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I K

igneous rocks, 1 kelly, 135, 136
incentive scheme, 290 kick, 16, 127, 256, 258
attributes, 292 tolerance, 279
incentive scheme features kick detection equipment

lump sums for flat-time operations, flow indicator, 268
291 overview, 268–269
meeting specific targets, 290 pit volume totalizer, 268

percentage of well cost saved, 290 kick drill (pit drill), 337
safety, 290 kickoff, of offshore well, 98–100
incidents second kickoff point, 104–105
handling, 300–301 kill
response team, 300 dynamic, 275–276
inclination, 91 line, 263
induction killing the well, 16. See also well kill
logs, 240 overview, 269
tools, 240 after production testing, 83
influx density gradient, 270–271 wait and weight (balanced method),

infrastructure checking (land well), 54 269–274
inhibit, 8 work through example, 269–274
insert bushings, 134–135 Kinley caliper, 243, 245
inside catch tools
overview and types, 323
releasing spear, 323 L
taper tap, 323
inside diameter (ID), 57 land exploration well
intermediate casing, 72 abandoning, 83
overview, 200 completed, 79
running and cementing first, 74–77 drilling, 52–80

internal blowout, 272 drilling program, 37, 45–51
invert oil emulsion muds, 157, 161–162 overview and summary, 33, 84
production testing, 80–83
prospect identification, 33–34

J well design, 37–45
well proposal, 34–37
jackup rig, 119 land rig
on location, 120 blowout preventer, 262
under tow, 120 blowout preventer control system,
jars and jarring, 319–320 265
jet junk retriever, 324 desert, 111
jetting, 178–179 diverter attaching, 56–57
junk heavy, 110–111
drilling, milling and smashing, helicopter transportable (heli-rig),
325–326 112
in stuck pipe, 317 light, 111–112

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