Paper: An Ultradeep Application For Stable Foam Drilling

In recent years, the use of foam has proven to be successful in drilling underpressured formations where conventional drilling fluids have been unsatisfactory. On the E. 0. Reed Well No. I-A, foam was successfully used by Getty to drill and complete an underpressured formation at a depth of over 22,000 ft. This presentation includes a discussion on the background of the E. 0. Reed I-A and how foam was selected as a drilling fluid. Also discussed are foam characteristics, foam components, planning and design considerations, foam drilling operations, results of the well completion and conclusions of this study.