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Course Description
This 5-day short course is intended for all those involved in drilling and those requiring basic knowledge of well design and engineering. It is a classroom course, given by class presentations, with short problem analysis and solutions, in-class interactions, pre- and post-quiz evaluation of knowledge level of participants. The goal of the course is to provide insights into the planning and execution of a drilling operation, and it will cover well design and engineering calculations involved in planning a well.
The Training Course Will Highlight ?
The goal of the course is
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- Provide insights into the planning and execution of a drilling operation,
- Cover well design and engineering calculations involved in planning a well.
Training Objective
The goal of the course is
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- Provide insights into the planning and execution of a drilling operation,
- Cover well design and engineering calculations involved in planning a well.
Target Audience
Drilling engineers, completion engineers, and drilling supervisors involved with drilling operations and well planning, and also geologists, geophysicists, production engineers, reservoir engineers who would like to extend their knowledge into WDE.
Training Methods
This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;
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- Lectures
- Workshop & Work Presentation
- Case Studies and Practical Exercise
- Videos and General Discussions
Daily Agenda
Table of Contents
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- Introduction to well engineering
- Well planning overview, steps and economics
- Drilling rig systems, their purpose and use
- Principles of the drilling process, casing and cementing
- Properties of drilling fluids, functions, formulations
- Formation and wellbore pressures
- Casing running and casing design
- Drill bits and economics
- Knowledge of the principles of directional drilling and wellbore trajectory
- Knowledge of the principles of well control and blowout prevention
- Well completion and well evaluation
- How established drilling practices interface with modern tools and technology
- Causes and prevention practices concerning lost circulation, stuck pipe leading to fishing operations
Daily Agenda:
Day 1
QUIZ: pre-assessment of knowledge level of WDE
1. Introduction, Drilling Context
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- Introduction to drilling operations
- Drilling planning overview
- Major drilling accomplishments & challenges
2. Drilling Rigs, Drilling Systems, Offshore / Onshore Drilling
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- Onshore - Offshore rigs, characteristics, differences
- Drilling challenges, onshore / offshore
- Rig components - Well classification
- Power - Hoisting system - Circulation system / pumps - Control system / BOPs
- Monitoring system
3. Drilling Costs
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- Drilling economics
- Drilling cost estimation - Types of costs
- Acquisition For Expenditure
4. Drill String & Drill Bits
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- Drill string components, Drill collars, characteristics & selection
- Drill pipe characteristics / Bottom Hole Assembly
- Drilling bits, Bit selection, Bit wear
- Bit performance optimization
Day 2
1. Subsurface Pressures
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- Sedimentary rocks / Overpressure generation
- Pore pressure / Fracture pressure
- Detection of abnormal pressures
- Wellbore stability
2. Well Control, Kicks & Kick Control
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- Principles of primary and secondary well control
- Barriers, well integrity, BOPs
- Kick definition / Kick sequence
- Kick detection techniques, advantages / drawbacks
- Well control methods, engineer's method, wait-weight method
EXERCISE: Kick control calculations
Day 3
1. Drilling Fluids
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- Drilling fluid types – Uses, selection
- Fluid properties - additives
- Rheology of drilling fluids
- Rheological models, pressure losses
- Well site tests
- Solids control system design
EXERCISE: Determine drilling fluid density CASE STUDY: Basics of drilling fluid design
2. Drilling Hydraulics
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- Circulation system & pressure losses
- Optimization of bit hydraulics
- Wellbore cleaning and cuttings transport issues
3. Casing Design & Casing Running
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- Purpose of casing design, casing / hole diameter selection
- Burst / Collapse / Tension calculations
- Casing depth estimation, Mud weight estimation
- Casing running operations
Case Study: Design casing for a particular well
Day 4
1. Cementing & Cement Job Design
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- Cementing process
- Cement types, additives
- Cement job design
- Cement placement
- Cementing problems, Cement job evaluation
EXERCISE: Cement slurry density & yield calculation
2. Directional drilling
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- Purpose, history & types of deviated wells
- Inclination & azimuth, Tools, MWD
- Horizontal / ERD wells
- Trajectory design based on survey data
- Multilaterals, Coil-Tubing-Drilling
Day 5
1. Well Drilling Monitoring
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- Surface / downhole measurements / problem prevention
- Measurements While Drilling, Logging While Drilling
2. Well Logging & Completions
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- Logging, Mud Log, Open hole logs
- Basic components & function of completions
3. Drilling Problems & Advanced Drilling Techniques
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- Types of drilling problems, severity
- Lost circulation - Stuck pipe - Junk in hole - Fishing
- Managed Pressure Drilling / Casing Drilling
VIDEO: Managed Pressure Drilling
FINAL QUIZ : post-assessment of knowledge level on WDE
Accreditation
BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.
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