A Major North Sea operator required scale-free sections of tubing to perform a plug set and tubing cut prior to pulling the completion. Calcium carbonate scale (CaCO3) forms inside the tubing and is v...
Following the article from Colin Beharie (“P&A: Are you absolutely sure it’s plugged?”), we got a significant amount of questions on well’s plugging/abandonment. In this article, I will tr...
In the world of oilfield cementing, verification that the plug is in place and withstands the pressure is an important part of plugging operations. The consequences can be substantial under certain ci...
By Mark Plummer MSc BEng In the previous article, we looked at 6 Key Well Abandonment and Decommissioning Challenges and I promised to share with you some of the latest decommissioning technologies a...
By Mark Plummer MSc BEng In this article I will discuss 6 key well abandonment and decommissioning challenges faced by the oil and gas industry today… The quality, robustness and philosophy of w...
By Mark Plummer MSc BEng Tackling the challenges of safely and economically decommissioning thousands of oil and gas wells globally in the coming years is one of the biggest tasks facing our ind...
ANY EXAMINATION of the prospects for decommissioning including plugging and abandonment of wells across the North Sea suggests the future market is huge. “Overall, decommissioning on the UK Contine...
Marie Morkved, Head of Production Technology from Maersk Oil, presents a case study of a recent well intervention using coilhose technology, noting how it allows deployment with slick line equipment b...
During a routine test, a major operator in the Danish North Sea determined that a Sub-surface Safety Valve (SSSV) of a well on an offshore platform would not successfully perform a routine inflow pres...
