Universal Well Control gives today’s drilling and production engineers a modern guide to effectively and responsibly manage rig operations. In a post-Macondo industry, well control continues to require higher drilling costs, a waste of natural resources, and the possibility of a loss of human life when kicks and blowouts occur. The book delivers updated photos, practice examples and methods that are critical to modern well control information, ensuring engineers and personnel stay safe, environmentally responsible and effective. Complete with all phases of well control, the book covers kick detection, kick control, loss of control and blowout containment and killing.
A quick tips section is included, along with templated. step-by-step methods to replicate for non-routine shut-in methods. Bonus equipment animations are included, along with a high number of visuals. Specialized methods are covered, including dual gradient drilling and managed pressure drilling.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iii 6. Authors biography - p. iii 7. Foreword - p. iii 8. Quick tips: What to do now? - p. iii 9. List of Illustrations - p. iii 10. List of Tables - p. iii 11. Chapter 1: Well control discussion and theories - p. iii 12. Chapter 2: Routine well control methods - p. iii 13. Chapter 3: Nonroutine well control methods - p. iii 14. Chapter 4: Well control using specialized equipment - p. iii 15. Chapter 5: Reference: Surface well control equipment - p. iii 16. Chapter 6: Subsea well control - p. iii 17. Chapter 7: Reference: Subsea equipment - p. iii 18. Abbreviations - p. iii 19. Glossary - p. iii 20. Bibliography - p. iii 21. Index - p. iii
Universal Well Control gives today’s drilling and production engineers a modern guide to effectively and responsibly manage rig operations. In a post-Macondo industry, well control continues to require higher drilling costs, a waste of natural resources, and the possibility of a loss of human life when kicks and blowouts occur. The book delivers updated photos, practice examples and methods that are critical to modern well control information, ensuring engineers and personnel stay safe, environmentally responsible and effective. Complete with all phases of well control, the book covers kick detection, kick control, loss of control and blowout containment and killing.
A quick tips section is included, along with templated. step-by-step methods to replicate for non-routine shut-in methods. Bonus equipment animations are included, along with a high number of visuals. Specialized methods are covered, including dual gradient drilling and managed pressure drilling.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. iii 6. Authors biography - p. iii 7. Foreword - p. iii 8. Quick tips: What to do now? - p. iii 9. List of Illustrations - p. iii 10. List of Tables - p. iii 11. Chapter 1: Well control discussion and theories - p. iii 12. Chapter 2: Routine well control methods - p. iii 13. Chapter 3: Nonroutine well control methods - p. iii 14. Chapter 4: Well control using specialized equipment - p. iii 15. Chapter 5: Reference: Surface well control equipment - p. iii 16. Chapter 6: Subsea well control - p. iii 17. Chapter 7: Reference: Subsea equipment - p. iii 18. Abbreviations - p. iii 19. Glossary - p. iii 20. Bibliography - p. iii 21. Index - p. iii
