Concepedia

Well Plugging

Well Plugging is a technical and regulatory intervention within offshore decommissioning practices that involves the permanent sealing of oil and gas wells using cement and mechanical barriers to prevent fluid migration, thereby ensuring environmental safety and regulatory compliance in offshore energy law.

41

Publications

1.2K

Citations

157

Authors

43

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

15

Parents

Publications

41

Plug & abandonment of offshore wells: Ensuring long-term well integrity and cost-efficiency

Torbjørn Vrålstad, Arild Saasen, Erling Fjær et al. · Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering · 2018 · 295 citations · Full text

, , +16

Analyzing the Risk of Well Plug Failure after Abandonment

M. Mainguy, P. Longuemare, A. Audibert et al. · Oil & Gas Science and Technology – Revue d’IFP Energies nouvelles · 2007 · 56 citations · Full text

, , +14

Asphaltene Flocculation Onset Determinations for Heavy Crude Oil and Its Implications

Samir Gharfeh, Andrew Yen, Sam Asomaning et al. · Petroleum Science and Technology · 2004 · 49 citations

, , +13

Safety analysis of plugging and abandonment of oil and gas wells in uncertain conditions with limited data

Ahmed O. Babaleye, Rafet Emek Kurt, Faisal Khan · Reliability Engineering & System Safety · 2019 · 44 citations

, , +16

Permanent Abandonment of a North Sea Well Using Unconsolidated Well-Plugging Material

Arild Saasen, Sturla Wold, Bjørn Thore Ribesen et al. · SPE Drilling & Completion · 2011 · 42 citations

, , +15

1–5 of 41

Authors

157

  1. AS
    Arild Saasen

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    6 publications · 416 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. BT
    Bjørn Thore Ribesen

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    3 publications · 67 citations

    3

    h-index

  3. TN
    Tu Nhat Tran

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. SE
    Salaheldin Elkatatny

    King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia

    2 publications · 27 citations

    2

    h-index

  5. SW
    Sturla Wold

    University of Stavanger, Norway

    2 publications · 53 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5 of 157

Institutions

43

  1. Schlumberger (British Virgin Islands)

    Road Town, British Virgin Islands

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    283 citations

  2. University of Stavanger

    Stavanger, Norway

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    723 citations

  3. Southwest Petroleum University

    Chengdu, China

    4 h-index

    14 publications

    365 citations

  4. Halliburton (United Kingdom)

    Arbroath, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    79 citations

  5. State Key Laboratory of Oil and Gas Reservoir Geology and Exploitation

    Chengdu, China

    2 h-index

    10 publications

    274 citations

  6. PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Company (China)

    Chengdu, China

    2 h-index

    9 publications

    175 citations

  7. SINTEF

    Trondheim, Norway

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Equinor (Norway)

    Stavanger, Norway

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    87 citations

1–8 of 43

Venues

  1. Offshore Technology Conference

    Conference · 5 publications · 88 citations

    5

    h-index

  2. Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering

    4 publications · 361 citations

    4

    h-index

  3. Journal of Petroleum Technology

    JPT · 3 publications · 63 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. SPE Drilling & Completion

    3 publications · 95 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition

    Conference · 2 publications · 46 citations

    2

    h-index

1–5