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mud rheology, 167–168 spudding well and cementing
sand content, 167 conductor, 93
mud pumps, triplex, 124 for surface casing, 94–97
mud system, active, 126–128 suspending well, 107
multilateral wells, 193 tangent section, 100–102
multiphase reservoirs, 29 oil
multiple wells accumulation, 21
drilling from single location, 192 generation, 22–23
single surface location for, 173–174 on mud returned from well, 230
muds, 157, 161–162
oil migration, 21, 22
N primary, 25
secondary, 28–29
natural diamond bits, 141, 143, 144, 145 oil wet, 29
near bit stabilizer (NB stab), 184 oil window, 22
neat class G cement, 209 operations manager, 284
newcomers on rig, and safety, 333–334 operators, 348
night drilling supervisor, 286 orientated coring, 236
night toolpusher, 287 outside catch tools
nipple down, 67 die collar, 321, 322–323
nipple up, 67 overshot, 321–322
nondispersed muds, 156, 159–160 overview and types, 321
nozzle pockets, 149 outside diameter (OD), 136
over water work, 338
overburden, 12
O overgauge hole, 61
overheads, 297
offshore development well overpressured, 16
drilling, 92–107 overshot, 321–322
hole and casing sizes, 90–91
overview and summary, 85–86, 108
planning, 86–89 P–Q
writing well program, 92
offshore installation manager (OIM), packed assembly, 185
287, 351 packed off, 315
offshore rig packer fluid, 44

discharge and spills minimization, packing, 259
343 pendulum assembly, 184, 185
helicopter landing on, 334 perforating, 80
newcomers and safety, 333–334 perforating well, 82
offshore well drilling perforation charges, 201
bringing well to horizontal, 104–106 permeability, 10, 24
heave compensator, 97–98 directional, 27
horizontal section, 106–107 reservoir, 26–27
kicking off well, 98–100 permit to work (PTW) systems
locating casing point, 102–103 electrical work, 338
logging, 103–104 hot work, 338

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