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Drilling Essentials for Non-Drilling Professionals
Course Description
This five full-day course is designed to provide your valuable attendees with a comprehensive knowledge about fundamentals of Drilling Rig Components. The course will provide an understanding of the importance of drilling operations that may affect the overall performance of any oil producing company. Drilling idioms and slang will be provided in the course to make course participants cope with daily drilling reports, meetings, and discussions. The course will address the basic knowledge of petroleum geology and oil production to give the attendees a comprehensive picture about the oil industry

• Company engineers not involved in Drilling or Well Operations
• Managers and Government Officials not involved with Drilling or Well Operations
• Supervisors, Field Operators and Technicians not involved with Drilling or Well Operations
• Newly-hired Drilling Engineers
• Reservoir Engineers
• Stimulation Engineers
• Wellhead Engineers and Technicians
• Petroleum and Production Engineers
• Completion Engineers
• Well Intervention Engineers
• Production Technology Engineers

The training instructor relies on a highly interactive training method to enhance the learning process.
The course material is rich with various training tools that ensure all participants gain a
complete understanding of all the topics covered. The training environment is highly
stimulating, challenging, and effective for all trainees to participate, share their thoughts, and
inquire about their in-house challenges.

Module One: Exploration, Production System Components and Well Construction
• Introduction to Petroleum Geology
• Oil and Gas Formation, Migration, and Trap
• Oil & Gas Exploration
• Types of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs
• Produced Fluid Properties
• Classification of Wells
• Basic Considerations in Well Design
• Well Placement and Completion Selection (Vertical, Horizontal, Open Hole, etc.)
• Wellheads Components, Function and Types
Module Two: Introduction to Drilling Technology
• Introduction to Drilling Technology
• Drilling crew roles and responsibilities
• Pore Pressure
• Hydrostatic Pressure
• Formation Integrity
• Casing Functions & Types
• Drilling Fluid Types and Additives
• Cementing Operations and Equipment
Module Three: Rig Types and Components
• Rig Types
• Land Rigs
• Offshore Rigs: Submersible, Semi-submersible / Barge, Jack-up, Drillship Rigs
• Rig Systems
• Derrick or Mast
• Rotating System
• Hoisting System
• Circulating System
• Blowout Prevention System
• Power System
• Piping Handling Equipment
• Drilling Bit
• Drilling String Components and Selection
Module Four: Well Control and Drilling Problems
• Well Barrier Envelope During Drilling Operations
• Basic Well Control Calculations
• Well Kicks and Kick Detection
• Blowout Prevention System
• Drilling Problems; Stuck Pipe and Lost Circulation
• Well Control Cases and Incidents
• QHSE Management and Well Control
Module Five: Completion Operations and New Drilling Systems
• Well Sidetrack
• Horizontal & Multilateral Wells
• Underbalanced Drilling
• MWD
• Logging Operations
• Completion Components
• Perforation Operations and Risks
• Workover Operations
• Snubbing and Coiled Tubing Applications
• Surface Well Testing Considerations
• Cost Calculation and Economic Evaluation

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Course Rounds

5 Days
Code Date Venue Fees Action
DE251-02
2026-06-21
Kuala-Lumpur
USD 5950
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DE251-03
2026-09-13
Dubai
USD 5450
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DE251-04
2026-12-14
Amsterdam
USD 6950
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