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Step-Change in Reducing Oil Deferment in Northern Sultanate of Oman: Successful Application of Managed Pressure Drilling Enables Drilling Nearby Online Water Injector Wells
Available to PurchaseNadir Ali Al Harrasi, Ahmed Soliman Abuawad, Cesar E Orta, Mohammed Malallah Al Farsi, Mohammed Salim Hashmi, Majid Mohammed Mashrafi, Khaleel Ahmed Riyamy, Saif Said Shehhi
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the ADIPEC, November 4–7, 2024
Paper Number: SPE-222034-MS
... with a reduction in production. The water injection also yielded high uncertainty of the downhole environment in both planning and execution phases of the drilling process, resulting in several MW adjustments when observing influxes into the wellbore. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) represents an advanced...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the ADIPEC, October 2–5, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-217012-MS
... drilling. This paper describes the effective use of the constant bottom hole pressure (CBHP) variant of Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) in the wildcat well of X-1 to explain the successful drilling of the reservoir section, providing an incredibly narrow window of 0.08 SG across Lockhart & underlying...
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Digital Transformation Thru MPD Automation
Available to PurchasePublisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the ADIPEC, October 2–5, 2023
Paper Number: SPE-216241-MS
... Abstract Digital Transformation through MPD Automation is revolutionising the oil and gas industry. Digital technologies provide access to higher-quality information about operations performance and allow companies to react quickly when unexpected events occur due to weather or equipment...
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Enabling Shallow Reservoir Development in Malaysian Deepwater Field Via Statically Underbalanced Mud with MPD Applications
Available to PurchaseMagdelene Jia Wern Lee, Eskandar Mohd Sukri, Muhammad Idham Adli Musa, Sheau Hun Ong, Muhammad Aizat Bin Abu Bakar, Harni Farihah Binti M. Safari Lai
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the ADIPEC, October 31–November 3, 2022
Paper Number: SPE-211729-MS
... Abstract Managed pressure drilling (MPD) technology is a widely accepted technology for wells with narrow pore- pressure/fracture-pressure (PP/FP) gradient window. Whilst MPD is often associated with high capital expenditures (CAPEX) that further erodes the project economics especially...
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Managed Pressure Drilling and Underbalanced Drilling Compounded Role in Solving the Exploration and Appraisal Challenges of Biogenetic Gas Resources in the United Arab Emirates -Case Study
Available to PurchaseAhmed Al Mutawa, Ibrahim Hamdy, Eias Daban Al Shamisi, Bassem El Yossef, Mohamed Sameer Amin, Ygnacio Nunez, Mujahed Saleh, Ayoub Hadj-Moussa
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 15–18, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-207938-MS
... challenges, a hybrid solution combining Underbalanced (UBD) and Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) was applied. UBD was used to characterize the reservoir in terms of pressure and productivity index to ultimately enhance productivity by eliminating formation damage. MPD was used next to continue drilling...
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New Automated MPD Riser System Allowed an Operator to Reduce Manual Working Hours in the Moonpool by 85% and Installation Time by 60%
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Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 15–18, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-207603-MS
... Abstract In pursuit of efficiency and well construction cost optimization, the oil and gas industry demand continuous improvements and constant evolution of the service providers’ hardware and software, including Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) technologies. Recently deployed in the Caspian Sea...
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New Approaches for Drilling Highly Depleted Reservoir in Deep Water Wells
Available to PurchaseOla Mohamed Balbaa, Hesham Mohamed, Sherif Mohamed Elkholy, Mohamed ElRashidy, Robert Munger, Mohamed Najwani
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 15–18, 2021
Paper Number: SPE-207779-MS
... Abstract While drilling highly depleted gas reservoirs with a very narrow drilling window, Common drilling methods like utilizing loss of circulation pills, wellbore strengthening materials and managed pressure drilling (MPD) are being used in several reservoirs, yet it cannot be successful...
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Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 11–14, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-197273-MS
.... The uncertainty in determining the pore pressure adds another challenge as the mud weight must be higher than the expected pore pressure. Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) addresses these challenges by enabling determining the pore pressure while drilling and adjusting the Equivalent Circulation Density (ECD...
