SPE Distinguished Lecture:
Cements and Cementing: An Old Technique With a Future?
Alternative isolation techniques have been introduced for either complementing or even suppressing the need for well cementing. Tailored cements range from basic to highly technical ones to fit almost any well requirement. The versatility and adaptability of these cement based solutions to fit well “cementing” needs make it a key element in today’s well architecture, as wells can be designed differently taking into consideration the properties of these new cementing materials.
Bernard
Piot is a Technical Adviser and Cementing Project Manager in the
Schlumberger Riboud Product Center. He works on short-term engineering projects
aimed at extending the scope and widening the applications of current
commercial well cementing technology. Piot earned an engineering degree in
chemistry from Ecole Européenne de Chimie Polymères et Matériaux de
Strasbourg.
