SS: Tahiti Subsurface - Technology Challenges and Accomplishments

Abstract

Few wells in the world have been completed at the depths and pressures required for the Tahiti Field. This combination of depth and pressure has stretched existing drilling and completion technologies to the limit. Efficiently drilling and completing the Tahiti wells required extensive engineering to design, select materials, and fabricate and test the highly specialized equipment needed to accomplish this daunting task. Along the way numerous experts have been employed to identify the technology and equipment upgrades required for successful implementation in the field. This paper will discuss the technology development from identification through implementation.