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Technology
Assessment & Research (TA&R) Program
| Project
Number |
27 |
| Date of Summary |
December 31, 1980 |
| Subject |
Technology Assessment for
Cementing Shallow Casings |
| Performing Activity |
Maurer Engineering |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr. William J. McDonald |
| Contracting Agency |
Bartlesville Energy Technology
Center |
| Estimated Completion |
Complete |
| Description |
A study of the cementing
practices applied to shallow casings in offshore wells. Survey information shows that
annular gas flow associated with cementing defects is a major problem in shallow casing
strings offshore as well as in other cemented strings in oil and gas wells. The gas flow
hazard to safety, environment, and economics could be reduced by an aggressive program
keyed to prevent gas migration. The program components are:
1) historical database,
2) training,
3) research of cement hydration in a long thin column, and
4) development of logging-surveillance devices.
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| Progress |
Complete |
| Reports |
AA (56 pages)
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Martinez, J., McDonald, W. J.,
Study of Cementing Practices Applied to the Shallow Casings in Offshore Wells, Maurer
Engineering Inc., Houston, Texas, Report No. DOE/BETC/2273-1, April 1980. |
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