MPD Deepwater Drilling: A Case Study of MPD Surface Back Pressure Implementation for a Sidetrack Exploration Well in the Gulf of Mexico
R. A. Gonzalez Luis,
R. Happoff,
E. Meyer
et al.
Abstract:Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) was identified as the differentiating technology to successfully execute a sidetrack deepwater exploration prospect in the Gulf of Mexico. Conventional drilling efforts were suspended on the original hole due to multiple pressure management issues, such as losses, ballooning, and wellbore instability. MPD was selected as an enabler for overcoming these challenges. The sidetrack was planned to exit the existing 14-inch casing and run three additional strings of casing/liners to a… Show more
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