Casing and Liners for Drilling and Completion - Design and Application

Description

This text presents casing design and mechanics in a readable yet concise format in two parts. The first part allows any engineer or engineering student to read and understand basic casing design and separately be able to design a safe string of casing for most wells drilled in the world. The second part covers more advanced material and special problems in advanced casing design in a readable and user-friendly format. In the explanation of the origin, application and limitations of the methods and formulas used in casing design, the engineer or engineering student gets a full grasp of why these methods and formulas are used, thus giving them a better understanding of how to use these tools in their own jobs - and when NOT to use them. This book also gives the reader a consistent and systematic foundation from which to understand any of the literature or software applying to casing design or oilfield tubular. Content: Front Matter • Preface • Table of Contents 1. Oil-Field Casing 2. Basic Calculations and Hydrostatics 3. Casing Depth and Size Determination 4. Casing Load Determination 5. Design Loads and Casing Selection 6. Running Casing 7. Beyond Basic Casing Design 8. Casing Design Performance 9. Casing in Directional and Horizontal Wells 10. Special Topics Index