M Parlar, AJ Twynam, P Newberry, C Bennett… - SPE Annual Technical …, 2004 - onepetro.org
Many of the recently discovered reservoirs in deep-water/subsea environments are prime candidates for horizontal open-hole gravel packs. Presence of multiple reactive shale …
MD Barry, J Blacklock, K Chandler, BA Dale… - US Patent …, 2008 - Google Patents
A method for drilling and completing a gravel packed well is disclosed. The method comprises drilling a wellbore with a drilling fluid, conditioning the drilling fluid, running the …
CS Yeh, DC Haeberle, MD Barry, MT Hecker… - US Patent …, 2010 - Google Patents
US PATENT DOCUMENTS body portion may include a sand control device, a packer, or other well tool for use in a downhole environment. The joint assembly also includes a …
I Fjelde - SPE Drilling & Completion, 2009 - onepetro.org
The potential for macroemulsions to cause formation damage during drilling with emulsified drilling fluids [oil-based mud (OBM)] has been studied for consolidated low-to-medium …
BE Théron, D Bodin, J Fleming - SPE/IADC Drilling Conference and …, 2002 - onepetro.org
This paper presents a new method to design the optimum composition of a spacer fluid used for mud removal in a cement job. The method integrates two steps: determining the ideal …
CS Yeh, DC Haeberle, MD Barry, MT Hecker… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method associated with the production of hydrocarbons is described. The method includes drilling a wellbore using a drilling fluid, conditioning the drilling fluid …
K Whaley, C Price-Smith, A Twynam… - SPE European Formation …, 2007 - onepetro.org
Abstract Initial Open Hole Gravel Pack (OHGP) completions that have been installed in Greater Plutonio to date have all achieved complete annular packs and zero mechanical …
M Wagner, T Webb, M Maharaj, A Twynam… - SPE Drilling & …, 2006 - onepetro.org
An increasing number of horizontal wells requiring sand control are being gravel packed, particularly in deepwater and/or subsea environments in which completion reliability is …
P Cerasi, K Soga - Géotechnique, 2001 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Filter cakes formed on well bore walls during the drilling process need to be ruptured to start oil production. In this study, the failure of external filter cakes from water-based drilling fluids …