Real-Time, Downhole Hydraulics Modelling Helps Operator Drill the Well and Run Liner Under a Narrow Fracture/Pore Pressure Window Condition

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 173-179

  Peng, S ^a   Hodder, M ^a   Kay, M ^b   Milton, A ^b  

^a M I LLC ^*

^b Talisman Energy (UK) Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER HARDWARE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORRELATION METHODS; DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; FRACTURING (OIL WELLS); HYDRAULICS; OIL WELL CASINGS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; RHEOLOGY;

ANNULAR PRESSURE-WHILE DRILLING (APWD); EQUIVALENT CIRCULATING DENSITIES (ECD);

OIL WELL DRILLING;

EID: 33646967613     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/85309-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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