JPT

Vol. 58 No. 7

July 2006

Multilateral/Extended Reach

Constructing an Offshore Reformable Corrosion-Resistant-Alloy Multilateral Junction Well

A reformable corrosion-resistant-alloy (CRA) multilateral system was installed in a well in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. The multilateral completion allowed access to more reservoir targets than would have been possible with a traditional horizontal well.

Synopsis of SPE 96343

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 96343, "Constructing and Completing the World's First Offshore Reformable CRA Multilateral Junction Well," by I. Kjosnes, S.O. Syrstad, R.A.J. Flormoelen, SPE, and H. Førdedal, Statoil, and K. Nygårdsvoll, SPE, C. Hogg, SPE, and D. Westgard, SPE, Baker Oil Tools, prepared for 2005 Offshore Europe, Aberdeen, 6-9 September.

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