999.
7. For more on the KTB project: Bram K, Draxler J, Hirschmann G, Zoth G, Hiron S and Kühr M: "The KTB Borehole - Germany's Superdeep Telescope into the Earth's Crust," Oilfield Review 7, no. 1 (January 1995): 4-22. Calderoni A, Savini A, Treviranus J and Oppelt J: "Outstanding Economic Advantages Based on New Straight-Hole Drilling Device Proven in Various Oilfield Locations," paper SPE 56444, presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston, October 3-6, 1999.
8. Bratton T, Edwards S, Fuller J, Murphy L, Goraya S, Harrold T, Holt J, Lechner J, Nicholson H, Standifird W and Wright B: "Avoiding Drilling Problems," Oilfield Reviewl 13, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 32-51. Ali AHA, Brown T, Delgado R, Lee D, Plumb D, Smirnov N, Marsden R, Prado-Velarde E, Ramsey L, Spooner D, Stone T and Stouffer T: "Watching Rocks Change-Mechanical Earth Modeling," Oilfield Review 15, no. 2 (Summer 2003): 22-39.
9. Bratton T, Edwards S, Fuller J, Murphy L, Goraya S, Harrold T, Holt J, Lechner J, Nicholson H, Standifird W and Wright B: "Avoiding Drilling Problems," Oilfield Reviewl 13, no. 2 (Summer 2001): 32-51. Ali AHA, Brown T, Delgado R, Lee D, Plumb D, Smirnov N, Marsden R, Prado-Velarde E, Ramsey L, Spooner D, Stone T and Stouffer T: "Watching Rocks Change-Mechanical Earth Modeling," Oilfield Review 15, no. 2 (Summer 2003): 22-39.