Roles of Managed Pressure Drilling Technique in Kick Detection and Wellcontrol—The Beginning of the New Conventional Drilling Way

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paco Vieira ◽  
Maurizio Antonio Arnone ◽  
Fabian Torres ◽  
Fernando Barragan
Keyword(s):  
Managed Pressure Drilling ◽  
Drilling Technique ◽  
Conventional Drilling

First Oman Implementation of Pressurized Mud-Cap Drilling Improves Drilling Efficiency and Sustainability

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cesar Orta ◽  
Mohanad Al Faqih ◽  
Bader Al Gharibi ◽  
Mohammed Al Shabibi ◽  
Ali El Khouly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Device ◽  
Total Loss ◽  
Managed Pressure Drilling ◽  
Drilling Technique ◽  
Drilling Technology ◽  
First Time

Abstract Drilling with a gas cap over the Natih formation in Oman often results in excessive flat time. Using the current dynamic fill equipment to deal with kick and loss scenarios leads to extensive nonproductive time on the rig. Managed pressure drilling (MPD) is a well-established drilling technology, and diverse variants exist to suit different requirements. All those variants use the rotating control device (RCD) as a common piece of equipment, but their procedures are different. The pressurized mud-cap drilling (PMCD) technique in the Natih formation replaces the need for traditional dynamic filling technology. The PMCD application enhances the drilling and completion processes by reducing flat time when total downhole losses are experienced. This paper elaborates on PMCD as a proven drilling technique in total loss scenarios when drilling with it for the first time in the Natih formation in Oman. It describes the PMCD process, the associated equipment, and the results of the inaugural application in the Qalah field.

scholarly journals Rapid Pore Cranial Drilling With External Ventricular Drainage for Treatment of Intraventricular Hemorrhage: A 36-Year Case Series

2015 ◽  
Vol 100 (6) ◽  
pp. 1117-1123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Lin Wei ◽  
Gang Li ◽  
Jinlong Sun ◽  
Peng Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Intraventricular Hemorrhage ◽  
Blood Clot ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Case Series ◽  
External Ventricular Drainage ◽  
Therapeutic Effects ◽  
Ventricular Drainage ◽  
Drilling Technique ◽  
Conventional Drilling

This study aimed to describe the technique details of rapid pore cranial drilling with external ventricular drainage and document its clinical outcomes by highlighting the advantages over the traditional and modified cranial drilling technique. Intraventricular hemorrhage is one of the most severe subtypes of hemorrhagic stroke with high mortality. The amount of blood in the ventricles is associated with severity of outcomes, and fast removal of the blood clot is the key to a good prognosis. Between 1977 and 2013, 3773 patients admitted for intraventricular hemorrhage underwent rapid pore cranial drilling drainage. The therapeutic effects and clinical outcomes were retrospectively analyzed. Of these patients, 1049 (27.8%) experienced complete remission, 1788 (47.4%) had improved condition, and 936 (24.8%) died. A total of 3229 (85.6%) patients gained immediate remission. One typical case was illustrated to demonstrate the efficacy of the rapid pore drilling technique. Rapid pore cranial drilling drainage in patients with intraventricular hemorrhage is fast, effective, and provides immediate relief in patients with severe conditions. It could be a better alternative to the conventional drilling approach for treatment of intraventricular hemorrhage. A randomized controlled trial for direct comparison between the rapid pore cranial drilling drainage and conventional drilling technique is in urgent need.

Comparative Study of Managed Pressure Drilling Application in Deepwater Gas Wells - Case Study from Offshore Eastern Mediterranean of Egypt

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Ahmed El-Husseiny ◽  
Samir Mohamed Khaled ◽  
Taher El-Sebaay El-Fakharany ◽  
Yehia Mohamed Al-Nadi
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Eastern Mediterranean ◽  
Gas Wells ◽  
Gas Field ◽  
Well Control ◽  
Rate Of Penetration ◽  
Drilling Performance ◽  
Managed Pressure Drilling ◽  
Conventional Drilling

Abstract Although devised in 2003, managed pressure drilling (MPD) has gained widespread popularity in recent years to precisely control the annular pressure profile throughout the wellbore. Due to the relatively high cost and complexity of implementing MPD, some operators still face a challenge deciding whether or not to MPD the well. In the offshore Mediterranean of Egypt, severe to catastrophic mud losses are encountered while conventionally drilling deepwater wells through cavernous fractured carbonate gas reservoirs with a narrow pore pressure-fracture gradient (PP-FG) window, leading to the risk of not reaching the planned target depth (TD). Furthermore, treating such losses was associated with long non-productive time (NPT), massive volume consumption of cement, and lost-circulation materials (LCM), in addition to well control situations encountered several times due to loss of hydrostatic head during severe losses. Accordingly, the operator decided to abandon the conventional drilling method and implement MPD technology to drill these problematic formations. In this paper, the application of MPD is to be examined versus the conventional drilling in terms of well control events, NPT, rate of penetration (ROP), mud losses per drilled meter, LCM volume pumped, and drilling operations optimization. According to the comparative study, MPD application showed a drastic improvement in all drilling performance aspects over the conventional drilling where the mud losses per drilled meter reduced from 19.6 m3/m to 3.7m3/m (123.2 bbl/m to 23.4 bbl/m). In addition to that, a 35% reduction of NPT and also a 35% reduction of LCM pumped, and 67.2 % reduction by volume of cement pumped to cure the mud losses. Moreover, the average mechanical rate of penetration increased by 37.4%. MPD was also credited with eliminating the need for an additional contingent 7" liner which was conventionally used to isolate the thief zone. The MPD ability to precisely control bottom hole pressure during drilling with the integration of MPD early kick detection system enables the rapid response in case of mud loss or kick, eliminating kick-loss cycles, well control events, and drilling flat time to change mud density. This paper provides an advanced and in-depth study for deep-water drilling problems of a natural gas field in the East Mediterranean and presents a comprehensive analysis of the MPD application with a drilling performance assessment (average ROP, mud losses, LCM and cement volumes, well control events) emphasizing how MPD can offer a practical solution for future drilling of challenging deepwater gas wells.

