Assessing wellbore integrity in sustained-casing-pressure annulus

SPE Drilling and Completion

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 131-138

  Rocha Valadez, T ^a   Hasan, A R ^a   Mannan, S ^a   Kabir, C S ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HESS CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS;

ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; LINEAR DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; SAFETY REGULATORS; SUSTAINED CASING PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION; TEST DATA ANALYSIS; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

COMPRESSIBILITY OF GASES;

CEMENT; COMPRESSIBILITY; GAS SEEPAGE; LEAKAGE; NUMERICAL MODEL; WELL TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84897077535     PISSN: 10646671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2118/169814-PA     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Altun, G., Langlinais, J., and Bourgoyne, A.T. Jr. 2001. Application of a New Model To Analyze Leak-Off Tests. SPE Drill & Compl 16 (2): 108-116. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/72061-PA.
2. Anders, J.L., Cismoski, D., Daniel, R., et al 2008. Prudhoe Bay Well P2 15 Surface Casing Collapse. Paper SPE 116771 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Denver, Colorado, 21-24 September. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/116771-MS.
3. American Petroleum Institute. 2006. API RP 90: Annular Casing Pressure Management for Offshore Wells, first edition (August 2006).
4. Aschehoug, M. and Kabir, C.S. 2013. Real-Time Evaluation of Carbon Dioxide Production and Sequestration in a Gas Field. SPE Res Eval & Eng 16 (2): 134-143. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/163149-PA.
5. Azzola, J.H., Tselepidakis, D.P., Pattillo, P.D., et al 2007. Application of Vacuum-Insulated Tubing to Mitigate Annular Pressure Buildup. SPE Drill & Compl 22 (1): 46-51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/90232-PA.
6. Bellarby, J., Kofoed, S.S. and Marketz, F. 2013. Annular Pressure Buildup Analysis and Methodology with Examples from Multifrac Horizontal Wells and HPHT Reservoirs. Paper SPE 163557 presented at the 2013 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and Exhibition, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 5-7 March. http://dx.doi.org/10. 2118/163557-MS.
7. Bourgoyne, A.T Jr., Scott, S.L. and Manowski, W. 2000. A Review of Sustained Casing Pressure Occurring on the OCS, final report submitted to US Department of Interior Minerals Management Service, Washington, D.C.
8. Bourgoyne Jr., A.T., Scott, S.L. and Regg, J.B. 1999. Sustained Casing Pressure in Offshore Producing Wells. Paper SPE 11029 presented at the Offshore Technology Conference, Houston, Texas, 3-6 May. http://dx.doi.org/10.4043/11029- MS.
9. 2-Storage Fields in Italy. SPE Prod & Oper 26 (2): 140-148. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/133056-PA.
10. Diller, C. 2011. Field-/Well-Integrity Issues, Well-Abandonment Planning, and Workover Operations on an Inadequately Abandoned Well: Peace River, Alberta, Case Study. SPE Drill & Compl 26 (4): 540-549. http://dx.doi.org/ 10.2118/138287-PA.
11. Goodwin, K.J. and Crook, R.J. 1992. Cement Sheath Stress Failure. SPE Drill Eng 7 (4): 291-296. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/20453-PA.
12. Hasan, A.R., Izgec, B. and Kabir, C.S. 2010. Sustaining Production by Managing Annular-Pressure Buildup. SPE Prod & Oper 25 (2): 195-203. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/120778-PA.
13. 2 Leakage Rates Along a Wellbore. Paper SPE 126700 presented at the SPE International Conference on CO2 Capture, Storage, and Utilization, San Diego, California, 2-4 November. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/126700-MS.
14. Izgec, B., Cribbs, M.E., Pace, S.V., et al 2009. Placement of Permanent Downhole-Pressure Sensors in Reservoir Surveillance. SPE Prod & Oper 24 (1): 87-95. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/107268-PA.
15. Jackson, P.B. and Murphey, C.E. 1993. Effect of Casing Pressure on Gas Flow Through a Sheath of Set Cement. Paper SPE 25698 presented at the SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 22-25 February. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/25698-MS.
16. Kabir, C.S. and Hasan, A.R. 1998. Does Gauge Placement Matter in Downhole Transient-Data Acquisition? SPE Res Eval & Eng 1 (1): 64-68. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/36527-PA.
17. Kinik, K. and Wojtanowicz, A.K. 2011. Identifying Environmental Risk of Sustained Casing Pressure. Paper SPE 143713 presented at the SPE Americas E&P Health, Safety, Security, and Environmental Conference, Houston, Texas, 21-23 March. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/143713-MS.
18. 2 Leakage Through Wellbores. SPE Drill & Compl 26 (3): 324-331. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/139635-PA.
19. Nishikawa, Somei: "Mechanisms of Gas Migration after Cement Placement and Control of Sustained Casing Pressure,". MS. Thesis, Louisiana State University, May 1999.
20. Oudeman, P. and Kerem, M. 2006. Transient Behavior of Annular Pressure Buildup in HP/HT Wells. SPE Drill & Compl 21 (4): 234-241. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/88735-PA.
21. Pestman, W.R. 2009. Mathematical Statistics, second edition. Berlin, Germany: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co.
22. 2 Leakage Rates Along a Wellbore. Paper SPE 135483 presented at the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Florence, Italy, 19-22 September. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/135483-MS.
23. Tao, Q., Bryant, S.L., Meckel, T.A., et al 2012. Wellbore Leakage Model for Above-Zone Monitoring at Cranfield, MS. Paper SPE 151516 presented at the Carbon Management Technology Conference, Orlando, Florida, 7-9 February. http://dx.doi.org/10.7122/151516-MS.
24. Taoutaou, S., Bermea, J.A.V., Bonomi, P., et al. 2011. Avoiding Sustained Casing Pressure in Gas Wells Using Self-Healing Cement. Paper IPTC 14279 presented at the International Petroleum Technology Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, 7-9 February 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.2523/14279-MS.
25. Vignes, B. and Aadnoy, B. 2010. Well-Integrity Issues Offshore Norway. SPE Prod & Oper 25 (2): 145-150. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/112535-PA.
26. Wang, H., Soliman, M.Y., Shan, Z., et al 2011. Understanding the Effects of Leakoff Tests on Wellbore Strength. SPE Drill & Compl 26 (4): 531-539. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/132981-PA.
27. 2 Leakage Along Wellbores. SPE Drill & Compl 24 (1): 115-126. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/106817-PA.
28. Wojtanowicz, A.K., Nishikawa, S., and X.u., R. 2001. Diagnosis and Remediation of Sustained Casing Pressure in Wells, final report submitted to US Department of Interior Minerals Management Service, Washington, D.C. (July 2001).
29. Xu, R. and A.K. Wojtanowicz. 2001. Diagnosis of Sustained Casing Pressure from Bleed-off/Buildup Testing Patterns. Paper SPE 67194 presented at the SPE Production and Operations Symposium, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 24-27 March. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/67194-MS.
30. Xu, R. 2002. Analysis of Diagnostic Testing of Sustained Casing Pressure in Wells. PhD dissertation, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (December 2002).