Neftyanaya Provintsiya
electronic peer-reviewed scholarly publication
Neftyanaya provintsiya No. 4(40), 2024

Peculiarities of well construction in the deepwater shelf of the Gulf of Guinea (côte d'ivoire) and prospects for improving drilling fluids for this environment

N.D.S. Kaсou, R.A. Ismakov, R.A. Khasanov, G.L. Gaimaletdinova
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2024.4.283-295

Abstract


The article provides a summary of the characteristics of deep-water drilling for wells on the shelf of the Gulf of Guinea (Côte d'Ivoire). Additionally, it presents field data on the drilled wells, identifies challenges, and suggests potential improvements to drilling fluids.

Key words:

enhancement, deepwater shelf, absorption, overpressure, high temperature, parameters, drilling, composition, drilling mud, reservoir, Alb, Côte d'Ivoire, Gulf of Guinea, inhibited drilling muds, hydrocarbon-based muds

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Authors

N.D.S. Kaсou, postgraduate student of «Drilling of Oil and Gas Wells» Department, Ufa State Petroleum Technical University
1, Kosmonautov Str., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: etoile2889@gmail.com

R.A. Ismakov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Department of «Drilling of Oil and Gas Wells», Ufa State Petroleum Technical University
1, Kosmonautov Str., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: ismakovrustem@gmail.com

R.A. Khasanov, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of «Drilling of Oil and Gas Wells», Ufa State Petroleum Technical University
1, Kosmonautov Str., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: superneftegaz@gmail.com

G.L. Gaimaletdinova, Senior Lecturer of «Drilling of Oil and Gas Wells» Department, Ufa State Petroleum Technical University
1, Kosmonautov Str., Ufa, 450064, Russian Federation
E-mail: ggaymaletdinova@mail.ru

For citation:

N.D.S. Kaсou, R.A. Ismakov, R.A. Khasanov, G.L. Gaimaletdinova Osobennosti stroitel'stva skvazhin na glubokovodnom shel'fe gvinejskogo zaliva (kot-D’ivuar) i perspektivy sovershenstvovaniya promyvochnoj zhidkosti dlya ehtikh uslovij [Peculiarities of well construction in the deepwater shelf of the Gulf of Guinea (côte d'ivoire) and prospects for improving drilling fluids for this environment]. Neftyanaya Provintsiya, No. 4(40), 2024. pp. 283-295. DOI https://doi.org/10.25689/NP.2024.4.283-295. EDN JHOVPO (in Russian)

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