Abstract: A method of evaluating a slurry mixing and placing process, such as a cementing process, for an oil or gas well comprises identifying and measuring specific subprocesses and parameters thereof, statistically summarizing the parameters and creating a database thereof, and analyzing the statistically summarized parameters to identify or compare against process capabilities to reduce variation, thereby improving specific job performance and the overall process.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 15, 1993
Date of Patent:
October 18, 1994
Assignee:
Halliburton Company
Inventors:
Thomas E. Allen, Gary D. Arnold, Leonard R. Case, Mark A. Clark, Gary E. Folmnsbee, Jerry L. Gammill, James M. Macadam, John M. Richardson, Freddie L. Sabins, Larry T. Watters