Advances in drilling covered at conference in Southeast Asia

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1993 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6693849

Recent advances in drilling technology include new applications for various polymer-based drilling fluids, an analytical evaluation of certain gas control additives for light cement slurries, the use of a new wellhead connector, and the development of a unique completion tool for slim hole wells. This paper reports on these topics which were covered in several papers prepared for the Offshore South East Asia 9th Conference and Exhibition held Dec. 1-4, 1992, in Singapore. Drilling fluids formulated with partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide were used successfully and economically to control well bore problems in a development drilling program in southeast Asia. Another paper presented results on the use of various cationic and anionic materials to control shale stability problems common to areas offshore western Australia. Another paper presented results of an evaluation of five common additives used to control gas migration problems in light-weight cements. In addition to these fluid topics, recent mechanical developments were covered.

• OSTI ID: 6693849
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 91:5; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

02 PETROLEUM
42 ENGINEERING
ASIA
OFFSHORE OPERATIONS
WELL DRILLING
DRILLING FLUIDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
OIL WELLS
WELL STIMULATION
WELL COMPLETION
TOOLS
FLUID INJECTION PROCESSES
ENHANCED RECOVERY
POLYMERS
TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
DRILLING
FLUIDS
STIMULATION
WELLS
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