The casing pipe is mandatory in drilling operations as it has a lot of casing functions to prevent cave-in of unconsolidated formations, isolate problem zones, and many more. As mentioned before in our casing design guide, the selection of casing depends on many factors. Here in this article, we shall learn everything about the best …
A wiper trip is often made before running the casing. This is because it is essential that the casing, once started in the hole, reaches the planned casing setting depth with minimal trouble. Therefore, the hole must be in the best possible condition before running the casing. Procedure On the last trip out of the …
In the drilling industry, the rate of penetration (ROP), also known as penetration rate or drill rate, is the speed at which a drilling bit breaks the rock under it to deepen the borehole. It is generally measured in feet per minute or meters per hour. Generally, ROP increases in fast-drilling formations such as sandstone …
The service life of drill lines is greatly improved by drawing up a cut and slip program based on service increments. The main requirement for any program is to have an excess of drill line above that required for string-up. This excess can be slipped through the system at such a rate that wear is …
The only way to obtain information, before well drilling, on the nature and characteristics of the subsurface, including the pore pressure prediction, is through geophysical prospecting. The seismic reflection method is the most important and extensively used geophysical method for oil prospecting. Although geophysicists and geologists use seismograms mainly for subsurface structural and lithological interpretation, …
In general, good operating practice calls for regaining circulation before drilling ahead. However, in some companies, there is one notable exception: mud cap drilling. Mud-cap drilling permits continued drilling despite a pressured formation and a lost-circulation zone in the same interval of the open hole. Although mud-cap drilling has been employed in a limited manner …
The drilling program is the engineering design for the process of drilling and completion of the wellbore. The plan includes many data including well trajectory, casing design, mud program, well control, Drilling Bit Selection, geological data, formation gradient estimations, economics, and special procedures that shall be followed during the construction of the well. Although drilling …
In this article, we will discuss the practical right steps for the single-stage primary casing cementing job procedure in oil and gas wells. We have also discussed the multi-stage cementing job in one of our articles before. And we have summarized the important tips for successful primary cementing & Casing Cementing calculations to assist you …
Pre-job Requirements Pre-job Requirements An operating company wishing to use a Measurement While Drilling system must first decide: Where several different tools meet all the job requirements, some operators have a deliberate policy of trying out all the different systems to assess reliability and cost-effectiveness (check also oil well drilling well cost per foot). The …
Drilling muds are designed to facilitate drilling operations and provide proper cuttings transport. They are not necessarily conducive to efficient mud displacement, logging, or completion operations. Therefore, it is often necessary to condition the mud (i.e., to modify mud properties). Before placing cement (Cementing in drilling) in the wellbore, two mud characteristics can be changed—density …