By the end of this BTS training course, participants will be able to:

• Introduction to class, review of important topics of drilling engineering
• Drill string mechanics: loads, cause of failure, design concepts
• Mechanized drilling operations: makeup of tubular, mechanized drilling rigs
• Drilling problems: stuck pipe situations, fishing operations
• Advanced drilling technologies - casing drilling, HPHT, coiled tubing drilling
• Proper selection of drilling technology for shale gas, geothermal drilling, etc.
• Non-conventional drilling methods and equipment including environmental aspects of drilling activities
• Drilling through gas hydrates

Drilling Engineers, Senior Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Petroleum Engineers, Completion Engineers, Tool Pushers, Reservoir and Senior Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Production and Completion Engineers, Foremen, Industry Personnel time to devote to the subject.

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

• Short review of drilling engineering
• Drilling methods and drilling technologies
• Preparation for drilling operations
• Drilling operations
• Drilling calculations
• Drilling hydraulics
• Drill string design
• Casing string design
• Drill string mechanics
• Mechanized drilling operations
• 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 HPHT wells
• Drilling fluids for HPHT environment
• Wellbore hydraulics
• Non-conventional drilling methods
• High performance drilling concepts
• Drilling through gas hydrates
• Drill bit optimization and selection
• Bit separation and evaluation
• Well evacuation (coring, logging and testing)
• Abnormal pressure prediction and detection
• Cementing
• Directional well planning
• Wellheads
• BOP’s and operating systems
• Stuck pipe and finishing
• Special well control situations
• Drilling optimization
• Drilling problems
• Aspects wellbore construction and wellbore integrity
• Proper selection of drilling technologies and methods for your business
• Final review

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.