Reliable evaluation of cement-plug sealing performance requires testing under elevated temperature and pressure conditions representative of downhole conditions. In the complete paper, two laboratory setups designed for this purpose are described. In both setups, plugs are cured and tested under downhole conditions inside sections of steel pipe. Using this equipment, a strong positive correlation was found between the amount of interfacial stress buildup and the sealing performance of the set cement plug against gas flow.
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