Drilling Engineering for Non-Drilling Engineers
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Drilling Engineering for Non-Drilling Engineers Course
Introduction:
The program is designed to give non-Drilling Engineers a basic understanding of drilling engineering topics in order to improve communication among the asset team members. One can attend the course in full, based on the needs of the individuals.
This course builds on the knowledge acquired from part 1 of the part2 course but may be taken as a standalone course by those that have already attended an Introduction to Drilling course. It covers detailed well design theory and methodology, and an overview of advanced drilling techniques. Syndicates exercises are designed to enhance the appreciation of the concepts presented and gain further insight into the work associated with well design optimization process.
Course Objectives:
Topics covered
- Casing design theory and exercise;
- Directional design theory and exercise;
- Drill bit and drill string design theory and exercise;
- Drilling fluids design theory and exercise;
- Cementing design theory and exercise; Advanced drilling techniques
Who Should Attend?
Petroleum Engineers, Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Geophysicists, Service Company Specialist Engineers (Cementing, Logging, Testing, Drilling Fluids, Drill Bits, Surface Facilities), Project Support Staff (QHSE, Materials, Logistics, and Finance), Drilling Contractor Staff, Sales Engineers, Business Development Managers, Field Service Managers, R&D Scientists/Engineers.
Course Outlines:
- Casing Design - Main properties of steel that are used in tubular design; Methods and criteria used to select casing shoe depths, casing sizes and mud densities during the Preliminary Casing Design stage; Load Cases used in Detailed Casing Design; Casing design exercise; Casing wear and the impact on burst strength, given a set of well conditions; Exercises
- Directional Design - How to calculate a well path between surveys using the Minimum Curvature method and plot a well path plan view and Vertical Section given a set of survey results; Different survey tools and the advantages/ disadvantages of each; Types of directional wells and their applications; Different deflection tools and directional BHAs and their functions; Principles of operation of a PDM; Component parts of a steerable drilling system and its mode of operation; Uses and advantages of MWD; Exercises
- Drill Bit and Drill string Design - Different bit types; Main characteristics and primary uses of each type of bit; Important design features incorporated in modern drill bits; How bits and drilling parameters are selected for different applications; Basic components of the drill string and BHA along with the component parts and functions of each; Effects of wellbore geometry on BHA selection and drill string design; Drill string inspections and the basic types of inspections utilized; Different types of drill string failures and the primary causes of each; Exercises
- Drilling Fluids and Cementing Design - Primary types/classifications of drilling fluids and their advantages and disadvantages; Mud properties and their relevance to the drilling process; Effect of mud chemistry on formation stability (salts, shales & clays); Problems associated with poor waste management; Primary and remedial cementing techniques; Main properties of a cement slurry and set cement; What additives may be used to modify these properties; Impact of mud removal and centralization on cementing; Casing hardware and their functions; Cement volume and displacement calculations; Cement evaluation techniques; Exercises
- Advanced Drilling Techniques - Theory, applications and limitations, and design considerations of Multilaterals; Extended Reach Wells, Underbalanced Drilling Operations; Casing Drilling Operations; HPHT and Deepwater operations.