Pore Pressures in the Nam Con Son Basin, Offshore Vietnam – Observations, Characteristics and Solutions

Stephen O’Connor, Jakob Heller, Sarah Clancy

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... causing such well control/drilling problems? The simple answer is, of course, inaccurate pre-drill prediction; however, there are a series of factors...

Method of Commercial Outlining of Oil Pools in Upper Cretaceous Fracture Reservoirs in the Ch-IASSR

N. A. Plotnikov, N. N. Boltyshev

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... of the geology and evaluation of reserves. The drilling profiles are generally placed transverse to the trend of the fold that is host to the pool. A few...

Lowe (Ellenburger) Field

Dennis W. Dull

West Texas Geological Society

... Used 13 3/8” casing @300′, 9 5/8” casing @ 4900′, 2 1/16” csg. Slim hole dual completion, Acid frac. Significant Drilling Problems None Lowe field...

Kingdom (Abo Reef) Field

John R. Frank, Jr.

West Texas Geological Society

... Significant Drilling Problems must case off Triassic redbeds Kingdom (Abo Reef) Field, usually referred to as “Kingdom Abo Field”, is located...

Well Planning: Part 3. Wellsite Methods

Arnold M. Woods, Byram Reed

AAPG Special Volumes

...) and TVD (true vertical depth) ^squ H2S and other gases ^squ Over- and underpressured zones ^squ Casing points ^squ Drilling problems -- Sloughing shales...

Unocal’s Horizontal and Radial Pilot Injectors in the Midway Sunset Field

Neal D. Livingston, Julio M. Quintana, Susan M. Buller

Pacific Section of AAPG

... horizontal well having a total measured depth of 1480′ (400′ lateral section). Drilling progressed as planned without major problems (Figure 5). Figure 5...

Technology and Money are Keys to Meeting World Energy Needs*

John L. Kennedy

Southeast Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

... make it essential that more efficient drilling methods and equipment be developed to stretch current capital capabilities. Alternate energy sources...

Ocean Drilling on Passive Continental Margins: Chapter 22: Recent Ocean Drilling Program Contributions

P. D. Rabinowitz, J. G. Baldauf, L. E. Garrison, A. W. Meyer

AAPG Special Volumes

..., the Ocean Drilling Program (ODP) drill ship JOIDES Resolution (Figure 1) has yielded substantial information to address the above problems...

Exploration Drilling in the Mamberano Region of Irian Jaya: An Operations Review

M. C. Bearne

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... arrangements for serious illness or injury cases. Drilling of the wells was in practice extremely difficult. Severe hole problems were encountered in each...

Planning Software Streamlines the Decision Process

Erlend Glømmen

GEO ExPro Magazine

... decision support tool from IPRES enables decision makers to integrate the disciplines of reserves estimation, production profile generation, drilling...

Recent Developments in Oil Company of Australia Limited Permits Surat Basin

W. R. Fawcett

Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA)

... and the State Gas Pipeline, then OCA is prepared to follow up the seismic with a drilling programme which could see up to 20 wells drilled in 1997...

Customized HPWBM Using Dual Brine System to Provide Wellbore Stability in Exploration North Madura Offshore Indonesia

M. Galih Samudera, Hafidz Ali, Remy Azrai, Agung Pratama

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... condition could still be maintained even after 4 days of downtime from draw works problems. Methylene Blue Test value during drilling of the well...

Results of Geological Exploration in 1998 and Plans for Study of Resource Base of “Slavneft” in 1999

A. V. Bayev

Petroleum Geology: A Digest of Russian Literature

... lowering production and increasing costs. Plans for 1999 call for 29,440 m of drilling, 900 km of seismic profiles, and 150 sq km of areal seismic surveys...

Designing A Real-Time Geomechanics Program For A 7Km Borehole To Intersect The Nankai Subduction Zone In Japan

Search and Discovery.com

Applications of Coal Petrology in Coal Selection and Coal Land Evaluation

John C. Crelling, Russel R. Dutcher

Special Publications of SEPM

... potential problems and indeed files are full of failures, some verging on fiascos - all for a lack of adequate data. Drilling programs which are well...

Melibur Field: An Integrated Approach to Reservoir Development

Hasan Hambali, Phil Dolan

Indonesian Petroleum Association

.... It was found to contain undersaturated crude oil and after appraisal and development drilling, the field was brought on stream in December 1986. All...

Developments in Eastern Canada in 1965

J. E. S. Milne , R. D. Howie

AAPG Bulletin

... and development activity continued to decline. Exploration drilling decreased from 91 tests in 1964 to 80 in 1965 and development drilling from 125 wells...

In-Situ Stresses, Rock Strength, Fluid Pressure, and Implications for Wellbore Stability and Oil and Gas Development in the Senoro and Tiaka Fields, Sulawesi, Indonesia

William L. Power, Agus Tjengdrawira, Sitio Aprianto, Sugiyanto Suwono, Syahriza Ghanny Rachman, Muhammad Wijanarko, Dwi Hudya Febrianto, Anies Baasir, Deddy Hasanusi

Indonesian Petroleum Association

..., and using maximum mud weights between ~9.5 and 10.5 ppg, where ppg indicates pounds/gallon. Senoro-2 experienced the most notable drilling problems...

Oil and Gas Developments in Eastern Canada in 1984

R.A. Trevail, Debra K. Parker

CSPG Bulletin

... Venture N-91 and West Venture C-62. Problems were encountered with the West Venture N-91 well when a sharp drop in drilling fluid level occurred...

Oil and Gas Developments in Eastern Canada in 1984

R. A. Trevail, Debra K. Parker

AAPG Bulletin

... and West Venture C-62. Problems were encountered with the West Venture N-91 well when a sharp drop in drilling fluid level occurred in response...

Integrated Strategic Planning Management to Enhance Recovery in Mature Fields - Case Study Field X Indonesia

Samuel Zulkhifly Sinaga, Irfan Hariz

Indonesian Petroleum Association

..., mature fields face typical problems such as inefficient drainage, production decline, increase in water cut and sand production. Production-improvement...

Arun Core Analysis: Special Procedures for Vuggy Carbonates

Eve S. Sprunt

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... of the problems with mud solids contamination is that the composition of the mud solids is not well known. The precise composition of the whole drilling mud...

Selected Studies in High-Angle Hole Cleaning

Mario Zamora, Paul Hanson

Indonesian Petroleum Association

... in trouble-shooting field problems. 1. Rehm, W.: "Horizontal Drilling Applied in Slim Holes." Pet Engr Intl (Feb 1987) 2. Tomren, P.H., Iyoho, A.W....

A New Page in the History of Reservoir Characterization in the Andes Sedimentary Basin Area, with the Introduction of State of the Art LWD Formation Evaluation Services A Case History in South America … Ecuador

A. Carvalho, J. Sierra, L. Sanchez, R. Medina, M. Cevallos, W. Gonzalez, R. Santacruz

Asociación Colombiana de Geólogos y Geofisicos del Petróleo (ACGGP)

... to acquire formation evaluation data and to avoid the problems associated with cable conveyed logging acquisition which occurred during the drilling...

Perspectives on Horizontal Drilling in Canada

Robert G. Farquharson, Lawrence M. Spratt, Peter C.M. Wang

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists

... during drilling of the build and horizontal sections. Problems that may be encountered during the drilling of the build section and horizontal...