عنوان

Drilling technology in nontechnical language /

1593702647

9781593702649

dltt

Drilling technology in nontechnical language /

[Book]

Steve Devereux

2nd ed

Tulsa, Okla. :

PennWell Corp.,

c2012

xi, 370 p. :

ill. ;

24 cm

Includes index

Rev. ed. of: Drilling for oil & gas / Steve Devereux. 1999

Machine generated contents note: 1.Drilling Geology -- Overview -- Origins of Rock -- Plate Tectonics -- Lithology -- Rock Strengths and Stresses -- Hydrostatic Pressure Imposed by a Fluid -- Geological Input to Drilling Wells -- Summary -- 2.Oil and Gas Reservoir Formation -- Overview -- Source Rock and Hydrocarbon Generation -- Vital Rock Properties -- Primary Migration -- Structural Traps -- Reservoir Rock -- Seal Rock -- Secondary Migration -- Reservoir Drives -- Problems Related to Fluids in the Reservoir -- Summary -- 3.Drilling a Land Exploration Well -- Overview -- Identifying a Prospect -- Well Proposal -- Well Design and Drilling Program -- Drilling the Well -- Production Testing the Well -- Abandoning the Well -- Summary -- 4.Planning and Drilling a Development Well Offshore -- Overview -- Well Planning -- Hole and Casing Sizes -- Writing the Well Program -- Drilling the Well -- Summary -- 5.Rig Selection and Rig Equipment -- Overview -- Selecting a Suitable Drilling Rig -- Classifications of Drilling Rigs -- Descriptions -- Rig Systems and Equipment -- Summary -- 6.Drill Bits -- Overview -- Roller Cone Bits -- Fixed Cutter Bits -- Core Bits -- Optimizing Drilling Parameters -- Grading the Dull Bit -- Bit Selection -- Drillbit Economics -- Summary -- 7.Drilling Fluids -- Overview -- Functions of the Drilling Fluid -- Basic Mud Classifications -- Designing the Drilling Fluid -- Summary -- 8.Directional and Horizontal Drilling -- Overview -- Why Drill Directional Wells? -- Directional Well Planning -- Deviating the Wellbore -- Navigating to the Target -- Directional Drilling Problems -- Summary -- 9.Casing and Cementing -- Overview -- Casing Types -- Designing the Casing String -- Role of the Cement outside Casing -- Mud Removal -- Cement -- Cement Design -- Running and Cementing Casing -- Cementing Surface Casings -- Cement Evaluation behind Casing -- Other Cement Jobs -- Summary -- 10.Evaluation -- Overview -- Evaluation Techniques -- Physical Sampling at the Surface -- Physical Sampling Down Hole -- Electrical Logging -- Production Testing -- Summary -- 11.Well Control -- Overview -- Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Well Control -- Blowout Preventer Stack -- Kick Detection Equipment -- Killing the Well -- Shallow Gas -- Special Well Control Considerations -- Certification of Personnel for Well Control -- Summary -- 12.Managing Drilling Operations -- Overview -- Personnel Involved in Drilling Operations -- Contract Types -- Incentive Schemes -- Decision Making at the Wellsite -- Decision Making in the Office -- Interfacing with Service Companies -- Estimating the Well Cost -- Logistics -- Handling Major Incidents -- Summary -- 13.Drilling Problems and Solutions -- Overview -- Lost Circulation -- Stuck Pipe -- Fishing -- Summary -- 14.Safety and Environmental Issues -- Overview -- Safety Meetings -- Newcomers on the Rig -- Training and Certification -- Drills -- Permit to Work Systems -- Safety Alerts -- Equipment Certification -- Safety Equipment -- STOP -- Minimizing Discharge and Spills -- Environmental Impact Studies -- Severe Weather -- Suspension of Operations -- Summary -- 15.Getting Work in the Drilling Industry -- Overview -- Financial Health Warning -- Types of Employers -- Some Drilling-Related Job Definitions -- Drilling-related employment glossary

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