Well Drilling Planning and Construction Course
Well Drilling Planning and Construction Course
Training Objectives
The Primary Objectives of the Course are to obtain sufficient knowledge about:
Review drilling data and plan the well from spud to production phase.
Well design and optimize drilling schedule
Incorporate the completion plans into the drilling plan
Drill a well cost effectively and maximize penetration rate.
Evaluate stuck pipe problem and avoid potential problems
Evaluate and maintain drilling fluids
Optimize hole cleaning
Design casing, drill string and BOP/Wellheads
Evaluate and implement cementing programs
Design and implement bit and hydraulics programs.
Incorporate directional drilling and deviation control
Recognize and evaluate well control problems
Target Audience
Entry level drilling engineers
Drilling operations personnel
Drilling office support staff
Petroleum and production engineers
Completion engineers
Geoscientists
Managers and technical supervisors
Course content
Introduction
Defining Well Objectives
Characterizing the Drilling Environment
Drilling Performance Management
Directional Drilling and Trajectory Design
Drilling Fluids and Solids Control
Bits and Hydraulics
Drill String and BHA
Casing Running and Cementing Operations
Drilling Problems
Agenda
WELL OBJECTIVES & INPUTS TO THE DRILLING PROGRAM
• Typical objectives and inputs to an exploration or/and a development well program.
• Pore and fracturation pressure evaluation.
• Criteria to consider for the well design.
CASING DESIGN: SHOE POSITIONING
• Swab and surge considerations, kick tolerance, hypothesis selection.
• Selection of mud weights, additional constraints.
CASING DESIGN: CASING SELECTION
• Physical and mechanical properties of casings and casing connections.
• Casing string calculation, selection.
BITS PROGRAM
• Different types of bits, bit selection: bit records, cost per foot, bit hydraulics.
DRILL STRING, COMPONENTS & SELECTION
• Drill string components.
• Characteristics and limit of use.
• BHA and drill pipe selection.
MUD & CEMENT PROGRAM
• Drilling fluid types and characteristics, mechanical treatment equipment.
• Selection of mud program according to the well construction criteria.
• Cementing technology and procedures, cement and slurry design.
• Cementing program, cementing quality control.
DEVIATED WELLS DESIGN: DIRECTIONAL DRILLING METHODS & TECHNOLOGY
• Directional drilling tools and technology, directional program.
• Trajectory planning coordinates systems.
• Trajectory calculation methods, uncertainty evaluation, anti-collision.
• Drill string selection.
RIG SELECTION
• Main drilling rig functions.
• Types of rigs, rig selection criteria.
HOLE PROBLEMS & PREVENTION:
• Lost Circulation
• Stuck Pipe
• Kick & well control
DRILLING PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT.