In recent weeks, I received some reader requests to include cement job processes or procedures as reference material on the website. I was initially puzzled about the best way to do that without going into too much detail. I went to work to think of whether a cementing flowchart would capture everything sufficiently. How can […]
How many cementing centralizers does one really need for a given well?
The primary objectives for centralization design (that is the number, type and spacing of cementing centralizers) should satisfy both the need to get the casing to the bottom as well as zonal isolation. However, despite this being apparently simple and obvious, cementers do not seem to appreciate the fact that without the casing at target […]
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 […]
Ever Been Suddenly Covered in Fluid on Location? Share Your Photos!
Working in heavy rain with the boots filled with water, mud-sprayed on the rig floor and, yes, covered in cement slurry from head to toe… All of this has happened to me. The following picture is of me covered in fluid: What about you? In our line of work, these events are pretty common, but […]
Workover Cementing Techniques 2: Squeeze Cementing
Squeeze cementing is basically a filtration process that occurs during the placement of the cement slurry into a wellbore entry point (casing leak, existing perforations, etc.) under sufficient differential pressure. The cement slurry is held in place until it cures and establishes a hydraulic seal. Look at this picture in Squeeze Cementing Principles explaining the […]
As a cementer, you are required to isolate a possible influx zone at 1600m, What can you do?
Influx zone characteristics These wells may show high dogleg severity in the intermediate section. Depending on the type of formation drilled across, there could be a tendency to form sort of keyseats, not only low side but also high side. They tend to get worse with additional drill string work, such as trips, reaming or circulation. […]
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