Casing Type

Conductor
Purposes
 This is the building foundation of the rest of the well
 Prevents washing out under the rig
 Provides elevation for flow nipple
 It is run in the well by hammering (refusal point)

Common Sizes and Depths:

 30” – 20” Welded or Connectors
 20” – 16” Threaded
 30’ – 200’ (< 100’ common)
Conductor
Other Remarks:
 Careful pumping practice
 Large excess amount of cement is required
 BOP’s not usually connected, not enough formation
strength to contain pressures anyway, more often see
divertor
 Common Cement
- Accelerated Neat class G
Surface Casing
Purposes
 Protect surface fresh water formations
 Cases off unconsolidated or lost circulation areas
 Support subsequent casing strings
 Provides primary pressure control (BOP support)
 Common Sizes and Depths:
20” – 9 5/8” threaded or use of connectors
100’ – 3000’ (or more)
Surface Casing
 100% plus excess cement is not common
 Recommended inner cementing method to save
• Cement
• Rig Time
 Common cements:
• Lead light weight slurries with high yield
• Neat tail slurries with good compressive strength
 Some operators do not think that centralizers are required on
this string, but they are vital to achieve a good “shoe track job”
Intermediate Casing
Purposes
 Separators hole into workable sections when welding with
 Lost circulation zones
 Over pressure zones
 Heaving Shales
 Common Sizes and Depths:
• 13 3/8”, 10 3/4“, 9 5/8” and mixed tapered strings
• 3000’ – 10000’
Intermediate Casing Cementing
 Cemented to the surface or to the previous casing shoe
 Two stages cementation jobs common
 Plugs, casing equipment, casing accessories usual
 Good cementing practices are required
 Use of mud spacers is recommended
 Large cement volume are often necessary
Common Cements:
Typically filler slurries followed by high compressive tail
Production Casing
Purposes
 Isolate the pay zone from other formations and the fluids in
them
 Protective housing for production equipment
• Subsurface artificial lift
• Multiple zone completion
 Can consist of and contain screens for sand control
 Covers worn or damaged intermediate casing string
 Common Sizes and Depths:
• 4 1/2”, 5“, 5 1/2”, 7”, and 9 5/8”
Remember: Good Centralization is Critical in this string
Liners
 Any string of casing Whose top is located below the
surface, hung inside the previous casing and is run to its
setting depth by drill pipe