Drilling Essentials for Non-Drilling Professionals
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Drilling Essentials for Non-Drilling Professionals Course
Introduction:
The program is designed to give non-Drilling Engineers the 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 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:
On completion of this course you will be able to fully understand the following:
- Understand the concepts and terminology
- How oil and gas is formed in the earth and basic geology
- Get to grips with the fundamentals of drilling
- Learn all you need to know about the drilling rig, basic well design, drilling bits, and routine drilling operations
- How to calculate a drilling cost analysis
- Discover how to estimate drilling costs, calculate the daily rig rate, and account for variable costs
- Explore health, safety and security in the drilling environment
Who Should Attend?
- Reservoir Engineers
- Petrophysicists
- Geoscientists
- Economists and planners
- Facilities planning engineers
- Accountants
- Mid-level management
- Service Companies
- Logistics
- Procurement
- IT, HR and HSE personnel
- Secretaries and support staff
Course Outlines:
Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry
- Oil and Gas Development
- Formations, rock pressure, and hydrocarbon traps
- Petroleum reservoirs
- Exploration processes
Introduction to Drilling
- Definitions and terminologies
- Drilling rig team
- Oil company structure
- Drilling contractor responsibilities
- Drilling service companies responsibilities
- Drilling rig types
- Land rigs
- Offshore rigs
Drilling Rig Components
- Drilling rig components and functions
- Rig power system
- Hoisting system
- Circulating system
- Rotating system
- Drilling data recording system
- Well control system
Well Planning and Design
- Well planning and design process
- Data inputs
- Long lead time items and procurement
- Offset wells reviews
- Well Cost Estimate (AFE)
- Drilling fluids design
- Well trajectories
- Directional drilling
Drilling Bits
- Types of bits
- Classification of bits
- Rock failure mechanisms
- Bit records
- Components of the drill string
Drilling Operations and Hole Cleaning
- Well drilling activities
- Drilling parameters
- Drilled cuttings handling
- Drilling fluids (mud)
- Typical drilling problems and lost time
Functions of Drilling Fluids
- Mud properties
- Water-based muds
- Oil-based muds
- Hydrostatic pressure
- Buoyancy
- Rheological models
Casing and Cementing
- Functions of casing and cementing
- Properties of cement
- Single-stage and multi-stage cementing
Blowout Prevention System
- Well control
- Kick and its causes
- Prevention of kicks
- Well Shut-in
- Well kill operations
Logistic Support and Services
