Well integrity definition
Well integrity means the quality or condition of a well being structurally sound with competent pressure seals by the application of technical and operational solutions that prevent uncontrolled fluid release or migration of annular fluids into protected groundwater throughout the well life cycle.
Well integrity means the containment of subsurface zones or formations containing hydrocarbons produced into a well, and the containment of that production within the well all the way to the surface.
Well integrity means the ability of a well to contain the substances flowing through it.
Examples of Well integrity in a sentence
Well integrity management systems (▇▇▇▇) have been applied for many years in the industry and are currently being further developed in order to provide a risk-based methodology to assess the integrity of (abandoned) ▇▇▇▇▇ with respect to CO2 storage requirements (e.g. Le Guen et al.,2009, 2011).