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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 | |