Modified Model for Shallow Soil Strength Recovery Calculation during Set-Up Periods of Jetted Conductor—A Case Study of Equatorial Guinea Bay Deep-Water Drilling

Wei Yan, Said Juma Kambi, Xin Huang, Hai Lin, Hailong Liu and Jingen Deng
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Wei Yan: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Said Juma Kambi: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Xin Huang: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
Hai Lin: Tianjin Branch of CNOOC Ltd., Tianjin 300459, China
Hailong Liu: Tianjin Branch of CNOOC Ltd., Tianjin 300459, China
Jingen Deng: State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-10

Abstract: Jetted conductor setting depth is crucial for deep-water drilling. This paper presents an innovative method for determining the shallow soil resistance strength recovery factor based on the field data of Equatorial Guinea bay. It shows that the soil strength recovery factor of Equatorial Guinea bay is lower than that of the Gulf of Mexico. The conductor setting depth calculation referring to other place will have a high risk of wellhead sinking. According to the newly established designing charts, the conductor setting depth was recommended for the S1 well. Each preferred set-up period requires a specific setting depth. If the chosen set-up period is 2 days, the expected setting depth of a 36″ conductor should be 250 ft (76.2 m) and, similarly, 295 ft (89.9 m) for a 30″ conductor. The relationship between set-up period and surface conductor setting depth is established as well. Wellhead landed load appears to be the crucial factor for determining the conductor setting depth. The rationality of the newly developed shallow soil strength recovery model for the Equatorial Guinea deep-water block was also confirmed by the field data.

Keywords: deep-water drilling; conductor setting depth; shallow soil strength recovery; set-up time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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