Soft Cement Causes Stuck Pipe

The drill string/BHA is in soft cement and when circulation is established, pumping pressure causes the soft cement to flash set (cement becomes harder quickly). Finally, the drill string gets stuck due to the hard cement around it. The diagrams below demonstrates the process of flash set cement.

BHA in Soft Cement

BHA in Soft Cement

Turn the pump on while BHA is in the soft cement

Turn the pump on while BHA is in the soft cement

Soft cement becomes flash set

Soft cement becomes flash set

Continue reading