Introduction to Permanent Plug and Abandonment of Wells

This open access book offers a timely guide to challenges and current practices to permanently plug and abandon hydrocarbon wells. With a focus on offshore North Sea, it analyzes the process of plug and abandonment of hydrocarbon wells through the establishment of permanent well barriers. It provide...

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Main Authors: Khalifeh, Mahmoud (Author), Saasen, Arild (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
Series:Ocean Engineering & Oceanography, 12
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • General Principles of Well Barriers
  • Specification for Permanent Plugging Materials
  • Types of Permanent Plugging Materials
  • Different Categories of Working Units
  • Work classification and selection of working units
  • Fundamentals of Plug Placement
  • Verification of placement operation
  • Tools and Techniques for Plug and Abandonment
  • Barrier Verification.