Articles
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Kicks, SIDPP and Kill Mud Weight: Reading a Shut-In Well
When formation fluid enters the well, the shut-in pressures reveal what has happened. SIDPP can then be used to estimate formation pressure…
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Hydrostatic Pressure and ECD: The Two Numbers Behind Every Mud Weight
Two numbers sit behind every mud weight decision: hydrostatic pressure and equivalent circulating density. Here is how to calculate both, step by…
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Acacia-5: What a Three-Month First-Oil Target Says About Deepwater Tiebacks
TotalEnergies set a three-month discovery-to-first-oil target for Acacia-5. A target like that only works when the infrastructure is already in the water.
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Anatomy of a Deepwater Well Offshore Angola: From 36″ Conductor to Completion
A section-by-section walk through how a deepwater well is designed and built offshore Angola, from the 36″ conductor to completion, and the…