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Directive 009
Casing Cementing
Minimum Requirements
July 1990
Published by
Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
640 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
T2P 3G4
Telephone: (403) 297-8311
Fax: (403) 297-7040
Web site: www.eub.gov.ab.ca
Guide 9
Casing Cementing
Minimum Requirements
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Casing Cementing
Minimum Requirements
Important Message
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amalgamation of the Energy Resources Conservation Board
(ERCB) and the Public Utilities Board (PUB) in 1995. The
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ENERGY RESOURCES CONSERVATION BOARD
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1 INTRODUCTION
3 CEMENTING REQUIREMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
THE REGULATIONS
section 6.080
"(4) Where the required surface casing setting depth
is less than
(a) 180 metres, or
(b) 25 metres below any aquifer which is a
source of useable water
the casing string next to the surface casing shall
be cemented full length."
section 6.090
"The Licensee shall cement casing as prescribed by
the Board's Guide G-9, Casing Cementing - Minimum
Requirements, as amended from time to time, unless
the Board,
(a) exempts the Licensee from the
requirements, or
(b) prescribes another method for
cementing the casing for a particular
well or area."
CEMENTING REQUIREMENTS
3.2
Surface casing
(a) Surface casing shall be cemented full length.
(b) If cement returns are not obtained at surface or
the cement level in the annulus drops, then the
cement top shall be determined and the appropriate
ERCB Area Office contacted to discuss remedial
action.
(c) Fillers or additives that reduce the compressive
strength shall not be used in the cement.
(d) Surface casing shall be adequately centralized at
the top and bottom and at 50-metre intervals.
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(e)
Foam Cement
(a) If circulation of foam cement to surface occurs,
the rig's blowout preventers shall be closed and
circulation monitored through a bleed-off line
equipped with an operational adjustable choke and
pressure gauge until displacement is completed.
(b) The pumping of cement down the annulus is not
permitted unless prior approval has been obtained
from the Board. This approval shall be obtained
from the appropriate ERCB Area Office or the
Calgary Office well in advance of the job.
(c) The compressive strength requirement of 3500 kPa in
48 hours is applicable to the foam cement column,
but only up to the required cement top of 100
metres above the shallowest hydrocarbon-bearing
zone.
4.2
Thermal Cement
(a) The Board considers thermal cement to be a blend
which does not exhibit a significant reduction in
strength when subjected to temperatures greater
than 3601C.
It is expected that, as a minimum, the cement
blends used in oil well cementing will be designed
to withstand the operating conditions they will be
subjected to; however, there is a need to ensure
that the potential for enhanced recovery operations
is not compromised.
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