API RP 96

Description

This recommended practice serves as a deepwater well design consideration standard that can be referenced by drilling and completion engineers during deepwater well planning and execution. This document covers the following: • Identifies appropriate barrier and load case considerations to prevent loss of well control during deepwater well operations (drilling, suspension, completion, and abandonment). • Supplements barrier documentation in API RP 65-2 with more detailed discussion and description of barriers in regards to philosophy, number, type, testing and management required to prevent loss of well control. The document also supplements barrier documentation in API RP 90, in regards to APB. • Discusses load assumptions, resistance assumptions, and methodologies commonly used to achieve well designs with high reliability. • Discusses the risk and mitigation practices that are commonly implemented during deepwater casing and equipment installation operations. The purpose of