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In the first application of the
new process, engineers used
PlugAdvisor software to optimize
placement of cement plugs in Wells 17-lbm/galUS
1 and 2. The first attempts were suc- cement
cessful on each, and the cement top
of Well 2 was tagged at 2 m higher
than the kickoff plug, as modeled. Bentonite pill
9.0-lbm/galUS
mud
Diagram of a stable, ideal cement set (left) versus unsatisfactory results (right) of a dense cement placed above
a lighter fluid.
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