Description
Book SynopsisModern Well Design - Second Edition presents a unified approach to the well design process and drilling operations. Following an introduction to the field, the second chapter addresses drilling fluids, as well as optimal mud weight, hole cleaning, hydraulic optimization, and methods to handle circulation losses. A relatively large chapter on geomechanics follows, presenting methods for wellbore fracture and collapse modeling, including methods to interpret caliper logs.
Contains a new generalized fracture model suitable for deep-water drilling
The start of any well design is to collect data and establish the design premises. To this end, Chapter Four presents well integrity issues, methods to select depths of casing seats, and also some important completion and production requirements. This encourages the design of a plan to last for the entire life of the well, defining loads that it may be subjected to at later stages.
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Table of Contents
Introduction to the well design process. Drilling design. Geomechanical evaluation. Well design premises. Casing design. Design of an HPHT well. Drilling operations and well issues. Appendix A: A system for experience transfer. Appendix B: Evaluation of ballooning in deep wells.
