Work with the fund of wells with casing pressure: the evolution of regulatory and approaches of oil and gas companies
https://doi.org/10.51890/2587-7399-2022-7-2-60-75
Abstract
Introduction. During the life cycle of the well, the occurrence of sustained casing pressure in the well (SCP) is very possible. In practice, various regulatory requirements and approaches to working with such wells have been developed in the worldwide oil and gas industry.
The aim of this work is to describe the evolution of regulations and approaches of oil and gas companies well operations with SCP, including conditions of the regulatory and methodological recommendations absence, or their inconsistency.
Materials and methods. This article comprehensively reviews industry regulatory and methodological documents, as well as local regulatory and methodological documents (LRD) from various oil and gas companies. In the absence of a single database on wells with SCP, disparate sources of information have been collected and summarized, allowing you to see the overall picture of working with the well stock with SCP in the world.
The results of the performed analysis demonstrate the evolution of regulatory and the current situation in the domestic oil and gas companies, which, in the absence of a unified approach to working with the well stock with SCP, choose different options for harmonizing LRD with the current requirements of regulatory authorities and the best world practices to ensure the integrity of wells.
Conclusions. The article shows real examples of LRD of oil and gas producing companies, as well as trends in further improvement and harmonization of industry standards and regulatory documents of various countries.
About the Authors
E. V. Demin
Gazpromneft STC LLC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Eugene V. Demin — Chief specialist
75–79 liter D, Moyka river emb., 190000, Saint Petersburg
A. R. Khusnutdinov
Gazpromneft STC LLC
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Artur R. Khusnutdinov — Specialist
75–79 liter D, Moyka river emb., 190000, Saint Petersburg
P. S. Solovjov
International expert
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel S. Solovjov — International expert
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Demin E.V., Khusnutdinov A.R., Solovjov P.S. Work with the fund of wells with casing pressure: the evolution of regulatory and approaches of oil and gas companies. PROneft. Professionally about Oil. 2022;7(2):60-75. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.51890/2587-7399-2022-7-2-60-75
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