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Practical and Successful Prevention of Annular Pressure Buildup on the Marlin Project

Richard Vargo, Mike Payne, Ronnie Faul, John A. LeBlanc, James Griffith

SPE Drilling & Completion · 2003 · 49 citations · 8 references

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Summary In late 1999, BP plc experienced a well failure in the Marlin development in deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Within hours of starting production, the production tieback casing collapsed, causing failure of the production tubing. Pressurization of outer annuli because of production thermal effects was identified as the most likely cause of the failure.

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