Technical

Steam well The design of steam wells is complicated by the fact that the axial…

Load bearing capacity It should be noted that the strengths require down rating to account…

Squeezing salt well When a hole is drilled through a salt formation, and subsequently casing…

Basic aspects of rock mechanics Borehole pressure required to reach tensile failure depends on: tensile…

Casing design considerations The objective of the casing design is to define a set of…

Detailed Design and Analysis In the detailed design phase, the casing designer determines the material…

Procedures for leak-off and limit tests (LOT, LT, FIT) Procedures for leak-off and limit tests.…

Casing scheme selection The output of this process is a preliminary well configuration specifying the…

Casing design factors This article describes the uniaxial collapse, burst, axial and compression design factors,…

Casing Design parameters Early collection of all the relevant data is essential and it should…