State-of-the-art approaches are the key to successful ERD
Journal Article
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· World Oil
OSTI ID:175999
- Exxon Company, U.S.A., New Orleans, LA (United States)
Exxon`s West Delta 73 F-37 well was recently drilled to a long-throw (closure or reach), shallow-gas objective at a total depth (TD) of 10,226 ft measured depth (MD) and 3,083 ft true vertical depth (TVD). The 3.3 to 1 MD/TVD ratio exceeded that of previous Gulf of Mexico (GOM) wells when Well F-37 reached TD in June 1993. The 8,492-ft throw also surpassed the reach of previous GOM wells with similar TVDs. This 85{degree} extended-reach well used negative-weight technologies like buoyancy-assist and inverted drillstrings. This article discusses techniques that assured operational success. The well was drilled and completed in 42 days, 10% under budget and free of significant non-productive time.
- OSTI ID:
- 175999
- Journal Information:
- World Oil, Journal Name: World Oil Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 217; ISSN 0043-8790; ISSN WOOIAS
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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