Air and Gas Drilling Manual: Applications for Oil, Gas and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells, and Specialized Construction Boreholes

Air and Gas Drilling Manual, Fourth Edition: Applications for Oil, Gas and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells, and Specialized Construction Boreholes delivers the fundamentals and current methods needed for engineers and managers engaged in drilling operations. Packed with updates, this reference discusses the engineering modelling and planning aspects of underbalanced drilling, the impacts of technological advances in high angle and horizontal drilling, and the importance of new production from shale. in addition, an in-depth discussion is included on well control model planning considerations for completions, along with detailed calculation examples using Mathcad. This book will update the petroleum and drilling engineer with a much-needed reference to stay on top of drilling methods and new applications in today's operations. Provides key drilling concepts and applications, including unconventional activity and directional well by gas drillingUpdated with new information and data on managed pressure drilling, foam drilling, and aerated fluid drilling Includes practical appendices with Mathcad equation solutions INDICE: Part I: Basic Information 1. Introduction and Units 2. Air and Gas versus Drilling Mud 3. Surface Equipment 4. Downhole Equipment 5. Compressors Part II: Shallow Air and Gas Drilling Applications ( 6. Direct Circulation Operations Summary Graph 7. Reverse Circulation Operations Summary Graphs 8. Special Shallow Well Directional Drilling Operations Part III: Oil and Gas Recovery and Geothermal Steam Recovery Operations 9. Direct Circulation Model 10. Reverse Circulation Model 11. Well Control, Managed Pressure Drilling (Underbalanced Drilling), and Completion Operations 12. Direct Circulation Model 13. Reverse Circulation Model  14. Air, Gas and Unstable Foam Drilling and Completions 15. Aerated Fluid Drilling and Completions 16. Stable Foam Drilling and Completions 17. Directional Wells Appendix A: Dimensions and Unit Conversions Appendix B: Average Atmospheric Conditions Appendix C: Chapter 14 Mathcad Example Calculations Appendix D: Chapter 15 Mathcad Example Calculations Appendix E: Chapter 16 Mathcad Example Calculations Appendix F: Chapter 17 Mathcad Example Calculations

• ISBN: 978-0-12-815792-3
• Editorial: Gulf Professional Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 460
• Fecha Publicación: 01/07/2019
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés