A Study To Determine Necessity of Pilot Holes When Drilling Shallow Gas Zones Using Top Hole Dual Gradient Drilling Technology

When drilling offshore, shallow gas hazards are a major concern because of their potential to cause a major blowout. This is a special concern when drilling in shallower water, where the gas influx reaches the rig sooner. A common practice used to avoid the potential dangers of shallow gas is to dri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: King, Lauren
Other Authors: Schubert, Jerome
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-591
http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2009-05-591