Evaluation of Differential Pressure Sticking and Stuck Pipe in Oil and Gas Drilling Technology and Its Production Operations

Ekun S. Kayode¹ , Oguogho Lami²

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Vol.7 , Issue.2 , pp.114-130, Jun-2020

Online published on Jun 30, 2020

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Abstract :
The research work is to evaluate and study differential pressure sticking and stuck pipe in oil and gas drilling technology and its productions operations, using practical field operations of Nigerian petroleum Development Company as a case study. A clear attempt have been made in this research work to investigate and mitigate differential pressure sticking and stuck pipe problem experienced by the industry in the portion of their Well 9 and 10 offshore deviated well of total depth of 14,500ft and 13,500ft as compared with a deviated producing offshore well 6 of a total depth of 15,400ft and a producing onshore vertically well XI of a total depth 10,500 ft. Since the problem is monotonous, a viable pipe releasing agent (PRA) fluid and Surge method was suggested in this study in addressing this problem at the point of occurrence with an appropriate VERSA system composition fluid with other necessary reagents. A flow chart model was used in this study to simulate how this fluid can be spotted around the stuck zone, in freeing the stuck pipe from the wellbore, after soaking for 20-40 hour alongside with proper jarring mechanism the free point depth was determine with stretch method. Chart was used to evaluate well 9 & 10 with stuck pipe and their economic losses in relating with well 6 and producing well XI, depth graphs of well 9 & 10 were plotted to analyze the in-depth point of differential pressure sticking and stuck pipe zone at about 13,604ft & 11,677ft. Temperature increased with depth graph and its behavior with pressure were also plotted and analyzed.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Differential Pressure Sticking, Oil Well, Stuck Pipe, oil and gas Drilling, Spotting Fluid, Production, Temperature, pressure, OKONO & ABURA (Oil well field name)

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