Well control for slim hole wells

Well control for slim hole wells

Well control for slim hole wells can be split into two areas for both continuous coring and downsized conventional drilling: Kick detection/ shut-in procedures and Well killing.

1 Kick detection and shut-in procedures for slim hole wells 1.1 Need for early kick detection system

Early kick detection enables the volume of influx to be minimised, thus minimising the shut-in pressures at the casing shoe and on surface. As the diameter of a well decreases, the height of a given volume of influx increases; and with it the . . .