INTEGRAL JOINT 16-IN. CASING SETS LENGTH RECORD

A record length and weight of 16-in. casing was set by Louisiana Land & Exploration Co. (LL&E) in its Big Horn 3-36 well in the Madden field in the Wind River basin in Fremont County, Wyo., according to the company. Ron Crow, Denver operations manager for LL&E, reported that the 14,495 ft of casing had an air weight of 2,149,462 lb. The maximum hook load was 1,900,000 lb because of the buoyancy effect of the drilling fluid. The 146.05 lb/ft P-110 seamless casing string included an integral