Completion String Deployment in a Subterranean Well

A method for deploying a wellbore completion assembly in a previously drilled borehole, the method comprising:

• (a) deploying the wellbore completion assembly in the previously drilled borehole;
• (b) axially urging the completion assembly downward into the borehole from a surface location;
• (c) rotating the completion assembly from the surface;
• (d) measuring at least one parameter while rotating in (c);
• (e) applying a rotary break at the surface when the parameter measured in (d) reaches or exceeds a predetermined threshold, the rotary break configured to stop said surface rotation;
• (f) axially reciprocating the completion string upwards and downwards from the surface while the rotary break is applied in (e).

A method for deploying a wellbore completion assembly in a previously drilled borehole, the method comprising:

• (a) deploying the wellbore completion assembly in the previously drilled borehole;
• (b) axially urging the completion assembly downward into the borehole from a surface location;
• (c) rotating the completion assembly in a first direction from the surface;
• (d) measuring at least a first parameter while rotating in (c);
• (e) rotating the completion assembly in a second direction from the surface when the first parameter measured in (d) reaches or exceeds a first predetermined threshold;
• (f) measuring at least a second parameter while rotating the completion assembly in the second direction;
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• (g) repeating (c), (d), (e), and (f) when the second parameter reaches or exceeds a second predetermined threshold.

A method for deploying a wellbore completion assembly in a previously drilled borehole, the method comprising:

• (a) deploying the wellbore completion assembly in the previously drilled borehole;
• (b) axially urging the completion assembly downward into the borehole from a surface location;
• (c) rotating the completion assembly in a first direction from the surface;
• (d) measuring a first parameter while rotating in (c);
• (e) releasing said rotation applied in (c) when the first parameter measured in (d) reaches or exceeds a predetermined threshold value, said releasing the rotation allowing the completion assembly to rotate back in a second opposite direction;
• (f) measuring a second parameter while releasing the rotation in (e);
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• (g) repeating (c), (d), (e), and (f) when the second parameter measured (f) reaches or exceeds a predetermined threshold value.

A method for deploying a completion assembly in a previously drilled borehole, the method comprising:

• (a) deploying the completion assembly in the previously drilled borehole;
• (b) axially urging the completion assembly downward into the borehole from a surface location;
• (c) rotating the completion assembly in a first direction;
• (d) continuously measuring a surface applied torque;
• and
• (e) continuously rotating the completion assembly in the first direction when the surface torque measured in (d) is less than a predetermined threshold value.

A method for deploying a casing string in a previously drilled borehole, the method comprising:

• (a) deploying the casing string in the borehole, the casing string including a string of tubulars connected end to end, the tubulars sized and shaped to line a section of the previously drilled borehole;
• (b) axially urging the casing string downward into the borehole from a surface location;
• (c) rotating the casing string in a first direction from the surface location;
• (d) measuring an applied surface torque while rotating in (c);
• (e) rotating the casing string in a second direction from the surface location when the surface torque measured in (d) is greater than or equal to a first predetermined threshold value, the second direction being opposite to the first direction;
• (f) measuring an applied surface torque while rotating in (e);
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• (g) repeating (c), (d), (e), and (f) when the torque measured in (f) is greater than or equal to a second predetermined threshold value.

A method for changing a toolface angle of at least one portion of a completion assembly, the method comprising:

• (a) deploying the completion assembly in a previously drilled borehole;
• (b) measuring a downhole toolface angle, the toolface angle being indicative of an angular orientation of the at least one portion of the completion assembly;
• (c) rotating the completion assembly in a first direction from the surface location when the toolface angle acquired in (b) is outside a predetermine range of toolface angles;
• (d) measuring a first parameter while rotating in (c);
• (e) releasing the rotation when the first parameter is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, the predetermined threshold being sufficiently high such that said rotation in (c) at least momentarily rotates the entire completion assembly.