API 10TR4 : 2008
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
SELECTION OF CENTRALIZERS FOR PRIMARY CEMENTING OPERATIONS
Hardcopy , PDF
English
22-05-2008
1 Introduction
2 Benefits of Centralization
2.1 Definition of Standoff
2.2 Casing Centralization and Centralizing Devices
3 General Discussion
3.1 Centralizer Types Available
3.2 Advantages and Limitations of Centralizer Types
3.3 Selecting the Type of Centralizer
3.4 Drag Force vs Standoff Considerations
3.5 Location and Number of Centralizers to Obtain a
Desired Standoff
3.6 Estimated Drag and Torque When Using Rigid and Solid
Centralizers
3.7 Friction Coefficients
3.8 Potential Benefit of Centralizer-induced Swirl
3.9 Centralizer Installation
3.10 Use of Dissimilar Materials: Casing-centralizer
3.11 Centralizer-formation Interactions
3.12 Stop Collar and Integral Collar Holding Forces
3.13 Centralizer Quality Control
3.14 Effect of Expansion Coefficient of the Stop Collar
3.15 Potential Impact of Centralizers on Casing String
Stiffness
3.16 Compatibility of the Centralizers with Wellbore Fluids
3.17 Thermal Stability of the Centralizer Materials
3.18 Potential Carbon Steel and Chrome Interaction
3.19 Potential Generation of Gases from Materials Under
Downhole Conditions
3.20 Centralizer Wear During Running in the Hole
Provides the petroleum industry with information for three types of centralizers, their selection and application, and their advantages and limitations.
DevelopmentNote |
Also available in RUSSIAN version, see API 10TR4 RUSSIAN. (03/2012) Also available in Kazakh version, see API 10TR4 KAZAKH. (09/2014)
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DocumentType |
Technical Report
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Pages |
32
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ProductNote |
This product is unavailable in Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria
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PublisherName |
American Petroleum Institute
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Status |
Current
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SupersededBy |
API HF1 : 2009 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING OPERATIONS - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND INTEGRITY GUIDELINES |
API STD 65-PART 2:2010(R2016) | ISOLATING POTENTIAL FLOW ZONES DURING WELL CONSTRUCTION |
API RP 1171 : 2015 | FUNCTIONAL INTEGRITY OF NATURAL GAS STORAGE IN DEPLETED HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS AND AQUIFER RESERVOIRS |
API 96 : 2013 | DEEPWATER WELL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION |
API 100-1 : 2015 | HYDRAULIC FRACTURING - WELL INTEGRITY AND FRACTURE CONTAINMENT |
API 65-2:2010 | ISOLATING POTENTIAL FLOW ZONES DURING WELL CONSTRUCTION |
API RP 1170 : 2015 | DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SOLUTION-MINED SALT CAVERNS USED FOR NATURAL GAS STORAGE |
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