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Schlumberger Private
Schlumberger 2011
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Description
Prepared by
Reviewed by
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Tanvi Chikara
Shailesh Dighe
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Rev Date
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Agenda
Reasons for liners
Types of liners
Challenges
Cementing Techniques
Slurry Design
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Liner
Any string of casing whose top is
located below the surface, hung
inside the previous casing and is
run to its setting depth by drill pipe.
Previous Casing
Liner-Casing
Overlap 50-500 ft
Liner Hanger
Open Hole
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Liner Top
Cost:
Save money (Cost of 1 Joint of casing can be around $3,000)
Cover:
Shales or Plastic Formations
Salt Zones
Corroded/damaged casing
Deep Wells:
Rig Unable to Lift Long String of Casing.
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Types of liners
Production liner
Critical
Serves as completion string
Drilling liner
Isolates over-pressured or weak formation
Protects sensitive formation
Tieback
Protects previous casing
Extends into intermediate or back to surface
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Liner Components
Surface component :
Cement head (including drill pipe Dart)
Sub-surface components :
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Dart
Wiper plug
Float collar
Float shoe
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Dart
Liner hanger
Running tool
Cementing Techniques
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Circulate
short
Circulate above:
Reverse or
Drill out
Liner top
packer
Tack &
Squeeze
Challenges
Small annular clearance especially around liner hanger
Mud/spacer/cement compatibility
Friction pressure
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Difficulty centralizing
High densities
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Test Temperature
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Liner Overlap
Sufficient cement excess must be
calculated carefully. Too much cement
above the liner hanger is not
recommended
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Liner-top Packer
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Slurry Design
Volume
Density
Thickening time
Stability
Strength retrogression
Special
Gas migration
Flexibility
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Pull drill pipe carefully and keep hole full while pulling pipe
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Conclusion
Liner cementing, although a challenge, can be done with appropriate
attention to details that make cementing successful.
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19 WCS
Nov 09