April 2001
Features

Natural Gas: HP/HT Drilling and Completion

Completing large-bore HP/HT wells: Design and experiences: How TotalFinaElf used a completion design that provided an optimized approach for developing Elgin and Franklin fields in the UK North Sea

April 2001 Vol. 222 No. 4 
Feature Article 

NATURAL GAS: Igniting New Markets
Part 3: HP/HT Drilling and Completions

Completing large-bore HP/HT wells: Design and experience to date

The operator developed an optimized completion design for high pressure / high temperature wells with large bore tubulars. The perforating program maximized reservoir productivity while providing operational safety

Alan T. Humphreys, TotalFinaElf Exploration UK PLC

 

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   Part 5: Sour Gas Handling
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