Drilling Engineering for Non-Drilling Engineers
Introduction
Drilling Engineering for Non-Drilling Engineers
Drilling Engineering for Non-Drilling Engineers Training Course
This short course is intended for participants in the Oil and Gas industry with or without prior basic knowledge and understanding of drilling. Participants would be introduced to the first-hand and essential concepts and principles of drilling, the process and the equipment. Basic and fundamental calculations of drilling are covered in this course as well. Case studies will be presented together with videos on the processes involved.
Who Should Attend
This short course is intended for personnel with no drilling background, knowledge or experience. It is a very basic and introductory course designed to expose and introduce potential candidates to drilling engineering concepts and fundamentals.
Course Content
- Fundamentals of Petroleum
- Stakeholders involved in drilling and drilling contracts
- Drilling contracts and stakeholders
- Onshore and Offshore Drilling Units
- History of drilling
- Rotary drilling
- Rig set-up
- Drill string and Bottom hole assembly concept
- Drilling Process
- Concept of Drilling
- Fundamental Drilling Calculations
- Drilling fluids and cements
- Casing design
- Well control
- Introduction to Directional Drilling
Introduction, Terminology, Drilling Context
- Introductions
- A bit of oil history – Terminology of Petroleum & of Drilling
- Overall drilling process
- Drilling planning overview
- Oil prices & drilling
- Major drilling accomplishments & challenges
Essentials of Geology
- Hydrocarbon formation
- Key elements of economic reservoir, rocks, traps, seals
- Geological and geophysical information
Drilling Rigs & Drilling Systems
- Onshore – Offshore rigs, characteristics
- Drilling challenges
- Rig components – Well classification
- Power system – Hoisting system
- Circulation system / pumps
- Control system / BOPs
- Monitoring system
Drilling Costs
- Drilling cost estimation – Types of costs
- Acquisition For Expenditure (AFE)
Drilling Fluids & Drilling hydraulics
- Drilling fluid types – Uses
- Fluid properties – additives
- Rheology of drilling fluids
- Static / dynamic conditions / circulation
- Rheological models, pressure losses
- Bit hydraulics
- Cuttings transport issues
CASE STUDY: Basics of drilling fluid design
- Abnormal Pressures, Kicks & Kick Control
- Sedimentary rocks – Overpressure generation
- Pore pressure / Fracture pressure estimation
- Kick definition / Kick sequence
- Kick detection
- Kick control methods
Casing Design
- Purpose of casing design
- Casing / hole diameter selection
- Burst / Collapse pressure calculations
- Casing depth estimation
- Mud weight estimation
Cementing & Cement Job Design
- Cementing process
- Cements & types of cements, additives
- Cement placement / Cementing problems
- Cement job evaluation
The drill string
- Drill string components
- Drilling bits, Bit wear / Bit selection
- Drill collars, characteristics & selection, Neutral point
- Drill pipe characteristics
- Bottom Hole Assembly
Directional & Horizontal Drilling
- Purpose, history & types of deviated wells
- Inclination & azimuth
- MWD
- Horizontal / ERD wells, Multilaterals
- Coil-Tubing-Drilling
Well Logging & Completions
- Logging
- Mud Log
- Open hole logs
- RFT, Drill stem testing
- Basic components & function of completions
- Stimulation
Drilling Problems & Advanced Techniques
- Types of drilling problems, severity
- Lost circulation – Stuck pipe – Junk in hole
- Surface / downhole measurements / problem prevention
- Managed Pressure Drilling / Casing Drilling / Dual Gradient Drilling
- Drilling safety