Well Cement Integrity
- 1st Edition - June 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Rahman Ashena
- Language: English
Well Cement Integrity offers a comprehensive examination of the critical factors influencing the long-term safety and reliability of wellbore barriers. This book synthesizes recent… Read more
Well Cement Integrity offers a comprehensive examination of the critical factors influencing the long-term safety and reliability of wellbore barriers. This book synthesizes recent advances in evaluation techniques, including experimental laboratory testing, field diagnostics, and innovative data-driven methods such as AI and machine learning. It addresses the unique challenges faced in high-pressure, high-temperature, geothermal, and CCUS environments, providing practical guidance for assessing and maintaining cement integrity throughout the entire well lifecycle. The content emphasizes a holistic approach, integrating laboratory assessments, logging tools, pressure testing, and long-term monitoring strategies to enable practitioners to make informed decisions and implement effective remediation measures. The book's structure includes detailed chapters on topics such as cement bond logs, sustained casing pressure, cement plugs, and plug-and-abandonment procedures. It explores the fundamentals of experimental evaluation, discusses the causes and prevention of casing failures, and presents case studies illustrating real-world applications. Additional chapters focus on the evaluation of cement integrity in specialized scenarios like CCUS and geothermal wells, as well as cutting-edge techniques involving AI and machine learning to predict and analyze well performance. Practical procedures and industry standards are incorporated to support effective decision-making and operational excellence.
Well Cement Integrity is an essential resource for petroleum engineers, geothermal specialists, CCUS researchers, well abandonment engineers, and oilfield service providers engaged in designing, operating, and safeguarding well systems. It also benefits energy engineers and practitioners dedicated to ensuring long-term well safety in operational environments. This book serves as a vital reference, advancing understanding and application of best practices in well integrity management across diverse energy sectors, ultimately contributing to safer, more sustainable subsurface operations.
Well Cement Integrity is an essential resource for petroleum engineers, geothermal specialists, CCUS researchers, well abandonment engineers, and oilfield service providers engaged in designing, operating, and safeguarding well systems. It also benefits energy engineers and practitioners dedicated to ensuring long-term well safety in operational environments. This book serves as a vital reference, advancing understanding and application of best practices in well integrity management across diverse energy sectors, ultimately contributing to safer, more sustainable subsurface operations.
- Summarizes a range of evaluation methods for well cement integrity throughout the lifecycle
- Addresses challenges specific to geothermal, CCUS, and high-pressure, high-temperature wells
- Incorporates laboratory tests, field diagnostics, and data-driven techniques, including AI/ML
- Offers practical guidelines and case studies to support implementation
- Supports sustainable energy projects by promoting effective well integrity management
Energy engineers and practitioners focused on ensuring long-term well integrity and safety in operational environments
1. Introduction to Well Cement Integrity
2. Holistic Cement Evaluation - Lifecycle review, evaluation process, and key elements
3. Experimental Cement Testing - slurry properties, bond strength, permeability, and destructive tests
4. Sustained Casing Pressure - causes, monitoring, prevention, and remediation with case studies
5. Cement Bond Logs (CBL) - ultrasonic and sonic logs, interpretation, quality control, and practical case examples
6. Pressure Integrity Tests - PPT, LOT, FIT, inflow, and negative pressure testing methods
7. Temperature and Fiber Optic Logs - conventional and fiber optic sensing, flow detection, case studies
8. Corrosion and Other Logs - corrosion logs, tracer logs, indirect cement evaluation
9. Cement Plugs and Evaluation - placement methods, integrity assessment techniques
10. Data-Driven and AI/ML Approaches - cement bond evaluation, predictive analytics, corrosion assessment
11. Plug and Abandonment - procedures, long-term integrity, case studies
12. Cement Integrity in CCUS Wells - challenges, additives, geopolymers, evaluation techniques
13. HPHT and Geothermal Cement Evaluation - high-temperature effects, bond interpretation, operational practices
2. Holistic Cement Evaluation - Lifecycle review, evaluation process, and key elements
3. Experimental Cement Testing - slurry properties, bond strength, permeability, and destructive tests
4. Sustained Casing Pressure - causes, monitoring, prevention, and remediation with case studies
5. Cement Bond Logs (CBL) - ultrasonic and sonic logs, interpretation, quality control, and practical case examples
6. Pressure Integrity Tests - PPT, LOT, FIT, inflow, and negative pressure testing methods
7. Temperature and Fiber Optic Logs - conventional and fiber optic sensing, flow detection, case studies
8. Corrosion and Other Logs - corrosion logs, tracer logs, indirect cement evaluation
9. Cement Plugs and Evaluation - placement methods, integrity assessment techniques
10. Data-Driven and AI/ML Approaches - cement bond evaluation, predictive analytics, corrosion assessment
11. Plug and Abandonment - procedures, long-term integrity, case studies
12. Cement Integrity in CCUS Wells - challenges, additives, geopolymers, evaluation techniques
13. HPHT and Geothermal Cement Evaluation - high-temperature effects, bond interpretation, operational practices
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 1, 2026
- Language: English
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Rahman Ashena
Rahman Ashena, PhD, is a US Green Card holder and experienced Petroleum Engineer based in Houston, USA. He holds a PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria, with a focus on core retrieval optimization. He also has master's degrees in Data Analytics from Asia Pacific University, Malaysia, and Petroleum Well Engineering from Curtin University, Australia, as well as a BSc in Petroleum Engineering from Petroleum University of Technology, Iran. With over a decade of industry and academic experience, he has worked as a Senior Well Engineer, Consultant, Instructor, and Lecturer across the US, Australia, Malaysia, and Iran. His expertise spans drilling, well planning, geomechanics, and well control, with numerous patents, publications, and patents in the field. Ashena holds certifications including IWCF Level IV, Chartered Engineer (UK), and Professional Engineer (Australia). He is also proficient in advanced drilling software and has contributed to various research and industry publications.
Affiliations and expertise
Smart Energy and Data Analytics (SEDA), USA