In Part 1, I mentioned why cement plugs had taken a leading role in this website. It is so relevant to do sound engineering to avoid non-productive time and reduce the risk of even more disastrous consequences, like a placement pipe stuck in hard cement. In this subsequent post, I would like to introduce a […]
Support Better Cementing for All – Empowering Oil Well Cementers
In 2016, I launched Better Cementing for All. Since then, it has been visited by many thousands – and probably by hundreds of oil well cementers. Now, I want to keep it alive. For more than 24 years, I have worked in oil well cementing, offering my services to some of the largest oil corporations […]
Importance of a Pre Job Cementing Check
Introduction This page contains a pre-job cementing check that you’re welcome to copy and implement into your own process. During my first years in the industry, I quickly realized the importance of proper planning and preparation before a cementing operation. For such an important, short and intense task, being ready and organized is the most […]
Cementing Equipment
Dear readers, In this category, I will start to include reference to some of the best cementing equipment available in the market, as posted by the original manufacturer. This time starting with SERVA SJS LIMITED. Take a look! Do you know this equipment? Let me know about your experience Do you know this equipment? Let me know […]
What’s the Best Cement Unit? Ask Cement Supervisors
Cementing supervisors ‘chat by the water cooler’ Any professional can take their machinery and equipment for granted. For a cementing specialist, the most essential item is a cement unit. A few days ago I was part of a joyful conversation between cementing supervisors, and we were talking about cementing equipment and their capabilities. I remember several cool and […]
Centralizer sub optimizes cementing performance
Before we get into the topic of centralizers, I can probably say that I have only personally met and worked with one true casing hardware expert in my 20-year long career. That was 14 or 16 years ago. In those days in Venezuela, it was common for this prominent casing hardware manufacturer to bring experts […]
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