Designing and drilling extended reach wells. Part 1

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1994 · Petroleum Engineer International; (United States)

OSTI ID:6844867

Guild, G J; Hill, T H; Summers, M A ^[1]

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1. T H Hill Associates Inc., Houston, TX (United States)

This article represents the first in a five-part series on designing and drilling extended reach wells. Subsequent parts to this series will address well path design considerations, drill string design and quality control, well bore stability and hole cleaning and a summary of the current state of ERD operations and future challenges. As efforts to minimize production costs continue, the economic advantages of extended reach wells have never been more clear. Increasing well departure significantly expands the accessible reservoir area which minimizes the number of production platforms, reduces or eliminates the need for expensive subsea wells and allows access to areas such as ship channels. This five-part extended reach drilling (ERD) series will highlight some of the more critical ERD design and drilling practices. This series begins with selected casing and cementing considerations.

• OSTI ID: 6844867
• Journal Information: Petroleum Engineer International; (United States), Journal Name: Petroleum Engineer International; (United States) Vol. 66:11; ISSN 0164-8322; ISSN PEEID4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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