October 13, 2025

First Comingled Well in South Kuwait Employing Managed Pressure Drilling Technics to Mitigate Drilling Hazards While Drilling, Running and Cementing 5 Inch Production Liner Based on Real Time Data

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Observational analysis improved drilling efficiency in South Kuwait, suggesting MPD reduces hazards significantly.

Successful cementing of a production liner across almost 3000 ft of varied pressure zones was achieved.
Target depth reached within 15 days, with no drilling hazards recorded, demonstrating MPD's effectiveness.
Utilizing managed pressure drilling allows for better control of wellbore pressure in complex geologies.
The operation used 80% less mud weight changes compared to traditional methods, significantly reducing costs.

Suhail et al. (2025) studied this question.

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