Managed pressure drilling
With extraction out of depleted wells more important than ever, this new and developing technology is literally changing drilling engineering for future generations. Never before published in book form, these cutting-edge technologies and the processes that surround them are explained in easy-tounde...
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| Other Authors | |
|---|---|
| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
Houston, Tex. :
Gulf Pub.,
©2008.
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| Series | Gulf drilling series.
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| Subjects | |
| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9781933762241 1933762241 0127999876 9780127999876 1601199961 9781601199966 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxx, 369 pages) : illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Ch. 1. The Why and Basic Principles of Managed Well-Bore Pressure
- Ch. 2. Situational Problems in MPD
- Ch. 3. Constant Bottom-Hole Pressure with Pressure as a Primary Control
- Ch. 4. MPD with Flow Measurement as the Primary Control
- Ch. 5. Continuous Circulation System
- Ch. 6. A Simplified Approach to MPD
- Ch. 7. Mud Cap Drilling
- Ch. 8. Dual-Gradient Drilling
- Ch. 9. Equipment Common to MPD Operations
- Ch. 10. MPD Candidate Selection
- Appendix A. Rock Mechanics
- Appendix B. Rheology
- Appendix C. Useful Conversion Factors
- Appendix D. IADC Well Classification System for Underbalanced Operations and Managed Pressure Drilling
- Appendix E. IADC Underbalanced and Managed Pressure Drilling Guidelines
- HSE Planning Guidelines
- Appendix F. IADC US and MPD Glossary.