First field applications of microflux control show very positive surprises

IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Operations Conference and Exhibition 2007

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 30-39

  Santos, Helio ^a   Catak, Erdem ^a   Kinder, Joe ^b   Franco, Emmanuel ^b   Lage, Antonio ^b   Sonnemann, Paul ^b  

^a Impact Solutions Group

^b Secure Drilling ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CUTTING FLUIDS; DRILLING FLUIDS; OIL FIELDS; OIL WELL DRILLING; PIPING SYSTEMS;

FIELD WELLS; MICROFLUX CONTROL; PIPE MOVEMENT; VERTICAL WELLS;

CONTROL SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 40449084210     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

1. Santos, H, Reid, P., Leuchtenberg, C, Jones, C, Lage, A., Nogueira, E. and Kozicz, J.: "Micro-Flux Control Method Combined with Surface BOP Creates Enabling Opportunity for Deepwater and Offshore Drilling," paper OTC 17451, presented at the 2005 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, TX, 2-5 May 2005.
2. Santos, H, Leuchtenberg, C, Reid, P. and Lage, A.: "Opening New Exploration Frontiers with the Micro-Flux Control Method for Well Design," paper OTC 16622, presented at the 2004 Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 3-6 May 2004.
3. Santos, H., Leuchtenberg, C, and Shayegi, S.: "Micro-Flux Control: The Next Generation in Drilling," paper SPE 81183, presented at the SPE Latin American and Caribbean Petroleum Engineering Conference, Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, West Indies, 27-30 April 2003.
4. Catak, E. and Santos, H.: "Secure Drilling System Operational Manual, version 1.0," Houston, TX, 30 April 2006.
5. Santos, H., Catak, E., Kinder, J. & Sonnemann, P.: "Kick Detection and Control in Oil-based Mud: Real Well Test Results Using Micro-Flux Control Equipment", paper SPE/IADC 105454, presented at the 2007 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 20-22 February 2007.