WPCI treatments in a deep HP/HT production hole increase LOT pressures to drill ahead to TD in a gulf of Mexico shelf well

Proceedings - SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 2827-2838

  Traugott, D ^a,b   Sweatman Halliburton, R ^a,b   Vincent, R ^a,c  

^a Atlas Wireline Services

^b HALLIBURTON   (United States)

^c Chevron ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRILLS; FRACTURE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SAND; THERMAL EFFECTS;

HIGH-PRESSURE/HIGH-TEMPERATURE (HPHT) WELL; PRESSURE-CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY; WPCI TREATMENTS;

MATERIALS HANDLING;

EID: 33644799438     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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