Ultra-Deepwater Hydraulics and Well Control Tests with Extensive Instrumentation: Field Tests and Data Analysis

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 2339-2345

  Rommetveit, Rolv ^a   Bjørkevoll, Knut S ^a   Gravdal, Jan Einar ^a   Goncalves, Clemente J C ^b   Lage, Antonio Carlos V M ^b   Campos, Jose E A ^b   Aragão, Átila F L ^b   Arcelloni, Alberto ^c   Ohara, Shiniti ^d  

^a RF Rogaland Research   (Norway)

^b PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^c AGIP SpA   (Italy)

^d Shell Brasil   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOREHOLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; DRILLING FLUIDS; HEAT TRANSFER; HYDRAULICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OFFSHORE DRILLING; PRESSURE EFFECTS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; SEAWATER; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BLOWOUT PREVENTERS (BOP); WELL CONTROL TESTS;

OIL WELLS;

EID: 1142289346     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84316-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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