Avoiding losses in depleted and weak zones by constantly strengthening wellbores

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 519-530

  Van Oort, Eric ^a   Friedheim, Jim ^b   Pierce, Toby ^b   Lee, John ^b  

^a Shell Upstream Americas Houston   (United States)

^b M I SWACO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; DEEPWATER DRILLING; DRILLING FLUIDS; DRILLS; INFILL DRILLING; OIL FIELD EQUIPMENT; PELLETIZING;

DEEP-WATER PRODUCTION; DEEPWATER OPERATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; FRACTURE PROPAGATION PRESSURE; NON-PRODUCTIVE TIME; STRENGTHENING ADDITIVE; STRENGTHENING MATERIALS; WELLBORE INSTABILITY;

BOREHOLES;

BOREHOLE LOGGING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; DEEP DRILLING; DRILLING FLUID; FRACTURE PROPAGATION; INSTABILITY; MUD; REMEDIATION; WEAK ROCK; WELL LOGGING; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO;

EID: 84862947925     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/125093-PA     Document Type: Article

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