casing-tubing annulus
1Casing (borehole) — Casing is large diameter pipe that is assembled and inserted into a recently drilled section of a borehole and typically cemented into place.PurposeCasing that is cemented in place aids the drilling process in several ways: * Prevent… …
2Annulus (oil well) — The annulus [http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/Display.cfm?Term=annulus] (yellow area in diagram) of an oil well refers to any void between any piping, tubing or casing and the piping, tubing or casing immediately surrounding it. The presence… …
3Tubing hanger — A tubing hanger is a component used in the completion of oil and gas production wells. It is set in the tree or the wellhead and suspends the production tubing and/or casing. Sometimes it provides porting to allow the communication of hydraulic,… …
4Coiled tubing — In the oil and gas industries, coiled tubing refers to metal piping, normally 1 to 3.25 in diameter, used for interventions in oil and gas wells and sometimes as production tubing in depleted gas wells, which comes spooled on a large reel. Coiled …
5List of oil field acronyms — Contents 1 # 2 A 3 B 4 C …
6Well integrity — is defined by [http://www.standard.no/imaker.exe?id=5738 NORSOK D 010] as “Application of technical, operational and organizational solutions to reduce risk of uncontrolled release of formation fluids throughout the life cycle of a well”. There… …
7Offshore oil spill prevention and response — Inspector on offshore oil drilling rig Offshore oil spill prevention and response is the study and practice of reducing the number of offshore incidents that release oil or hazardous substances into the environment and limiting the amount… …
8Completion (oil and gas wells) — This article is about the oil or gas well completion. For other uses of completion, see Completion (disambiguation) In petroleum production, completion is the process of making a well ready for production (or injection). This principally involves …
9petroleum production — Introduction recovery of crude oil and, often, associated natural gas from the Earth. petroleum is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon material that is believed to have formed in deep sedimentary (sedimentary rock) beds from animal and …
10Oil well control — is the management of the dangerous effects caused by unexpected high pressures upon surface equipment of oil or gas drilling rigs. Technically, oil well control involves preventing Formation fluid, usually referred to as kick, from entering into… …
