This case history paper describes the use of a bottomhole kickoff assembly (BHKA) tool to place openhole plugs in a high-temperature well. The well was a 6 1/2-in. diameter borehole with 52° deviation and 174°C (345°F) bottomhole static temperature (BHST). Depth was 5775 m (18,946 ft). Even though these extreme conditions were anticipated, they were discussed with the operator because two earlier attempts to achieve a kickoff had failed. In this successful kickoff operation, the BHKA was tagged 1 m (3.3 ft) below the calculated top of cement and was tested to 6 tons over the plug, using a 165-mm (6 1/2-in.) roller cone bit. Conditions for both the tool and cement slurry were extreme. Kickoff was successfully accomplished during the first 8 m (26 ft) of the BHKA plug; formation cuttings of 99% were reported.
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