Horizontal and Vertical Drilling

✍ Scribed by Byron Davenport

• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx)
• Year: 1992
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 336
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Horizontal drilling is a relatively new technique for oil and gas drilling on land. This unique book offers petroleum engineers comprehensive treatment of horizontal drilling methods, plus an up-to-date review of vertical drilling technology. It covers everything from drilling contracts and well designs - to drilling equipment, calculations, and testing to the finishing of a well and final paperwork. Included are detailed instructions for handling all types of typical and emergency problems encountered in drilling and related activities. There is coverage of plug and abandon procedures, blowout control, fighting oil well fires, safety issues for drilling and recovery, and guidelines for handling unexpected disasters.

✦ Table of Contents

Vover......Page 1
Preface & Dedication......Page 7
01_Typical Oil & Gas Transaction......Page 11
02_AFE......Page 23
03_Drilling Contracts......Page 38
04_Drilling Prognosis......Page 45
05_Key Rental Items......Page 57
06_RigUp,SpudIn&Setting Surface Casing......Page 67
07_Nippling Up-BOP stack......Page 85
08_BHA......Page 94
09_Drilling Out Surface Casing,Tests&Squeeze Jobs......Page 107
10_Drill Bits......Page 121
11_Mud Program......Page 128
12_Drilling Ahead......Page 134
13_Produce While Drilling Equipment......Page 137
14_Key Maintenance......Page 144
15_Special Problems In Vertical Drilling......Page 148
16_Fishing Tools......Page 171
17_Drill Stem Tests......Page 185
18_Coring the Well......Page 194
19_Logging the Well and Accompanying Problems......Page 199
20_The Intermediate String, Liners, and Testing......Page 204
21_Horizontal Zone To Drill......Page 213
22_The Horizontal Directional Driller and MWD Tools......Page 216
23_Drilling The Curve......Page 219
24_Special Problems During Horizontal Drilling......Page 224
25_Setting the Packer in a Horizontal Well......Page 237
26_The Long String & Cement Job......Page 239
27_Finishing the Well and the Paperwork......Page 248
28_Plug & Abandon Procedures......Page 252
29_Blowout Control & Calculations......Page 257
30_Oilfield Firefighting......Page 276
31_Completing a Horizontal Well......Page 285
Appx_B_Common Oilwell DrillingCalculations......Page 289
Appx_C_Cement Book......Page 298
Appx_D_Consultant Checklist......Page 303
Glossary......Page 312
Index......Page 328
AboutTheAuthor......Page 336