Archive | MPD & UBO
Is your well suitable for controlled pressure drilling? Screening methodology could help you decide
Posted on 04 February 2010 in 2010, January/February, MPD & UBO
Controlled pressure drilling (CPD) is an adaptive drilling process that enables a more precise control of wellbore pressures. It is becoming an important tool for…
Automated system provides well control for extreme drilling environments, enhances MPD
Posted on 10 November 2009 in 2009, Automation, Innovating While Drilling, MPD & UBO, November/December, Well Control
The essence of well control is information. Ideally, downhole information facilitates a knowledgeable, expert response to prevent a costly or even…
Understanding yield point: Effect on pressure surges critical to managing deep, difficult MPD wells
Posted on 03 November 2009 in 2009, July/August, MPD & UBO
Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is often used to drill formations that have a narrow window between formation pore pressure and fracture pressure.
Riserless drilling with casing: GOM well design model requires change for deepwater drilling
Posted on 03 November 2009 in 2009, Deepwater Operations, Innovating While Drilling, July/August, MPD & UBO
As deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) drilling operations move into deeper water and well depths, there has been a lack of consistent and sustained performance…
IADC operations push forward with focus on improving drilling efficiency worldwide
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, HSE & Training, IADC, Land Operations, Legislative & Regulatory Affairs, MPD & UBO, Offshore Operations, September/October
It’s been another exciting and challenging year as IADC strives to fulfill the needs of an intensely demanding and always-evolving industry. In government affairs, for example, we continue to provide critical input on the EU’s Working Time Directive and critical court appeals that will impact day-to-day drilling operations. Our accreditation & certification department is further [...]
MPD planning: How much is enough?
Posted on 30 October 2009 in 2008, MPD & UBO, September/October
By Paul Spriggs, Philip J Frink, Blade Energy Partners This article addresses the key drivers and risks associated with the use of applied backpressure managed pressure drilling. One of the two key issues that must be understood early on is whether the well can be drilled statically overbalanced or if it needs to be drilled [...]
Offshore drilling hazard mitigation: Controlled pressure drilling redefines what is drillable
Posted on 17 January 2009 in 2009, January/February, MPD & UBO
For the past two decades, the means to safely and effectively practice managed pressure drilling (MPD) has been steadily evolving…
Simplifying MPD: Historical, manual methods to control annular pressure can be effective
Posted on 18 November 2008 in 2008, MPD & UBO, November/December
Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) has gained widespread popularity and a great deal of media coverage in recent years…
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