Designing and drilling extended reach wells. Part 2
Journal Article
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· Petroleum Engineer International; (United States)
OSTI ID:6917609
- T H Hill Associates, Houston, TX (United States)
One of the most important issues in the planning and successful drilling of an extended-reach well is well path design. During the last 40 years, the principal forces driving directional well path design have been: doglegs; drill pipe contact force across the build section; drillstring torque and drag; drill pipe buckling; hole cleaning; mechanical well bore stability; and well path tortuosity. Obviously, other concerns have influenced well path design, but an understanding of these issues has been a prerequisite to the successful construction of world class extended reach well bores. This paper reviews these issues.
- OSTI ID:
- 6917609
- Journal Information:
- Petroleum Engineer International; (United States), Journal Name: Petroleum Engineer International; (United States) Vol. 67:1; ISSN 0164-8322; ISSN PEEID4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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