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Drilling Through Multi-Layered Reservoirs Using MPD to Minimize Differential Pressure Effect by Predicting and Optimizing Required MW
Available to PurchaseFreddy Alfonso Mendez Gutierrez, Mujahed Saleh, Ayoub Hadj-Moussa, Mohamed Abdulrahman Alzaabi, Islam Abdelkarim, Mario Oviedo Vargas, Olla Kadoura, Mohamed Ahmed Osman, Bilal Iftikhar Choudhry, Javier Ernesto Torres Premoli
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 11–14, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-197755-MS
... size and location. MPD was proposed to utilize a mud weight that minimizes the differential pressure between the producing and injecting layers within reservoir which mitigates the drilling problems related to high differential pressure. The game plan was to start drilling the depleted zone...
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Full-Automated Managed Pressure Drilling System Facilitates Unlocking Unconventional Gas Reservoir Potential in United Arab Emirates
Available to PurchasePublisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 11–14, 2019
Paper Number: SPE-197831-MS
... on a previous well drilled in the same field (Well-A), the drilling team has identified Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) a key enabling technology that can help in mitigating the drilling hazards of (Well-A). A task force was formed with the MPD service provider to plan the MPD system deployment on Well-B...
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Kuwait's First Successful Implementation of MPD in Deep Jurassic Reservoirs of Abdulyiah Field in West Kuwait
Available to PurchaseRasha Al Moraikhi, Nitin Kulkarni, Dipak P. Patil, Mahesh Sounderrajan, Naveen K. Verma, Riyad Quttainah, Eman Al-Kandari, Mohannad Al-Mohailan
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 13–16, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-188649-MS
.... On the other hand, drilling through Marrat section encounters drilling difficulties such as mud loss and differential sticking in depleted middle Marrat layers juxtaposed to high-pressure layers of upper intervals. Keeping the above problems in mind, Managed pressure Drilling (MPD) was applied first time...
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Deepwater MPD Operation and Design Method
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Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 13–16, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-188487-MS
... &thermos-dynamic flow simulation using MPD with CBHP mode: – Kick tolerance requirements – Kick intensity – Safety margin including choke margin for well control event and minimum surface pressure loss caused by MPD equipment and piping – Static mud weight for calculating kick...
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Integrating MPD into HPHT Well Planning
Available to PurchaseMichael Cadd, Lewis Steven, Robert Graham, Fedderik van der Bos, B. V Maatschappij, Craig Leggett, Emil Stoian
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 13–16, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-188335-MS
... Abstract Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is an increasingly common technique in narrow margin HPHT wells. However, MPD is sometimes viewed as a 'bolt-on' technology, only added after much of the planning work has been carried out and all other alternatives have been exhausted. By this stage key...
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Automated MPD Control System Helps Navigate Through Drilling Problems, Meets Objectives in Shakal Block, North Iraq
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Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, November 7–10, 2016
Paper Number: SPE-182918-MS
... techniques are needed to develop Shakal field potential. In case of Shakal-2 and Shakal-3 exploration wells, the 12-¼" and 8-½" hole sections applied Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) technique and Microflux ® control system technology to reach planned objectives and reduced a combined 15 days of drilling...
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Optimized Drilling by Improved Well Control Using MPD in Narrow Pressure Window
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Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, November 11–14, 2012
Paper Number: SPE-157069-MS
.... The circulation mode can be selected between Manual, Constant Bottomhole pressure (CBHP), Reference depth and Kill sheet. In order to simulate MPD, the CBHP mode is selected, since it is a variation of MPD. Using this mode, the choke pressure during kick circulation is calculated automatically to keep...
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Drilling through Abnormally High- and Low-Pressured Compartments in the Bolontiku Offshore Field
Available to PurchaseSilvestre Ramirez, Ricardo Ramirez, Eduardo Alvarez, Simon Bevilacqua, Guillermo Barrera, Renier Leon, Miguel Leal, Jose Padilla, Salvador Elias, Erik Martinez
Publisher: Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Conference and Exhibition, November 11–14, 2012
Paper Number: SPE-161391-MS
... out being drilled conventionally and had to be changed to managed pressure drilling (MPD) using the rig choke. For the final two wells, the client chose to use constant bottomhole pressure (CBHP) MPD with an automated choke from the start of the section. For each well, a historical analysis...
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Conventionally Undrillable Open Fractured Reservoir, Successfully Drilled Using Managed Pressure Drilling Technology in Algeria
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Paper presented at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, November 1–4, 2010
Paper Number: SPE-138579-MS
... wells) for the upper limit, both estimations were done at the top of the reservoir. The drilling window for Managed Pressure Drilling-MPD was validated by determining the Bottom Hole Pressure where both, an influx from the formation and fluid losses occurred. These values were later used to establish...