JPT

Vol. 59 No. 5

May 2007

Wellbore Tubulars

Dope-Free Connections: A North Sea Case Study

After an initial development period, a final dope-free product was ready for testing. A waxy compound is applied directly on selected premium threads, serving as both storage and running dope, eliminating requirements for cleaning and redoping at the wellsite. The decision was made to perform a field test.

 

View a Synopsis of SPE 105851 published in JPT.

This article, written by Assistant Technology Editor Karen Bybee, contains highlights of paper SPE 105851, "Dope-Free Tubular Connections, Through Research and Development to Field Trial and Implementation: A North Sea Case History," by H.B. Andersen, M.P. Hummer, SPE, and R.C. Engell, SPE, Mærsk Oil, and Lionel Verdillon and Arnaud Pardé, Vallourec & Mannesmann Tubes, prepared for the 2007 SPE/IADC Drilling Conference, Amsterdam, 20-22 February.

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