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Log Presentation .................................................................................................................................................10.3
Wireline Logs ......................................................................................................................................................10.3
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Pipe Conveyed Logging ....................................................................................................................................10.8
LWD .....................................................................................................................................................................10.9
Rig-Site Safety With Density and Neutron Logs .........................................................................................10.10
Chapter 11 Rig Equipment and Sizing .....................................................................................................................................................................................................11.1
Generations of Offshore Drilling Units ...........................................................................................................11.1
Transocean Sedco Forex New Builds ..............................................................................................................11.7
Advances in Deepwater Drilling Technology ................................................................................................11.7
A New Era of Deepwater Drilling .................................................................................................................11.16
Chapter 12 Drilling Problems ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................12.1
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................12.1
Fishing .................................................................................................................................................................12.1
Lost Circulation ..................................................................................................................................................12.2
Hole Stability ......................................................................................................................................................12.2
Hydrates ..............................................................................................................................................................12.3
Chapter 13 Advances in Technology ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13.1
Horizontal Drilling ...........................................................................................................................................13.1
Multilateral Well Drilling ..................................................................................................................................13.2
Slim-Hole and Coiled-Tubing Drilling ...........................................................................................................13.3
Underbalanced Drilling ....................................................................................................................................13.5
MWD, LWD, and Geosteering .........................................................................................................................13.6
Coring ..................................................................................................................................................................13.7
Chapter 14 Subsea Systems ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................14.1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................14.1
Current Subsea Developments .........................................................................................................................14.1
Subsea Tie-Back Methods .................................................................................................................................14.2
Subsea Template and Manifold Options ........................................................................................................14.4
Subsea Wellhead Systems .................................................................................................................................14.6
Tubing Suspension Equipment ......................................................................................................................14.10
Subsea Christmas Tree System ......................................................................................................................14.15
Diving Methods vs ROV Use .........................................................................................................................14.19
Chapter 15 Completion Equipment .........................................................................................................................................................................................................15.1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................15.1
Completion Types/Classification .....................................................................................................................15.1
Completion Equipment .....................................................................................................................................15.4
Typical Completion Program .........................................................................................................................15.22
Typical Workover Program ............................................................................................................................15.22
Chapter 16 Technical Limit Drilling ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16.1
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................16.1
Base Assumptions ..............................................................................................................................................16.2
Technical Limit—Well Planning.......................................................................................................................16.2
Technical Limit—Operations ............................................................................................................................16.3
