Casing design is an integral part of a drilling engineer's work scope. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the design process, emphasizing the working stress approach currently used in ...

Casing wear remains a critical issue in oil and gas well operations, particularly as wells become deeper and more deviated. Research in this field focuses on elucidating the mechanisms of wear that ...

Expandable-profile liners have stabilized problem wellbores throughout Russia, solving lost circulation and wellbore stability problems, regardless of severity or the size of wellbore washouts. Oil ...

Once a well has been drilled, if it is to become a production well, the well must undergo completion. While drilling a well cuts through the rock formations and allows drilling engineers to reach the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ian writes on fossil energies, climate, and transition to renewables. This article is more than 3 years old. Pumping water mixed ...