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                    bottom, 76, 218                     mixed-layer, 158
                    bridge, 107                         rings, 61
                    overview, 224–225               coal, 23
                    top, 76, 218                    coiled tubing
                 cement slurry                          drilling rig, 114–115
                    density, 209–211                    logging using, 248
                    light “lead,” 209, 210          coiled tubing units (CTU), 110
                    neat “tail,” 209, 210           company man, 350–351
                    pump able, 209                  company rep, 350–351
                    salt-saturated, 216             completion, 38–40

                    saturated CI, 216                   fluid, 44
                    theology, 213–214                   monobore, 90, 91
                 cementation, 2                         traditional, 90
                    mineral, 231                        tubing, 39
                 cementing. See also casing         completion design, 38
                    casing and, 197–226             completion design (offshore well),
                    conductor (offshore well), 93       86–89
                    engineer, 350                       well inflow configuration, 86




                    mud removal, 206–207                well outflow configuration, 87
                    overview and summary, 198, 226  compressive strength/stresses, 12–14
                    production liner (land well), 80  conductor, 41, 198–199
                    stinger, 221–223                    driving (land well), 53–54
                 cementing casing                       pipe, 198–199
                    running and, 217–220                slots, 93, 307
                    surface casings, 220–223        cone of uncertainty, 191
                 cementing casing, in massive salt   coning, 88, 89
                    formations                      connection, 38
                    enhancing success, 215–216      contingency costs, 297, 298

                    overview, 215–217               continuous phase, of drilling fluid,
                    potential failure modes, 215        156–157
                 cementing casing (land well)       contract strategies, 289–290
                    first intermediate casing, 74–77  contract types

                    surface casing, 66–67               dayrate, 288–289
                 centralizer, 207                       footage, 288

                 certification and safety training, 334–336  incentive, 289
                 check trip, 74                         integrated service provider

                 chert (flint), 11                          contracts, 289–290
                 chip hold down, 148                    overview, 288
                 choke line, 263                        turnkey, 288
                 choke valves, 263–264              controlled drilling, 306
                 Christmas tree, 82                 core, 37
                 circulating clean, 64              core barrel, 51
                 class G cement                     core bit, 78, 146
                    API, 209, 210, 211              coring, 78, 227, 233
                    neat, 209                           bottomhole coring, 234–236

                 clay                                   coring classifications, 233–234
                    drill collar stuck with hydrated, 316  explosive sidewall coring, 237–238
                    minerals, 7





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