Self-healing cement - Novel technology to achieve leak-free wells

SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 856-868

  Cavanagh, P ^a   Johnson, C R ^b   LeRoy Delage, S ^b   DeBruijn, G ^b   Cooper, I ^b   Guillot, D ^b   Bulte, H ^c   Dargaud, B ^c  

^a SUNCOR ENERGY INC   (Canada)

^b Shell International Exploration and Production

^c SCHLUMBERGER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBONS; LEAK DETECTION; OIL WELL CASINGS; OIL WELLS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); WELL PERFORATION;

CASING PRESSURE; CEMENT FAILURE; HYDRAULIC BARRIERS; REMEDIAL WORK FIXING; SUSTAINED CASING PRESSURE (SCP);

CEMENTS;

EID: 34147099530     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2523/105781-ms     Document Type: Conference Paper

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