Optimization of Drilling and Production Operations by Application of MPD Technique on Indian Offshore Basins - A Strategic Approach

To maximize oil and gas production profitability, it is paramount to reach the whole reservoir and extract the hydrocarbon<br>resources efficiently. In offshore environments well prospects are sited at fracture gradients and narrow pressure gradients.<br>Thus in this type of environment drilling hazards are aplenty and this makes wellbore completion a tough challenge. If the<br>wellbore is not completed properly then there can be an economic as well as environmental disaster. In such situations there<br>often exists a drilling window between fracture pressure gradient and also pore pressure through which when drilling done<br>yields out proper results. Thus this paper overviews the possibility of applying MPD technique in Well construction and<br>completion in offshore conditions.