Objectives of the study

The main objective the study is to formulate a new and developed approach of
evaluating the integrity of cement sheath during thermal cycling. Specifically, the study
aims to:

1. Study the effect of thermal cycling on cement sheath integrity under harsh
geopressured geothermal reservoir conditions.

2. Conduct experiments to qualify and quantify the behavior of different cement

design in geopressured and geothermal environments.
2.1. For measuring presence of thermal fracture
2.1.1. Grain Volume Porosimeter
2.1.2.  Liquid Pressure-pulse Decay Permeameter 
2.2. For studying physical and chemical changes.
2.2.1. Scanning Electron Microscopy micrographs with Energy
Dispersive Spectroscopy capabilities
2.2.2. Thermogravimetric analysis
2.2.3. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy 

3. Develop a mechanical model which exhibits detailed information about the

following:
3.1. Size of sheath
3.2. Geometry of sheath
3.3. Location of failure (cracks)
3.4. Deboned volumes in the sheath
4. Evaluate the properties of the tested cement in order to determine its
performance in terms of the:

4.1. Setting Time

4.2. Compressive strength

5. Evaluate the reliability of the developed model by comparing the actual and
predicted values using the following statistical tools:

5.1. Multiple R – Correlation

5.2. R – square Value

5.3. Standard Error of the Estimates