Prediction of and Effective Preventative Solution for Annular Fluid Pressure Buildup on Subsea Completed Wells - Case Study

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 1859-1865

  Loder, Toni ^a   Evans, Jason H ^b   Griffith, James E ^a  

^a HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^b PETRO CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIBILITY; DRILLING FLUIDS; ERROR ANALYSIS; OIL WELL CASINGS; OIL WELL CEMENTING; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL TESTING; THERMAL EXPANSION; WELL PRESSURE;

ANNULAR PRESSURE; DIFFERENTIAL TEMPERATURE CYCLE;

OIL WELL COMPLETION;

EID: 1142301520     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/84270-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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