Oil and gas exploration and production (E&P) companies must perform one very important phase after drilling a well to its total depth. They need to prepare the well for production of oil or gas—in ...

Once a well has been drilled, the decision must be made: Will this well become a producer or be plugged and abandoned as a dry hole? Should the operator decide to move forward with developing the well ...

Accurate prediction of bottomhole circulating temperature is important during drilling and completion of oil and gas wells and critical for properly designed cement slurries. Downhole temperature is ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Advanced Technologies for Offshore Oil and Gas Development: Resource Recovery, Environmental Stewardship, and Safety." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

A casing-conveyed perforating and integral flapper valve system proved effective in developing stacked pay Beluga sands in the Kenai gas field in Alaska's Cook inlet. This well completion method ...