Cementing Operation
PART I
Dr. Eissa Shokir
Cementing
Cementing Processes
Casing
Liner
Squeeze
Plug
Density of Mixtures
Cementing Equipment
Cementing contd
Large-Hole Cementing
Through Casing
Through Drill Pipe
Cementing of Liner
Cementing from Floater
Multistage Cementing
Cement is used in Drilling Operations
to...
Support and protect the casing
Prevent the movement of fluid through the
annular space outside the casing
Stop the movement of fluid into vugular or
fractured formations
Close an abandoned well or a portion of a well
Sidetracking
Types of Cementing Processes
I. Primary Cementing
1.
2.
3.
4.
Full String
Liners
Large Pipe
Stage
A. Survey and perforate
B. Stage collars
Primary Cementing
Steel
Casing
Borehole
Cement
Steel Liner
Full String Cementing
Liner Cementing
Types of Cementing Processes
II. Squeeze Cementing
1. Shoe
2. Casing (up-hole)
3. Open-hole (lost-circulation)
NEW SLURRY
Types of Cementing Processes
III. Plugging
1. Open-hole plug back
A. Fishing Operations
B. Abandonment
2. Casing
Types of Cementing Processes
IV. Special Techniques
1. Land
2. Off-shore
Wiper Plugs
Wiper plugs are equipped with rubber-cupped fins
which wipe mud from the walls of the casing ahead
of the cement and clean the walls of casing behind
the slurry.
Examples of wiper plugs are shown in the next
slide. The top plug also serves as a means of
determining when the cement is in place.
Large-Hole
Cementing
Normal
Displacement
Method
Down the inside of the Csg.
Use two wiper plugs
Takes a long time . . .
Large surface area exposed
to the cmt.
Large-Hole
Cementing
Inner
String
Cementing
Down the inside of the DP
Use top wiper plug
Much shorter displ. time
Large-Hole
Cementing
Outside Cementing
1. Down the inside
2. Small-dia. pipe outside
Cmt and gradually
remove the pipes
Alternative:
Pipes attached
(for large pipes)
Drilling Liners
Liners are commonly used to seal the openhole
below a long intermediate casing string to:
1. Case off the open hole to enable deeper
drilling.
2. Control water or gas production
3. Hold back unconsolidated or sloughing
formations.
4. Case off zones of lost circulation and/or
zones
of high pressure encountered
during
drilling operations.
Drill
Pipe
Liner
Displ.
Mud
dart
cmt
ball
mud
Multi-Stage
Cementing
Pump first stage
Displace cmt.
Open stage tool
Pump second stage
Displace cmt
Last plug closes tool
Opening
Bomb
Stage
Collar
Cementing
Basket
Closing
Plug
Cmt
Mud
Cmt
Tieback liner showing sealing nipple
Liner and sealing nipple
1. Reinforcing the intermediate casing
worn by drilling.
2. Providing greater resistance to
collapse stress from abnormal
pressures.
3. Providing corrosion protection.
4. Sealing an existing liner which may be
leaking gas.