This course will expose the candidates to terminology, concepts, processes, and equipment used to drill oil and gas wells. The planning process followed by drilling engineers is covered to the extent that participants will understand the process and be able to initiate a well plan and well design. Non-complex calculations and basic problems are included so that candidates will do and see how this is done by the drilling engineer. This course introduces the entry level drilling engineer to the drilling engineering profession. The candidates will be able to identify rig components, make simple rig sizing calculations, and describe basic drilling fluids, drillbit selection concepts, directional drilling plans and tools used in this technology. Additionally some cost estimating processes, fundamentals of well control, drilling tool selection and the important standards used in the drilling industry.

·Agenda

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Identify rig identify rig components
• Make simple rig sizing calculations
• Describe basic drilling fluids
• Learn about drillbit selection concepts
• Understand directional drilling plans and tools used in this technology
• Be able to make some cost estimating processes
• Learn about the fundamentals of well control
• Know about drilling tool selection and the important standards used in the drilling industry

Drilling Engineers, Senior Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Workover Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Completion Engineers, Tool Pushers, Reservoir and Senior Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Production Engineers, Wellsite Engineers, Foremen, Industry Personnel

Overview of the Well Construction Process

· The E&P process and where drilling fits in

· Information obtained from drilling

· Exploration, appraisal and development drilling

· The drilling rig components and crew

· Drilling operations organization

· Well costing / AFE

· Drilling operational procedures

· Drilling risk management

· Hazards and loss prevention methods

Drilling Fundamentals

· Types of sedimentary rocks, their properties and their impact on drilling

· Formation pressures

· Hydrostatic pressure

· Overburden pressure

· Pore pressure

· Formation fracture gradient

· Methods of predicting overpressures before drilling the well

· Detection of overpressures while drilling the well

· Limit Test and Leak Off Test and their applications in drilling

· Wellbore instability

· Kick and kick tolerance

Preliminary Well Design

· Processes that occur prior to a well design

· Land leasing, Contracts, Site Preparation etc

· Data and information that is required for both land and offshore well planning

· Well design and well programming

· Components of, and contributors to, a well design

· Introduction to directional drilling

· Well paths, wellbore surveying and methods used to deflect well paths

· Factors considered when designing a wellpath

· Common types of drilling fluids and additives and their applications

· Typical drillstrings & BHA

· Main types of bits and their functions

· Casing types and drilling-related reasons for setting casing

· Factors that govern casing point selection

· Different types of wellhead

· Primary and remedial cementing

Programming & Drilling the Well

· Components of, and contributors to, a drilling program

· High-level operational sequence for drilling a well including a time-depth curve

· Contents of a daily drilling report

· Real-Time operations

· Common types of drilling problems and how they are prevented or solved

· Various [reservoir] impairment mechanisms originating from drilling

· What happens when a well kicks

· Basic calculations required to kill the well

· Main functions of the BOP system

· Difference between a blowout and a well control situation

· Options to bring a blowout back under control

Evaluating and Completing the Well

· Common types of well evaluation methods and their applications

· Different formation properties obtained from logs

· LWD and its benefits and limitations

· Geosteering and its benefits and limitations

· Perforating techniques and their applications

· Different types of well completions and their applications

· Well completion schematics

· Main components of a completion string

· Basic description of intelligent completions

· Well suspension and well abandonment techniques

Basics of Rotary Drilling & Operations

· Types of rotary rig

· Essential functions and systems

· Drilling fluid and circulation

· Typical well profile and casing

· Normal drilling procedure

· Drilling a straight hole

· Hole angle change

· Causes and control of hole deviation

Directional, Horizontal Drilling, Surveying & Hydraulics

· Directional drilling

· Horizontal drilling

· Changing the course of the hole and tools

· Straight-hole surveying and instruments

· Directional surveying and instruments (photographic, downhole telemetry and MWDS)

· Hydraulic system

· Hydraulic power

· Pressure losses

· Optimization of circulating system

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