Petroleum well construction

Petroleum Well Construction Michael J. Economides Texas A & M University Larry T. Watters Halliburton Energy Services Shari Dunn-Norman University of Missouri-Rolla Since the 1980s, well construction procedures have advanced so significantly that the subject now requires a comprehensive reference book dealing with all types of petroleum drilling and well completions. With each chapter co-authored by recognized industry professionals, this extensive work fills the void that currently exists in the technical reference publications of this subject. All technical aspects of petroleum well construction are covered, including: * drilling trajectory and control* multilateral wells* borehole stability* gas migration* perforating * inflow performance r esulting in an essential reference tool for all petroleum, nuclear and environmental engineers and technicians.

DIRECTIONAL DRILLING: Well planning -- Directional drilling tools – Conventional wells -– Medium radius wells -- Short radius wells – Extreme directional wells -- HORIZONTAL, MULTILATERAL, AND MULTIBRANCH WELLS IN PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING -- Design considerations -- Candidate selection -- Production from horizontal, multilateral, and multibranch wells -- MEASUREMENT WHILE DRILLING, LOGGING WHILE DRILLING, AND GEOSTEERING: Measurement while drilling -- Logging while drilling -- Geosteering -- DRILLING FLUIDS: Formation damage and well productivity -- Types of drilling fluids -- Environmental concerns -- Performance testing -- Problems relating to drilling fluid -- Special applications -- Future developments -- ROCK MECHANICS IN WELLBORE CONSTRUCTION: Rock mechanical properties -- Near wellbore stress field -- Failure criteria -- Applications related to wellbore proximity mechanics -- In situ stress measurements -- CASING AND TUBING DESIGN -- Casing types -- Properties of casing and tubing -- Combined stress effects -- Connections -- Loads on casing and tubing strings -- Systems approach to casing design -- Preliminary design -- Detailed design -- Casing/tubing movement and …