Optimal Horizontal Drilling of Hard and Abrasive Unayzah Sandstones

Proceedings of the Drilling Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 347-361

  Simpson, Michael ^a   Zhou, Shaohua ^a   Treece, Mark ^a   Rondon, Carlos ^a  

^a SAUDI ARAMCO   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVES; COSTS; DRILL PIPE; DRILLING; ESTIMATION; HORIZONTAL WELLS; ROCKS; SANDSTONE; SHALE; STRESS ANALYSIS; TURBINES;

ABRASIVE SANDSTONES; HORIZONTAL DRILLING;

PETROLEUM ENGINEERING;

EID: 33646983247     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2118/85331-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

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2. Simpson, M.A., Zhou, S. and Nordquist, D.G., 2003, Drilling challenges and recent advances of Pre-Khuff wells, Saudi Arabia, presented in 2003 SPE Technical Symposium of Saudi Arabia Section, held in Dhahran, 7-9 June, 2003.
3. Temeng, K.O., Al-Amoudi, MO., and Chardac, O., 1999, Magnitude and orientation of in-situ stresses in Ghawar Khuff reservoirs, SPE 56511.
4. GeoMechanics International, 2002, Wellbor'e stability during drilling and production in Unayzah reservoir, Wudayhi field (external consulting report for Saudi Aramco).