Drilling
Drilling is a process whereby a hole is bored using a drill bit to create a well for oil and natural gas production. There are various kinds of oil wells with different functions:
- Exploration wells (or wildcat wells) are drilled for exploration purposes in new areas. The location of the exploration well is determined by geologists.
- Appraisal wells are those drilled to assess the characteristics of a proven petroleum reserve such as flow rate.
- Development or production wells are drilled for the production of oil or gas in fields of proven economic and recoverable oil or gas
- Relief wells are drilled to stop the flow from a reservoir when a production well has experienced a blowout.
- An injection well is drilled to enable petroleum engineers to inject steam, carbon dioxide and other substances into an oil producing unit so as to maintain reservoir pressure or to lower the viscosity of the oil, allowing it to flow into a nearby well.
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Directional Drilling Tools and Techniques
Directional Drilling Tools and Techniques: The planning, equipment and procedures involved in drilling non-directional wells also apply ...
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Wellbore Deviation | Deviation in Vertical Wells
the exact causes of wellbore deviation are unknown, we can list the following as contributing factors: • Formation type (…
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Directional Drilling Overview
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Cement Evaluation | Cement Evaluation Well Logging: Assessing Cement Integrity in Oil and Gas Wells
After completing this topic "Cement Evaluation", you will be able to: • Summarize methods for evaluating quality of a cement…
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Plug Cementing | What is Plug Cementing?
After completing this topic "Plug Cementing", you will be able to: • Define plug cementing and associated terms...
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Primary Cementing | What is primary cementing?
After completing this topic "Primary Cementing", you will be able to: - Define primary cementing and associated terms.
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Cement Slurry Flow Properties and Mud Displacement
After completing this topic " Cement job | Cement Slurry Flow Properties and Mud Displacement", you will be able to:
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Cement Testing Procedures
After completing this topic "Cement Testing Procedures", you will be able to: - Describe the basic properties of oil well…
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