Tore Fjågesund, Wellbarrier, a Schlumberger company, Norway, discusses the importance of well barrier management, incorporating well barrier illustrations, as the logical starting point for establishing and maintaining well integrity.
Read the article in the October 2018 edition of Oilfield Technology.
Used in developed areas where an incident can have a high negative social impact if an accident happens.
Used for wells in remote areas where physical monitoring is done sporadically.
Used for platform wells where an accident can be detrimental to the crew on the platform.
Used for high cost subsea wells where discharges to sea is unacceptable.