Case Study
First 7-5/8 in. HP SET Openhole Liner (OHL) in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Enventure Global Technology 15995 North Barkers Landing, Suite 350 | Houston, Texas 77079 Tel 281.552.2200 | Fax 281.552.2201 | www.EnventureGT.com ©2015 Enventure Global Technology Enventure and SET are trademarks of Enventure Global Technology All Rights Reserved. Ver06 03/15 PERFORMANCE First 7-5/8 in. HP SET ® Openhole Liner (OHL) in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico Challenge An operator drilling a sub-salt exploration deepwater well in Gulf of Mexico, experienced an unstable wellbore at the base of the salt; which resulted in setting the 9-7/8 in. liner 3,400 ft higher than originally planned. In exploratory wells, maintaining hole size is critical due to deeper uncertainties, such as unknown pressure regimes. For this reason, the operator needed a solution that woul