JPT

 

Vol. 59 No. 4

April 2007

Offshore Drilling and Completion

Balanced-Pressure Drilling With Continuous Circulation Using Jointed Drillpipe

Previous attempts to drill this section failed, and balanced-pressure drilling (BPD) was identified as the only safe and practical drilling technique to use. The use of this drilling technique, together with the associated changes in drilling and well-control procedures, is presented.

 

View a Synopsis of SPE 102859 published in JPT.

This article, written by Technology Editor Dennis Denney, contains highlights of paper SPE 102859, "Balanced-Pressure Drilling With Continuous Circulation Using Jointed Drillpipe - Case History, Port Fouad Marine Deep-1, Exploration Well Offshore Egypt," by A. Calderoni, SPE, A. Chiura, SPE, and P. Valente, SPE, Eni-E&P Div.; F. Soliman, SPE, and E. Squintani, Petrobel; R.E. Vogel, SPE, Natl. Oilwell Varco; and J.W. Jenner, SPE, Coupler Developments Ltd., prepared for the 2006 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas, 24-27 September.

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