Overview
For people who work closely with drilling departments. Gives a complete understanding of the processes involved in drilling oil and gas wells.
Each day includes an instructor-led presentation, with course notes that form a basic manual and simple exercises requiring basic mathematics.
Course agenda
Well construction overview
- Drilling in the E&P process
- Well construction risks
- Roles and responsibilities of the team
- Rig types and equipment
Well design
- Well planning and design process
- Timelines and long lead items
- Drilling fluids
- Basic casing and cementing
Directional drilling and deviation control
- Well types and applications
- Bit types, features and applications
- Log data and offset information
- Steerable systems and coordinate systems
Well control
- Kick causes, prevention and detection
- Underground and surface blowouts
- Well control equipment
Well execution and real-time operations
- Well construction activities
- Typical drilling problems and operational risks
- Real-time concepts, infrastructure and monitoring
- Interpreting real-time measurements