Case Study
RMR® solves BP’s West Azeri hole instability problems
on the sixth well, however, some movement of the 30” shoe was noted. In the next well there was high angle at the shoe and drilling was suspended. The wells were surveyed and the results showed that there was deflection in the wells from 270m (886ft) – 310m (1,017ft) (30” shoe). THERE WAS UP TO: • 1.5m (5ft) horizontal displacement • 24 o /30m doglegs The template was abandoned. Failure Mechanisms A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY BP TEAM