The US Minerals Management Service has proposed that wells with subsea wellheads completed after Jan. 1, 2005, have the means for monitoring casing pressures. MMS issued a notice of proposed ...

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 ...

2.1.1 Review well files: wellhead drawings, pressure ratings, prior anomalies, test history, and annulus pressures. 2.1.2 Define inspection scope: surface or subsea, intrusive/non-intrusive, required ...

Conductor casing Conductor casing is the first string set below the structural casing (i.e., drive pipe or marine conductor run to protect loose near-surface formations and to enable circulation of ...

The wellhead arrangement of a typical sucker-rod pumped well is shown in Figure 2-45. The polished rod, the uppermost part of the rod string, reciprocates with the movement of the walking beam that is ...