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| Figures/Tables List | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Drilling Geology | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Igneous, Metamorphic, and Sedimentary Rocks | |
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| Plate Tectonics | |
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| Lithology | |
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| Rock Strengths and Stresses | |
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| Hydrostatic Pressure Imposed by a Fluid | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Oil and Gas Generation, Migration, and Reservoirs | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Source Rock and Hydrocarbon Generation | |
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| Vital Rock Properties | |
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| Primary Migration | |
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| Structural Trap | |
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| Reservoir Rock | |
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| Seal Rock | |
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| Secondary Migration | |
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| Reservoir Drives | |
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| Problems Related to Fluids in the Reservoir | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Planning and Drilling an Exploration Well on Land | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Identifying a Prospect | |
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| Well Proposal | |
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| Gathering Data | |
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| Designing the Well | |
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| Writing the Well Program | |
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| Drilling the Well | |
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| Production Testing the Well | |
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| Abandoning the Well | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Planning and Drilling a Development Well Offshore | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Well Planning | |
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| Hole and Casing Sizes | |
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| Writing the Well Program | |
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| Drilling the Well | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Rig Selection and Rig Equipment | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Selecting a Suitable Drilling Rig | |
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| Classifications of Drilling Rigs--Description | |
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| Rig Systems and Equipment | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Drill Bits | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Roller Cone Bits | |
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| Fixed Cutter Bits | |
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| Core Bits | |
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| Optimizing Drilling Parameters | |
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| Grading the Dull Bit | |
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| Bit Selection | |
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| Drill Bit Economics | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Drilling Fluids | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Functions of the Drilling Fluid | |
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| Basic Mud Classifications | |
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| Designing the Drilling Fluid | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Directional and Horizontal Drilling | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Why Drill Directional Wells? | |
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| Tools and Techniques for Kicking Off the Well | |
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| Controlling the Wellpath of a Deviated Well | |
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| Horizontal Wells | |
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| Multilateral Wells | |
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| Surveying | |
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| Navigation by Reference to Reservoir Characteristics | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Casing and Cementing | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Importance of Casing in a Well | |
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| Designing the Casing String | |
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| Role of the Cement Outside Casing | |
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| Mud Removal | |
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| Cement | |
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| Cement Design | |
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| Running and Cementing Casing | |
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| Cementing Surface Casings | |
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| Cement Evaluation Behind Casing | |
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| Other Cement Jobs | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Evaluation | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Evaluation Techniques | |
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| Physical Sampling at Surface | |
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| Physical Sampling Downhole | |
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| Electrical Logging | |
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| Production Testing | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Well Control | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Well Control | |
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| BOP Stack | |
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| Kick Detection Equipment | |
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| Killing the Well | |
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| Shallow Gas | |
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| Special Well Control Considerations | |
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| Certification of Personnel for Well Control | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Managing Drilling Operations | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Personnel Involved in Drilling Operations | |
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| Contract Types | |
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| Incentive Schemes | |
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| Decision Making at the Wellsite | |
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| Decision Making in the Office | |
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| Interfacing with Service Companies | |
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| Estimating the Well Cost | |
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| Logistics | |
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| Handling Major Incidents | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Drilling Problems and Solutions | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Lost Circulation | |
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| Stuck Pipe | |
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| Fishing | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Safety and Environmental Issues | |
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| Chapter Overview | |
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| Safety Meetings | |
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| Newcomers on the Rig | |
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| Training and Certification | |
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| Drills | |
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| Permit to Work Systems | |
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| Safety Alerts | |
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| Equipment Certification | |
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| Safety Equipment | |
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| STOP | |
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| Minimizing Discharge and Spills | |
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| Environmental Impact Studies | |
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| Severe Weather--Suspension of Operations | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |