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CONTENTS

I.Abstract3

CommonDrillingProblemsIntro3

DrillingProblems3

II.MechanicalProblems3

HoleDeviation3

PipeFailure5

II.WellboreProblems6

BoreholeInstability6

FormationDamage7

LostCirculation8

PipeSticking10

IV.MudProblems11

MudContamination11

PoorHoleCleaning12

V.Conclusion13

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I.Abstract

CommonDrillingProblemsIntro

Whentheauthorofthispaperfirstenteredtheindustry,heheardthechallengesofreachingand

operatinginthedownholeenvironmentlikenedtothatofreachingandoperatinginspace.Certainly,

atthousandsofpoundspersquareinch,itisnotforthefaintofheart,withextremelyhightempera-

tureanddynamicdownholeconditionsthataredifficulttomeasuretheyareoftenonlyguessed

drillingandcompletingwellstoaccesshydrocarbonresources.Inthiswhitepaper,wewillexamine

commonchallengesindrilling,theircausesandpotentialsolutions.Withalittleknowhowandalittle

help,youcanacquireyourownpersonalcrystalball.

DrillingProblems

Therearemanycommonproblemsencounteredduringdrillingandmanywaystogroupandreflect

onhowtoaddressthesechallenges.Someofthosechallengesincludeholedeviation,pipefailure,

boreholeinstability,formationdamage,lostcirculation,pipesticking,mudcontamination,andpoorhole

cleaning.Wewillgroupthoseproblemsintocategoriesrelatedtomechanical,wellbore,andmud.