Many of the gas wells in the Anadarko basin are characterized by low permeability. As such, their high-pressured gas sections lend themselves to underbalanced drilling, which sometimes leads to gas ingress into the wellbore.

The gas forms holes in the hardening cement and results in a “honeycombing,” or channeling, effect, which can allow reservoir fluids and gas to leak into the wellbore and reduce well integrity. The operator needed equipment and procedures that would maximize safety during liner hanger deployment, ensure well integrity, protect the formation, and maintain the reservoir’s productivity.