Intermediate casing definition

Intermediate casing means the casing string or strings run after setting the surface casing and prior to setting the production string or liner.
Intermediate casing means a casing string that is set in place after the surface casing and before the production casing.
Intermediate casing means one or more strings of casing set after surface casing has been cemented through the base of the deepest underground source of drinking water, but before drilling into the permitted hydrocarbon reservoir(s) to isolate hydrocarbon or brine bearing flow zones, stabilize the wellbore, to isolate protected groundwater if encountered after drilling below surface casing, isolate lost circulation zones or other potential geologic hazards, or serve as a base for well control equipment.

Examples of Intermediate casing in a sentence

  • Intermediate casing is that casing used as protection against caving of heaving formations or when other means are not adequate for the purpose of segregating upper oil, gas or water-bearing strata.

  • Intermediate casing used to isolate fresh water must not be used as the production string in the well in which it is installed, and may not be perforated for purposes of conducting a hydraulic fracture treatment through it.

  • GR will be collected through the MWD tools from Intermediate casing to TD.

  • Intermediate casing strings shall be cemented solid to the surface or to the top of the liner hanger whenever the intermediate casing string is run as a liner.

  • Intermediate casing shall be required for protection against unusual pressure zones, cave-ins, wash-outs, abnormal temperature zones, uncontrollable lost circulation zones or other drilling hazards.

  • Severe loss circulation is expected from 7,300’ to Intermediate casing point.

  • OXY requests to pump a two stage Intermediate casing cement job with the first stage being pumped conventionally with the calculated TOC @ the Brushy Canyon and the second stage performed as a bradenhead squeeze with planned cement from the top of the Brushy Canyon to Surface.

  • Mud Log from Intermediate casing shoe to TD.List of open and cased hole logs run in the well:GAMMA RAY LOG,MUD LOG/GEOLOGIC LITHOLOGY LOG,MUD LOG/GEOLOGICAL LITHOLOGY LOG,Coring operation description for the well:No coring is planned at this time.

  • Intermediate casing is not generally required but can be required to address particular geological formations, such as salt zones.

  • Intermediate casing supports shall be supplied for finned lengths that exceed 60 “.The primary surface shall be 5/8 “OD copper tube, staggered in direction of air flow.


More Definitions of Intermediate casing

Intermediate casing means the casing installed in a well, following the installation of Surface Casing in the well, through which further Drilling Operations may be carried out in a well;
Intermediate casing means casing run after the surface casing string but before the production casing string;
Intermediate casing means steel well casing placed inside the surface casing and outside the production casing, that is used for well control or to protect non- saline groundwater.
Intermediate casing means the string of casing set with cement after the surface casing and before the production casing that is used in the well bore to isolate, stabilize, or provide well control.

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