HOUSTON, Nov. 14-- The US Mineral Management Service has proposed that wells with subsea wellheads completed after Jan. 1, 2005, have the means for monitoring casing pressures. MMS issued a notice of ...

Purpose: Establish the structural and pressure-containing interface at the seabed for an offshore well, enabling safe top-hole drilling, pressure control, and subsequent casing hanger landings under ...

A tension cut and pull subsea wellhead retrieval system has reduced the time required to abandon subsea wells, according to the service provider Baker Oil Tools. For instance, James A. Sonnier, Baker ...

New approach replaces jetting to deepen structural casing based on fracture gradient; builds on proven, casing-drilling technology, and creates a more favorable wellbore geometry to more frequently ...