Managed pressure drilling techniques and tools

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.advisor Juvkam-Wold, Hans C en_US
dc.creator Martin, Matthew Daniel, 1981- en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2006-08-16T19:07:48Z
dc.date.available 2006-08-16T19:07:48Z
dc.date.created 2003-05 en_US
dc.date.issued 2006-08-16T19:07:48Z
dc.identifier.uri http://handle.tamu.edu/1969.1/3884
dc.description.abstract The economics of drilling offshore wells is important as we drill more wells in deeper water. Drilling-related problems, including stuck pipe, lost circulation, and excessive mud cost, show the need for better drilling technology. If we can solve these problems, the economics of drilling the wells will improve, thus enabling the industry to drill wells that were previously uneconomical. Managed pressure drilling (MPD) is a new technology that enables a driller to more precisely control annular pressures in the wellbore to prevent these drillingrelated problems. This paper traces the history of MPD, showing how different techniques can reduce drilling problems. MPD improves the economics of drilling wells by reducing drilling problems. Further economic studies are necessary to determine exactly how much cost savings MPD can provide in certain situation. Furter research is also necessary on the various MPD techniques to increase their effectiveness. en_US
dc.description.provenance Made available in DSpace on 2006-08-16T19:07:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 etd-tamu-2006A-PETE-Martin.pdf: 1803965 bytes, checksum: 037a03e2d03acf9fd1666608365f12c5 (MD5) en
dc.format.extent 1803965 bytes
dc.format.medium electronic en_US
dc.format.mimetype application/pdf
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Texas A&M University en_US
dc.subject managed en_US
dc.subject pressure en_US
dc.subject ECD en_US
dc.subject drilling en_US
dc.subject en_US
dc.title Managed pressure drilling techniques and tools en_US
thesis.degree.department Petroleum Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.discipline Petroleum Engineering en_US
thesis.degree.grantor Texas A&M University en_US
thesis.degree.name M. S. en_US
thesis.degree.level Masters en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Jochens, Ann E. en_US
dc.contributor.committeeMember Schubert, Jerome J. en_US
dc.type.genre Electronic Thesis en_US
dc.type.material text en_US
dc.format.digitalOrigin born digital en_US

Files in this item

Files Size Format View
etd-tamu-2006A-PETE-Martin.pdf 1.803Mb application/pdf View/Open

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record