University of Basra
College of Engineering
Petroleum Department
CasingSeat™
Report
Zain-Alabdeen Haithem D6
Abdullah Riyadh Abdullah D10
Table of Content
1. Introduction
1.1. What is the CasingSeat™ Software
1.2. Features
1.3. Benefits
2. Theory and Methodology
2.1. Design Methodology
2.2. Required Information
3. Exercises
3.1. Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy
3.2. Exercise 2: Specifying General Analysis Data
3.3. Exercise 3: Analyzing Results
1. Introduction
1.1 What is the CasingSeat™ Software ?
CasingSeat™ Software is a proprietary software solution developed by Landmark, a
subsidiary of Halliburton, that is designed to help oil and gas drilling companies
optimize their casing and cementing operations. The software uses advanced algorithms
to provide accurate and reliable data on wellbore integrity, cement bond quality, and
other critical parameters that affect drilling operations.
The CasingSeat™ software is used to analyze data from various sources, including
drilling logs, wellbore pressure tests, and cement bond logs, to determine the optimal
placement and design of casing and cement in a well. This information helps drilling
companies to prevent costly drilling problems, such as lost circulation, differential
sticking, and formation damage.
1.2 Features:
The CasingSeat™ software is designed to provide drilling companies with a
comprehensive set of tools for casing and cementing optimization. Some of the key
features of the software include:
1. Real-time data analysis: The software provides real-time data analysis of critical
drilling parameters, including wellbore pressure, temperature, and cement bond
quality.
2. Casing design optimization: The software uses advanced algorithms to optimize
casing design, including the size and placement of casing strings.
3. Cementing optimization: The software provides tools for optimizing the
placement and design of cement, including the selection of the appropriate type
and amount of cement.
4. Risk management: The software provides tools for assessing and mitigating risk
during the drilling process, including the identification of potential drilling
problems and the development of contingency plans.
1.3 Benefits:
The CasingSeat™ software offers a number of benefits for drilling companies,
including:
1. Improved drilling efficiency: The software helps drilling companies to optimize
their casing and cementing operations, which can result in faster drilling times
and lower drilling costs.
2. Increased wellbore integrity: The software provides accurate and reliable data on
wellbore integrity, which helps drilling companies to prevent costly drilling
problems and ensure the safe and efficient operation of their wells.
3. Reduced environmental impact: The software helps drilling companies to reduce
the environmental impact of their drilling operations by minimizing the use of
drilling fluids and other materials.
Improved risk management: The software provides tools for assessing and mitigating
risk during the drilling process, which helps drilling companies to minimize the risk of
costly drilling problems and accidents.
2. Theory and Methodology
3.
2.1 Design Methodology
The design process can be divided into two distinct phases:
• Preliminary design (CasingSeat™ software)
• Detailed design (StressCheck™ software)
Preliminary Design (CasingSeat™ Software)
The largest opportunities for saving money are present while performing
this task. This design phase includes:
• Data gathering and interpretation
• Determination of shoe depths and number of strings
• Selection of hole and casing sizes
• Mud weight design
• Directional design
The quality of the gathered data has a large impact on the appropriate
choice of casing sizes and shoe depths and whether the casing design
objective is successfully met.
Detailed Design (StressCheck™ Software)
This design phase includes:
• Selection of pipe weights and grades for each casing string
• Connection selection
The selection process consists of comparing pipe ratings with design
loads and applying minimum acceptable safety standards (that is,
design factors).
A cost-effective design meets all the design criteria using the least
expensive available pipe. Hand designs are possible, but they are
cumbersome and inefficient.
2.2 Required Information
The following checklist includes data required to perform both the
preliminary and detailed design. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are
required for the CasingSeat software, directly or indirectly.
Formation Properties
• Pore pressure*
• Formation tensile strength (fracture pressure)*
• Formation compressive strength (borehole failure)*
• Temperature profile*
• Location of squeezing salt and shale zones
• Permeability, Porosity, and ROP*
• Chemical stability/sensitive shales (mud type and exposure time)
• Lost circulation zones*
• Shallow gas*
• Location of fresh water sands*
• Presence of H2S and/or CO2
Directional Data
• Surface location
• Geologic target(s)
• Well interference data
Minimum Diameter Requirements
• Minimum hole size required to meet drilling objectives*
• Logging tool OD*
• Tubing size(s)*
• Packer and related equipment requirements*
• Subsurface safety valve OD (offshore Well)*
• Completion requirements*
Production Data
• Packer fluid density
• Produced fluid composition
• Worst case loads that may occur during completion, production,
and workover operations
Other
• Available inventory*
• Regulatory requirements*
• Rig equipment limitation
3. Exercises
4.
3.1 Exercise 1: Creating the Data Hierarchy (Answer)
In this exercise we will open the CasingSeat software and do the numbered simple
steps .
3.2 Exercise 2: Specifying General Analysis Data (Answer)
1. Adding the (42”, 33”, 14 3/4”, and 7”) bit sizes from Well > Inventories > Bit/Hole
Sizes
2. We will select the well path from a txt file given in the class
File >Import>well path
3. Well>general we will check the TD and enter the Azimuth 327
4. Specify the Wellbore temperature using Geology > Geothermal
Gradient.
5. On the Work tab, select Well > Allowable Hole Sizes Add a 14 3/4” hole size
below the 18 5/8”casing OD.
6. Specify the design parameters
7. Specifyig the lithology
8. Specifyig the frac and pore pressure gradient and Drilling Parameters
-Why was only some of the data copied into the Drilling Parameters
spreadsheet (for example, some Drillpipe OD, BHA OD, BHA
Length values)?
-Only the hole sizes with drillpipe ODs that fall between the First
Casing OD (max) to Last Casing OD (min) range, as specified in the
Design Parameters dialog box, are write enabled in the Drilling
Parameters spreadsheet. Furthermore, all solutions are calculated
using only casings that satisfy the Max to Min Casing OD range
specified in the Design Parameters dialog box.
3.3 Exercise 3: Analyzing Results
1. How do you calculate results using calculation defaults?
Ans : press F8 to calculate results or calculate icon
Then click OK
2. click the Base Case icon.
3. from design tab (that we created)
4. Click the Active Well Configuration icon
5. Select the Casing tab
6. The name of the solution the first character indicate the last casing size at TD
The second character with # symbol indicate the number of solution the t indicates the
Design is configured for top-down design analysis mode and the last character is the
size of casing are used in the design
7. Select the Schem tab or view >casing scheme
