Well control maintains bottomhole pressure within the safe window between formation pore pressure and fracture pressure to prevent influxes (kicks), blowouts, and formation breakdown during drilling, ...

There are a number of problems that can develop in a producing well that can negatively affect operations, production and ultimately revenue generated, such as failure of mechanical equipment, changes ...

A quick-kill method improved workover operations in Messla field in Libya. Since mid-2003, Arabian Gulf Oil Co. (AGOCO) has used this method for killing wells during more than 60 workovers. The method ...