Expandables optimize post-Macondo deepwater well design

Summary:

An major operator received one of the first post-Macondo permits to continue drilling an exploratory well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico using subsea BOP's.

The operator needed to achieve zonal isolation across shallow hydrocarbon-bearing sands and to reduce ECD's during cementing operations.

The operator chose a SET Openhole liner

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Portuguese version title:

Expansível Otimiza Projeto em Águas Profundas

Spanish version title:

Tubulares Expandibles Optimizan Diseño de Pozo en Aguas Profundas