Advanced Drilling Technology
Details :
Upon successful completion of this course,
the delegates will be able to:
ü Mechanized drilling operations: makeup of tubular, mechanized drilling rigs
ü Drilling problems: stuck pipe situations, fishing operations
ü Advanced drilling technologies - casing drilling, HPHT, coiled tubing drilling
ü Proper
selection of drilling technology for shale gas, geothermal drilling, etc.
ü Non-conventional
drilling methods and equipment including environmental aspects of drilling activities
ü Drilling through gas hydrates
ü Understand the process of
well design which include
ü lithological
description of a
given formation, formation pressures
(pore, fracture and overburden pressures
ü Understand well pressure control
and its calculations
ü Perform basic Well Engineering calculations (casing and cement jobs,
drill string design,
directional drilling and drilling
fluid calculations)
ü Interpret data from the Well Engineering morning
reports (reading and discussing)
ü Understand well engineering terminology
and abbreviations
ü Describe common drilling problem (Stuckpipe, loss circulation etc.)
ü Contribute immediately in their first
work assignments
ü Recognize the value and function of
data collected during well construction.
ü Be able to present his participation on a project
to design a complete
well
ü Enhance; presentation and technical writing skills
This course is intended for engineers with a good understanding of the principles
of drilling engineering; Drilling
Engineers, Production and operations engineers, Field supervisors,
Managers and technical
support personnel are the
main target of the course and Maintenance personnel
who are involved in
drilling and completion technology.
Day 1:
·
Well Engineering & Operations
o
Drilling fluids and cementing
o
Well-site data acquisition and quality
control
o
HSE - Risk management
o
Well Delivery
Process
·
Rig Types and
Personnel
o
Types of rigs
o
Land rigs
o
Rig components
o
Offshore rigs: jack-up rigs, submersible rigs, platform rigs, semi-submersible rigs, drill ships
·
Rolling Cutter Bit
o
Bit types
o
Specification
o
Grading worn bit
o
Bit performance
·
Drilling Fluids
o
Types and components
o
Properties
o
Testing equipment
o
Selection
·
Well Completion
o
Completion configuration
o
Completion equipment
o
Perforation
o
Depth selection
o
Casing design
o
Types of casings
o
Introduction to completion
o
Types of completion
o
Completion design criteria
o
Gun systems & types
o
Gun conveyance
o
Perforating environment
o
Drilling & completion fluids
·
Drilling methods and drilling
technologies
·
Drilling operations, calculations and hydraulics
·
Drill and casing
string design
·
Drilling problems and their solutions
in modern drilling
operations
·
Coiled tubing drilling
technology
·
Casing drilling technology and casing
fatigue
·
Expandable tubular and their applications
· Drilling fluids for HPHT environment
Day 4:
·
Wellbore hydraulics
·
Non-conventional drilling methods
·
High performance drilling concepts
·
Bit separation and evaluation
·
Well evacuation
(coring, logging
and testing)
·
Abnormal pressure prediction and detection
·
Cementing
·
Directional well planning
·
Stuck pipe and finishing
·
Drilling optimization and problems
·
Aspects wellbore construction and wellbore
integrity
- All lectures are in colorful presentation
- All lectures are interspersed with interactive discussion
- All lectures include group discussion, case history and exercises
- Actual major incidents as well as industry experience are reviewed
- Participants receive a multicolor course manual
- Pictures of real incidents and case history are shown
- Videos on the subject are shown
08:20 - 10:00 First Session
10:00 -10:20 Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20 Second Session
12:20 - 13:30 Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00 Last Session