1-3-2 :

Function of casing summarized as follows:

.1 .

.2 ) (

.3

.4 .

) .5

(Well head equipment ).(BOP

.6 ) (X-tree

) .( Completion equipment

.7 .

)Acid .8

.(zing

.9 .

) (ID .10

. .11

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 Type of casing 4-2 :
string

) (casing string
:

.1 )(exploration ) ( development

.2

.3 .

.4 ).(total depth

.5 ).(final completion

.6

).(packer-tubing-gas lift valve

).(burst collapse-tension

Conductor pipe .1
Surface casing .2
Intermediate casing .3
Production casing .4
Liner casing .5

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 Conductor pipe 1-4-2

)
(.

) ( Mud tank
) ( Diverter )
( Gas packet
)(Pre-drilled hole
)(Swamp
).(Fixed offshore platforms
)
1000( ) ( 300-100
) 30 5/8 18 (.

Surface casing Figure 2-A 2.4.2

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.
) ( BOP

)13 ) ( BOP
20-3/8 (.
-:

Control unconsolidated zones .1

Have large volumes of slurry . 2
.3
To avoid the continuously pipe clay sticking-cover sticking area
.4
To minimize the mud contamination by sand & clay for the next
section while drilling.
To minimize the open hole .5
section
.6 To protect fresh water zones
.7
To minimize lost circulation in shallow permeable zones.
To cover weak zones .8
.9 .
To isolate salt zones that cause hole Problems such as caving and
sloughing shale .surface casing is normally run to the surface.

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.

Intermediate Casing 3-4-2

) (Lost circulation
, ) ( shallow wells

.
:
To cover shale -clay-problems .1
.2 To cover gas zone problems
To minimize stuck problems .3
.4 .
To minimizes mud contamination and volume for the next section.
To covers swilling clay .5
.6
To cover the reactive shale-and sloughing shale



)Cement to
.(surface

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