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removal fractured and faulted formations, 304, 354–355
cementing program, 266–267 geometry related problems, 302–304
hydrocyclones, 342 geopressured formations, 304, 354
sonic data, electric logging/sampling, 282 jar placement, 306–307
sonic transit time, vs. PDC cutter type, 191 junk, 304, 355
spherically focused log, 491 keyseating, 350
spinner survey, 497 ledges, 303, 351
sponsoring department, approving signature, 6 mobile formations, 303, 351
spontaneous potential, 497 permeable zone, with wall cake, 305
spool type surface wellheads, 96 reactive formations, 304, 353
spreadsheet example, drilling program, 134 soft cement and, 305, 355
spreadsheet format, drilling program, 135 solids related problems, 303–305
spring centralizers, 91, 93, 94 static overbalance, 306
spud mud, 207, 268, 497 stationary string, 306
squeezes, 497 sticking mechanisms, 301
cementing design for, 274–278 stiff assembly, 303, 350–351
squeezing shales, undergage hole from, 349–350 top hole collapse, 304, 353–354
stabbing board, 497–498 undergage hole, 302, 348–350
stabilizers, 157 subsea wellhead, 97
downhole tools, 158–159 drilling equipment, 449–455
stable foam drilling, 247 subsurface safety valve (SSSV), 23
standpipe, 498 sulfate ion, 231
static overbalance, stuck pipe, 306 sulfonated asphalt, 250
stationary string, stuck pipe, 306 sump, 22
steel supersaturation, 498
mechanical properties, 57–60 surface BOP stack configurations, 326–327
temperature correction factors 2000 psi WP classification, 326
burst and, 64 3000 psi WP classification, 326–327
collapse and, 64 5000 psi WP classification, 326–327
compression and, 64 accumulator testing and, 328–332
pipe yield strengths and, 64–65 15,000 psi WP classification, 326
tension and, 64 10,000 psi WP classification, 327
steerable systems, 199 surface casing, 55–56
drill bits, 413 advantages/disadvantages, 55–56
sticking mechanisms, stuck pipe, 301 casing design and, 39, 100
stiff assembly, stuck pipe, 303, 350–351 cement job objectives for, 268–269
stiff foam drilling, 247 drilling criteria, 100
stinger surface circulating pressure, calculation, 323
casing running procedure, 394–396 surface readout gyro (SRG), wireline deployed, direc-
casing/cementation crew preparation checklist, tional planning, 166–167
393–394 surface stack control system specifications, 327–328
cementing, 402 surface wellhead, 95
stove pipe, casing design and, 38 surfactant, 498
strain, 57, 498 surge loss, 498
formula for, 78 surge/swab pressures, 493
vs. stress, 58 wellbore instability, 298
stratigraphic high resolution dipmeter tool, 498 survey development, magnetic single shot survey tool,
stress, 57, 498 427
vs. strain, 58 survey errors, potential sources of, in directional
strontium scale, 231 planning, 171–173
stuck pipe survey intervals, for directional planning, 163
cement blocks, 305, 355 survey tool preparation, magnetic single shot survey
cutting beds, 303, 351–353 tool, 426–427
differential sticking, 305–307 swabbed kick, 321
avoidance, 355–357 swabbing, 498
cure, 357–358 swab/surge, avoidance of, 15
drilling jars, 306–307 synthetic oil, invert emulsion mud and, 234–235
drilling problems, 301–307, 347–358

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