EVALUATION OF CEMENT JOBS
A primary cement job can be considered a failure if the cement does not isolate undesirable zones. This will occur if:
• The cement does not fill the annulus to the required height between the casing and the borehole.
• The cement does not provide a good seal between the casing and borehole and fluids leak through the cement sheath to surface.
• The cement does not provide a good seal at the casing shoe and a poor leak off test is achieved
When any such failures occur some remedial work must be carried out. A number of methods can be used to assess the effectiveness of the cement job. These include:
Figure 24 Estimating top of cement in annulus by running a temperature log |
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