In Vitro Comparison of Time and Accuracy of Implant Placement Using Trephine and Conventional Drilling Techniques Under Dynamic Navigation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Golob Deeb ◽  
Anja Frantar ◽  
George R. Deeb ◽  
Caroline K. Carrico ◽  
Ksenija Rener-Sitar
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Study ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Implant Placement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Dynamic Navigation ◽  
Drilling Technique ◽  
Implant Site Preparation ◽  
Conventional Drilling

The aim of this randomized in vitro study was to compare the time and accuracy of implant site preparation and implant placement using a trephine drill versus a conventional drilling technique under dynamic navigation. A total of 42 implants were placed in simulation jaw models with the two drilling techniques by two operators with previous experience with dynamic navigation. The timing of each implant placement was recorded, and horizontal, vertical, and angulation discrepancies between the planned and placed implants were compared. There was no significant difference in time or accuracy between the trephine and conventional drilling techniques. Implant site preparation with a single trephine drill using dynamic navigation was as accurate under in vitro experimental conditions as a conventional drilling sequence.

Successful Cementing of Ultra HTHP Wells under Managed Pressure Drilling Technique

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farid Wahid ◽  
Ahmad Firdaus Ahmad Tajalie ◽  
Salim Taoutaou ◽  
Wing Keat Woo ◽  
Jose Fernando Gallo Zapata
Keyword(s):  
Managed Pressure Drilling ◽  
Drilling Technique

Implant Stability Quotients of Osteotome Bone Expansion and Conventional Drilling Technique for 4.1 mm Diameter Implant at Posterior Mandible

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 253-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiang-Hsi Hong ◽  
Adrienne Hong ◽  
Lan-Yan Yang ◽  
Wei-Yang Chang ◽  
Yi-Fang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Implant Stability ◽  
Drilling Technique ◽  
Bone Expansion ◽  
Conventional Drilling

Evaluating Mud Weight Options in Managed Pressure Drilling for Improved Risk Management and Maximised Drilling Advantage

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Arathoon ◽  
Syahmi Yusof ◽  
Hafiz Makri
Keyword(s):  
Pore Pressure ◽  
Worked Examples ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Point Of Interest ◽  
Optimum Selection ◽  
Managed Pressure Drilling ◽  
Safety Margins ◽  
Remedial Actions ◽  
Fracture Gradient ◽  
Conventional Drilling

Abstract Objective/Scope The objective of this paper is to highlight the fact that while in conventional drilling there can sometimes be no mud weight solution for drilling a particular narrow margin section without either exceeding the Leak Off Test value at the shoe, or falling below the Pore Pressure at section TD. In Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) there is often a range of mud weight solutions that can be used to drill the section, but usually one optimum mud weight that should be used, based on different risk criteria that can be evaluated. The consequences of this are that when using MPD, it could be that the section risks have not been minimised and therefore more risk than necessary has been imported into the methodology. Whereas if all MPD mud weight solutions have been evaluated, together with their associated Surface Back Pressures, and the optimum selection made, then the mitigations can be specially tailored so that the remedial actions to any system failure are clearly planned in advance, reducing the overall risk level of the operation. Methods, Procedures, Process The methodology described in this paper demonstrates the process for choosing the optimal mud weight for drilling any well section using MPD, with worked examples. This process is especially applicable for drilling very narrow margin sections, for example with only 0.2 ppg window between Pore Pressure and Fracture Gradient. By enumerating the safety margins both at the previous casing shoe and at the proposed section TD, or any other point of interest, it is possible to rank the risks of kicks and losses in that section across a range of proposed mud weights and use this information to choose the optimal mud weight. Results, Observations, Conclusions The process of evaluating the options and outcomes of using different mud weights in MPD can not only lead to the best drilling solution for the section, but can also be used as a discussion tool between the drilling team and the subsurface team, to help elucidate the most likely risks to the operation and thereby mitigate those risks in the most appropriate way. Novel/Additive Information A further benefit of this approach is that the narrowest possible drilling windows can also be evaluated and as a result, options for extending TD and potentially eliminating casing strings can be considered, leading to considerable savings, which are highly prized at all times, but especially so in a low oil price environment.

Constant Bottomhole Pressure: Managed-Pressure Drilling Technique Applied in an Exploratory Well in Saudi Arabia

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paco Vieira ◽  
Maurizio Antonio Arnone ◽  
Iain Cook ◽  
Keith Moyse ◽  
Howard Wu Haojie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Managed Pressure Drilling ◽  
Drilling Technique ◽  
Bottomhole Pressure
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