Air and Gas Drilling Manual
eBook - PDF

Air and Gas Drilling Manual

Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells

  1. 776 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Air and Gas Drilling Manual

Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells

About this book

The third edition of Air and Gas Drilling Manual describes the basic simulation models for drilling deep wells with air or gas drilling fluids, gasified two-phase drilling fluids, and stable foam drilling fluids. The models are the basis for the development of a systematic method for planning under balanced deep well drilling operations and for monitoring the drilling operation as well as construction project advances.Air and Gas Drilling Manual discusses both oil and natural gas industry applications, and geotechnical (water well, environmental, mining) industry applications. Important well construction and completion issues are discussed for all applications.The engineering analyses techniques are used to develop pre-operations planning methods, troubleshooting operations monitoring techniques and overall operations risk analysis. The essential objective of the book is drilling and well construction cost management control. The book is in both SI and British Imperial units.- Master the air and gas drilling techniques in construction and development of water wells, monitoring wells, geotechnical boreholes, mining operations boreholes and more- 30% of all wells drilled use gas and air, according to the U.S. Department of Energy estimates- Contains basic simulation equations with examples for direct and reverse circulation drilling models and examples for air and gas, gasified fluids, and stable foam drilling models

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Air and Gas Drilling Manual: Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. Preface
  6. CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Units
  7. CHAPTER 2 Air and Gas Versus Mud
  8. CHAPTER 3 Surface Equipment
  9. CHAPTER 4 Downhole Equipment
  10. CHAPTER 5 Compressors and Nitrogen Generators
  11. CHAPTER 6 Direct Circulation Models
  12. CHAPTER 7 Reverse Circulation Models
  13. CHAPTER 8 Air, Gas, and Unstable Foam Drilling
  14. CHAPTER 9 Aerated Fluids Drilling
  15. CHAPTER 10 Stable Foam Drilling
  16. CHAPTER 11 Specialized Downhole Drilling Equipment
  17. CHAPTER 12 Underbalanced Drilling
  18. Appendix A Dimensions and Units, Conversion Factors
  19. Appendix B Average Annual Atmospheric Conditions
  20. Appendix C Chapter 8 Illustrative Example MathCadā„¢ Solutions
  21. Appendix D Chapter 9 Illustrative Example MathCadā„¢ Solutions
  22. Appendix E Chapter 10 Illustrative Example MathCadā„¢ Solutions
  23. Appendix F Chapter 11 Illustrative Example MathCadā„¢ Solutions
  24. Appendix G Direct Circulation Minimum Volumetric Flow Rates
  25. Index