Predicting and preventing wellbore instability: Tullich field development, North Sea

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-21

  Russell, Ken A ^a   Ayan, Cosan ^a   Hart, Nick J ^b,c   Rodriguez, Jean Mary ^b,d   Scholey, Howard ^b,c   Sugden, Chris ^b,c   Davidson, John K ^e  

^a SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

^b Kerr McGee North Sea (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c Maersk Oil North Sea UK Limited   (United Kingdom)

^d OMV (UK) Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^e Predrill Stresses Int (PSI) Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ROCKS; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH; BOREHOLES; FORECASTING; GEOMECHANICS; INFILL DRILLING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; OIL WELLS; SEISMOLOGY; STABILITY; WELL COMPLETION;

GEOMECHANICAL MODEL; HORIZONTAL PRODUCTION WELLS; OIL PRODUCTION; TULLICH OIL FIELD; WELLBORE INSTABILITY; DRILLING TECHNOLOGY; ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT; NON-PRODUCTIVE TIME; STABILITY PREDICTION; WELL CONSTRUCTIONS; WELLBORE STABILITY MANAGEMENT;

OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL LOGGING;

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; HORIZONTAL WELLS; LITHOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OIL FIELD DEVELOPMENT; OIL WELL DRILLING; OIL WELL PRODUCTION; ROCKS; STRESSES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

DRILLING; WELL LOGGING; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 33646009979     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/84269-PA     Document Type: Article

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