Acquire a working knowledge of the most important aspects of blowout prevention technology. This reprint covers 11 key points of well control in a series of 20 carefully selected SPE technical papers covering topics such as kick-control procedures, pressure-control equipment, kick detection, shallow-gas/diverter operations, gas migration after cementing, deepwater operations, well-control training, and blowout case histories. A 20-paper annotated bibliography and a 400-paper bibliography provide additional references for further study.
Preface
Chapter 1. : Kick-Control Procedures
Chapter 2. : Pressure-Control Equipment
Chapter 3. : Kick Detection
Chapter 4. : Shallow-Gas/Diverter Operations
Chapter 5. : Gas Migration After Cementing
Chapter 6. : Contingency Planning
Chapter 7. : Deepwater Operations
Chapter 8. : Relief-Well Operations
Chapter 9. : Statistics and Risk Assessment
Chapter 10. : Well-Control Training
Chapter 11. : Blowout Case Histories
Annotated Bibliography
Bibliography