Drilling Practices/Supervision

This drilling course is covers drillstring including components, configuration, wear, loading, directional control and design.  Drilling fluids with regards to type, how to run, and drilling considerations are discussed.  The hydraulics section includes friction loss and pressure surge determination, cutting transport considerations and optimization procedures.  Abnormal pressure detection is covered.  Drilling problems and solutions including lost circulation, stuck pipe, kicks, slow penetration rates, and crooked hole are covered.

What Will You Learn

•   The reasons drilling problems occur.
•   The warning signs of drilling problems
•   How to recover from problems.
•   How to prevent the problems occurring.
•   How to optimize a system to maximize drilling minimize lost.

What Will You Take Away

•   Knowledge of what can happen and why.
•   The understanding of state of the art technology available to help you.
•   A logical sequence of steps to take to recover from stuck pipe or loss of circulation or crooked hole, etc.
•   Confidence that you understand the pitfalls of drilling and how to avoid or handle them.

Who Should Attend

Drilling foreman, drilling engineers, toolpushers, drilling supervisors and drilling managers

 What is the Difference Between Drilling Practices and Drilling Supervision

•   There is some duplication of subject matter, but Drilling Supervision is taught as an operational "how to" course where  Drilling Practices covers theory much more deeply.
•   Drilling Supervision is more an experienced practical personnel course.
•   While some subject matter is duplicated, more subjects are addressed in Drilling Supervision than in Drilling Practices.
•   Drilling Practices covers subjects more deeply than does Drilling Supervision.
•   Drilling Practices is more an engineering introductory course.

 Outline

I.             Drillstring
                A.            Wear
                B.            Fatigue
                C.            Load Design Directional Control
II.            Drilling Fluids
                A.            Water Base
                B.            Oil Base (Including Emulsions)
III.          Hydraulics
                A.            Friction Losses
                B.            Pressure Surges
                C.            Cuttings Surges
                D.            Optimization
IV.          Abnormal Pressure Detection/Prediction
                A.            Logged Parameters
                B.            Drilling Parameters
V.            Drilling Problems (Causes & Solutions)
                A.            Lost Circulation
                B.            Stuck Pipe
                C.            Kicks
                D.            Slow Penetration Rate
                E.            Crooked Hole

Dates and Locations: In-House Only

Tuition:  $2500 USD