Working Guide to Drilling Equipment and Operations (eBook)

Front Cover 1
Working Guide to Drilling Equipment and Operations 4
Copyright 5
Full Contents 8
Chapter 1. Drilling Muds and Completion Systems 16
1.1. Functions of Drilling Muds 16
1.2. Classifications 19
1.3. Testing of Drilling Systems 20
1.4. Completion and Workover Fluids 53
1.5. Safety Aspects of Handling Brines 62
1.6. Preventing Contamination 65
Chapter 2. Drill String: Composition and Design 70
2.1. Drill Collar 72
2.2. Drill Pipe 95
2.3. Drill String Inspection Procedure 201
Chapter 3. Air and Gas Drilling 208
3.1. Bottomhole Pressure 211
3.2. Minimum Volumetric Flow Rate 215
3.3. Drill Bit Orifices or Nozzles 215
3.4. Injection Pressure 216
3.5. Water Injection 217
3.6. Saturation of Gas 218
3.7. Eliminate Stickiness 218
3.8. Suppression of Hydrocarbon Combustion 220
3.9. Aerated Drilling (Gasified Fluid Drilling) 222
3.10. Stable Foam Drilling 232
3.11. Completions Operations 237
3.12. Compressor and Inert Air Generator Units 241
3.13. Highly Deviated Well Drilling and Completions 247
3.14. Downhole Motors 248
Chapter 4. Directional Drilling 296
4.1. Glossary of Terms used in Directional Drilling 296
4.2. Dogleg Severity (Hole Curvature) Calculations 303
Chapter 5. Selection of Drilling Practices 314
5.1. Health, Safety and Environment 315
5.2. Production Capacity 318
5.3. Well Planning and Implementation 319
5.4. Drilling Implementation 326
5.5. Post-Run Evaluation 332
Chapter 6. Well Pressure Control 334
6.1. Introduction 334
6.2. Surface Equipment 335
6.3. When and How to Close the Well 337
6.4. Gas-Cut Mud 338
6.5. The Closed Well 340
6.6. Kick Control Procedures 341
6.7. Maximum Casing Pressure 345
6.8. Maximum Borehole Pressure 347
Chapter 7. Fishing Operations and Equipment 350
7.1. Causes and Prevention 351
7.2. Pipe Recovery and Free Point 356
7.3. Parting the Pipe 358
7.4. Jars, Bumper Subs and Intensifiers 364
7.5. Attachment Devices 366
7.6. Fishing for Junk 378
7.7. Abandonment 383
7.8. Wirelines 386
Chapter 8. Casing and Casing String Design 400
8.1. Types of Casing 400
8.2. Casing Data 408
8.3. Combination Casing Strings 440
8.4. Running and Pulling Casing 449
Chapter 9. Well Cementing 462
9.1. Introduction 462
9.2. Chemistry of Cements 463
9.3. Cementing Principles 466
9.4. Standardization and Properties of Cements 468
9.5. Properties of Cement Slurry and Set Cement 470
9.6. Cement Additives 480
9.7. Primary Cementing 489
9.8. Secondary Cementing 513
Chapter 10. Tubing and Tubing String Design 524
10.1. API Physical Property Specifications 524
10.2. Running and Pulling Tubing 535
10.3. Preparation and Inspection before Running 535
10.4. Packers 553
Chapter 11. Environmental Considerations for Drilling Operations 584
11.1. Introduction 584
11.2. Well Site 585
11.3. Environmental Regulations 586
11.4. Site Assessment and Construction 590
11.5. Environmental Concerns While in Operation 598
Index 610