Abstract:This case history outlines a recent coiled tubing (CT) drilling project in the Dutch Sector of the North Sea. Operations were conducted from a jackup drilling unit. The drilling unit conducted preliminary operations, commenced the sidetrack and recompleted the well. CT was used to drill the reservoir section of the new hole.
For CT, the objective was to exit through the 5-in. liner shoetrack and drill 230 ft of a 3 3/4-in. directional hole. The surface equipment had been designed to allow for… Show more
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