09. Well Testing - Contracting strategy
The testing contract strategy is an integral part of the project execution plan. The contract strategy needs to be finalised at the earliest opportunity, i.e. the planning stage. Well testing cannot be viewed in isolation from other facets of the drilling and production operations. The strategy adopted should take into account the other contracting strategies involved in operations. Since may of the major testing contractor form parts of large integrated service company groups there may be considerable benefits in combining testing contracts with for instance wireline logging/well evaluation contracts.
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