Casing while drilling (CwD) is a drilling technique that can alleviate many problems associated with conventional drilling such as lost circulation, long tripping times, and stuck pipe. With CwD, drilling and casing of the wellbore are done simultaneously, improving efficiency by reducing non-productive time. It has benefits like improved wellbore stability, higher quality cement jobs, and increased rig floor safety. CwD also uses smaller rigs and less fuel, reducing environmental impact. A case study on applying CwD in the Gulf of Thailand achieved benefits through integration between the directional drilling team and the operator and drilling contractor.
Casing while drilling (CwD) is a drilling technique that can alleviate many problems associated with conventional drilling such as lost circulation, long tripping times, and stuck pipe. With CwD, drilling and casing of the wellbore are done simultaneously, improving efficiency by reducing non-productive time. It has benefits like improved wellbore stability, higher quality cement jobs, and increased rig floor safety. CwD also uses smaller rigs and less fuel, reducing environmental impact. A case study on applying CwD in the Gulf of Thailand achieved benefits through integration between the directional drilling team and the operator and drilling contractor.
Casing while drilling (CwD) is a drilling technique that can alleviate many problems associated with conventional drilling such as lost circulation, long tripping times, and stuck pipe. With CwD, drilling and casing of the wellbore are done simultaneously, improving efficiency by reducing non-productive time. It has benefits like improved wellbore stability, higher quality cement jobs, and increased rig floor safety. CwD also uses smaller rigs and less fuel, reducing environmental impact. A case study on applying CwD in the Gulf of Thailand achieved benefits through integration between the directional drilling team and the operator and drilling contractor.
T he extraction of petroleum fluids from sub-surface accumulations mandates the
drilling of a well into the formation containing the accumulation. The drilling techniques have evolved over time to overcome several challenges while some of the issues still prevail with the currently used drilling practices like loss circulation, large tripping time to change bottom hole assembly, stuck pipe problems and low well bore stability, to name a few. These decrease the drilling efficiency and increase the Non-Productive Time (NPT) of this highly capital-intensive industry encouraging the Petroleum Industry to look for new technology. Casing while Drilling (CwD)is a technique of drilling which has been proven to alleviate many of the problems faced while drilling. In this method, drilling and casing of a well bore is carried out simultaneously, which improves the drilling efficiency by reducing the NPT. It has proven to be beneficial in controlling loss circulation and improving wellbore stability by ‘Plastering’ effect, high quality cement job and increased rig floor safety. It uses smaller rig and less fuel thereby reducing carbon footprint in the environment. This thesis studies CwD tools, the advantages and the the disadvantages, and compares this new technology with the conventionnel method. A case study on the application of CwD in Gulf of Thailand, The Integration of the directional drilling segment along DCwD team along with the operator and the drilling contractor resulted in achieving many benefits are presented.
L 'extraction de fluides pétroliers à partir d'accumulations souterraines nécessite le
forage d'un puits dans la formation contenant l'accumulation. Les techniques de forage ont évolué au fil du temps pour relever plusieurs défis, mais certains problèmes persistent dans les pratiques de forage actuelles, comme la perte de circulation, le temps de manœuvre important pour changer la BHA, les problèmes de coincement de la garniture et la faible stabilité du puits, pour n'en citer que quelques-uns. Ces problèmes réduisent l'efficacité du forage et augmentent le temps non productif (NPT) de cette industrie à forte intensité, ce qui encourage l'industrie pétrolière à rechercher de nouvelles technologies. Le tubage en cours de forage (CwD) est une technique de forage qui a prouvé qu'elle permettait d'atténuer bon nombre des problèmes rencontrés lors du forage. Dans cette méthode, le forage et le tubage d'un puits sont effectués simultanément, ce qui améliore l'efficacité du forage en réduisant le NPT. Elle s'est avérée bénéfique pour le contrôle des pertes de circulation et l'amélioration de la stabilité du puits de forage grâce à l'effet de " plâtrage ", à la haute qualité du ciment et à la sécurité accrue du plancher de forage. Il utilise un appareil de forage plus petit et moins de carburant, ce qui réduit l'empreinte carbone dans l'environnement. Cette thèse étudie les équipements de CwD, leurs avantages et leurs inconvénients, et compare cette nouvelle technologie avec la méthode conventionnelle. Une étude de cas sur l'application du CwD dans le Golfe de Thaïlande, l'intégration du segment de forage directionnel DCwD avec l'opérateur et l'entrepreneur de forage a permis d'atteindre de nombreux avantages sont présentés.