Differential sticking
id:
differential-sticking-318-12375033
title:
Differential sticking
text:
Differential sticking is a problem that occurs when drilling a well with a greater well bore pressure than formation pressure, as is usually the case. The drill pipe is pressed against the wellbore wall so that part of its circumference will see only reservoir pressure, while the rest will continue to be pushed by wellbore pressure. As a result, the pipe becomes stuck to the wall, and can require millions of pounds of force to remove, which may prove impossible. In many cases the drilling fluid
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_sticking
date created:
date modified:
2023-10-29T01:39:25Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q5275364","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5275364"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Differential_sticking.svg","width":750,"height":750}
fields total:
13
integrity:
14