Office/Division Program
TAP
Project Number
653
Category
Research Initiation Date (Award Date)
Research Performing Activity
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Research Principal Investigator
Dr. Jerome Schubert
Research Contracting Agency
Description
Study the applicability of using epoxies and other gel, resin or grout materials as plugging agents in severely damaged wells where access is limited (e.g., Hurricane downed platform) and may be made only through subsurface intervention via intersection wells.
Latest progress update
Study completed in December 2012.