This research was conducted to identify the barriers to greater use of slim-hole techniques in the United States. Technical issues in drilling, cementing, logging, perforating, stimulation, and completion and workover tools were analyzed. U.S. slim completion activity was surveyed and a case study of an active slim completion area, the Denver-Julesburg Basin, was performed. To determine perceived barriers to the use of the technique, a comprehensive questionnaire was distributed and processed. The study concludes that an integrated field testing program in relevant U.S. gas plays is needed to demonstrate the true potential of modern slim-hole technology and to drive the most appropriate individual technology developments in gas well drilling.
Appendixes contain the questionnaire and acknowledgments.
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