, INSTITUT ALGERIEN DU PETROLE, CORPORATE UNIVERSITY

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RUNNING CASING

Prepared by:

BENARBIA Adel

OUT LINE
INTRODUCTION TYPE AND FUNCTIONS OF CASING CASING DESIGN CASING COMPONENTS SETTING CASING CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

Steel pipes used to ensure a pressure-tight connection Manufactured in joints that range from 16 to 48 ft 15 to 20% of the complete cost of the well Casing serves many functions

Conductor pipe:
Including the following: The conductor pipe is used to minimize hole caving problems. Cover freshwater zone

Maintain hole integrity by preventing caving. Provides a support for attaching the BOP

Intermediate casing:
Its setting depth is to isolate:
It has the following purposes: Troublesome formations Loss zones Protect the production Shallow hydrocarbon tubing equipment. Water sands producing zone Isolate the from the other formations Provide a work shaft of a known diameter to the pay zone.

CASING DESIGN
Casing has to withstand:

stress

Collapse stresses Burst stresses

Tension stresses

depth
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CASING COMPONENT
Casing joints

CASING COMPONENT
In our rig they use two grades of casing
grade Nom w lb/ft 29 32 Con ID in N VAM N VAM 6,184 6,094 Drift in 6.059 6.000 Burst psi 11,220 Collap psi 8,530 M/U torque Kft.pbl 10,850 Interval to run m from 36 0 to 4,000 36

P110 P110

11,460 10,780 11550

CASING COMPONENT

Guide shoes

Float collars
Centralizers

Scratchers
and Collars
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SETTING OF CASING I-PREPARATION BEFORE RUNNING CASING II-LOGGING OPERATION III-RUNNING CASING

I. PREPARATION BEFORE RUNNING CASING:

PREVENTING MAINTENANCE
INSPECTION MEASURING THE PIPE

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I. PREPARATION BEFORE RUNNING CASING:

PREVENTING MAINTENANCE:
All joints of casing should be packed in the pipe rack and protected Adequate spacers or stringers must be placed between layers of the casing in the pipe rack

Mark the length, the weight, the grade and the

number of each joint.
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I. PREPARATION BEFORE RUNNING CASING:

INSPECTION:
Inspect the thread from any damage during transportation or packing; Clean off the thread with solvent Run a tool rabbit into each joint, mark and lay aside any damaged joint;

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I. PREPARATION BEFORE RUNNING CASING:

MEASURING THE PIPE:
By using a tape, the measurement should be carefully Recorded in a tally sheet;

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II. LOGGING OPERATION ELECTONIC Logs: CALIPER CBL VDL MDT-GR CMR-GR

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III. RUNNING CASING Hole conditioning (a wiper trip):

hole must be clean and in a good shape

To avoid Stuck pipe poor cementing costly squeeze cement work

Due to: Built-up of filter cake Settling of cuttings Sloughing of shale formation

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III. RUNNING CASING

Lifting the casing:

Retrieve of the wear bushing

Rig up casing handling and running equipment(weldless links, fill-up tool, side door elevator, safety clamps, casing slips, spider slips and elevator).
A crane is used to lift joints of casing, each joint should be protected with a tread protector.
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III. RUNNING CASING

Stabbing and Making-up:

guide the joints with hands Put baker lock on first joints Use hydraulic power tongs

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III. RUNNING CASING Circulation and Landing:

Test the surface piping system Condition (clean or treat) the mud in the hole Flush out cuttings and wall cake prior cement
Landing the casing involves transferring the casing string weight to the well head with the casing hanger

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CONCLUSION:

casing is one of the most costly operation in the rotary drilling so that it has to be carefully treated and accurately measured to avoid any undesired failure. Rigorous instructions, preventive maintenance and special equipment

are required while running casing.

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