Introduction

Drilling Practices is a five (5) day applications short course.  The course covers all of the drilling systems, and is designed both for the new hire in drilling and as a refresher for the experienced hand. The Drilling Practices short course was created to provide "State of the Art", practical procedures for the operational driller.  The course is presented in the same sequence as the well is drilled.  Planning, equipment selection, design, operations systems, and troubleshooting are the essence of the successive topics. Calculations are part of the course, however, these are the same calculations which must be made while drilling a well.

While some subject matter is duplicated in the Drilling Supervision course, the Drilling Practices covers theory and subjects much more deeply. It is more an engineering introductory course. The Drilling Supervision course is taught as an operational "how to" course and more subjects are covered.  It is more an experienced practical personnel course.

What Will You Learn

• Formation characteristics including pressures, stresses and strengths.

• Casing point selection procedure.

• Tubular design considerations for casing and the drill string.

• Rig Selection and Specification

• Hydraulic considerations:

  • Friction Loss

  • Swab And Surg

  • Cuttings Transport

  • Optimization

• Drilling Problems:

  • Stuck Pipe

  • Lost Circulation

  • Crooked Hole

  • Well Control

  • Slow Penetration Rate

   

  What Will You Learn

   

• A complete understanding of the drilling process, drilling systems, and drilling problems.

• Confidence to make decisions regarding drilling systems or problems.

• A means for optimizing drilling parameters.

• The knowledge of how drilling systems interact, and how best to compromise solutions.

• Confidence that you are current in your knowledge of drilling practices.

Who Should Attend

Drilling Practices is a must for anyone in a responsible rig-based occupation, including drilling engineers, foremen and managers, directional drillers, tool pushers, mud engineers, drillers and mud loggers.

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