Thermal Plug and Abandonment of Oil Wells

This book evaluates a new potential game-change technology where burning a compoundknown as "thermite" is used to melt the casing, cement and rock forming animpermeable plug within the wellbore. A review on current and emerging technologies ispresented. The development of analytical, numerical and experimental tools is documented inseparate sections of the book, showing results and discussing the potential forthis new technology and its role on the ongoing energy transition processworldwide.