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PAPER
NUMBER
OT C 1308
Copyright 1970
Offshore Technology Conference on behalf of American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and
Petroleum Engineers, Inc., The American Association of Petroleum Geologists, American Institute
of Chemical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, The American Society of MechanicaL
Engineers, The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., Marine Technology Society,
Society oLExploration Geophysicists, and Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers.
This paper was preparectfor presentation at the Second Annual Offshore Technology Conference
to be held in Houston;-Tex~~--Apr:i..l-22-24, 1970: Permissiorit6copy is restricted to an abstract
of not more than 300 words: IllustratiQns may not be copied. Such use of an abstract should
contain conspicuou~ acknowledgment of where and by whom the paper is presented.
ABSTRACT
capabilities.
INTRODUCTION
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in that the on bottom choke can be utilized as stage one in a two stage choking
operation with the higher pressures con
tained in the casing and not allowed in
the choke and kill lines between the bottom
and the vessel. A second adjustable choke
could be installed on the vessel and this
on board choke would be utilized for
sensitive control over the actual kill
pressures required.