A new API recommended practice (RP) intends to provide a guide for managing annular casing pressure in offshore wells. An August workshop in Houston reviewed the draft proposal and solicited input ...

Use of nitrogen-foamed spacers is a proven mitigation technique for wells with potential problems with annular pressure buildup (APB). In late 1999, BP PLC experienced a well failure in the Marlin ...

Annular pressure management is a critical safety and operational concern in deepwater gas wells. This field focuses on controlling the pressure buildup within the annular space—the gap between the ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Leading provider of energy services, Expro (NYSE: XPRO), has successfully deployed its Octopoda TM annulus intervention system to restore annulus pressure integrity and ...

This story profiles one of the Offshore Technology Conference's Spotlight on New Technology Award winners. Cement has been used for decades in the oil and gas industry to secure the area between the ...

Purpose: Cementing places engineered cement slurry in the casing–formation annulus (and inside casing for plugs) to achieve durable zonal isolation, structural support, and long-term well integrity.

With Labor Day weekend, and the recovery of the blowout preventer from the Deepwater Horizon well in the Gulf of Mexico, the remaining parts of the operation are going to be increasingly directed at ...