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Introduction
Based on 31 years of student evaluations, this
Well Planning I short course is rated as the “Best in the Business”. It is an applications
short course covering the design of a well. As in any engineering design, the
objective is to affect a "safe" design for minimum "expense". By attending this
short course you will learn how to choose the criteria for design, how to
logically and efficiently perform the design sequence, and how to present the
resulting well plan in a usable form.
The short course is presented in lecture form and
reinforced first with practical example solutions and finally with a question -
response discussion. A final project is performed in class to tie all aspects
of the course together.
What
You Will Learn
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The sources of abnormal formation pressures and how
to quantify their magnitude.
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The models available for fracture gradient
determination.
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The ethics of design.
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The criteria of design for any well.
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The actual selection of the casing points for a
mechanically sound well program.
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The basics of casing design.
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The actual design of conductor, surface,
intermediate, drilling liners, production liners, and the back casing
strings.
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The basis for understanding
and using API BULL 5C3, API Spec 5C5 and NACE MRO 175-90.
What
You Will Take Away
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A working knowledge of how to quantify the
formation pressure/fracture gradient system for a well you plan to drill.
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Full understanding of why casing needs to be set at
certain points in a well as well as how to determine those points based on
your specific criteria for design.
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Comprehension of the strengths of casing and how a
specific area/well casing design is performed.
Who
Should Attend
Certainly
everyone who might be called upon to contribute any portion of a well program or
prognosis should attend this course. Also, anyone in the operations, contract,
or service industry who might have cause to follow parts of a well plan or
prognosis will benefit from attending the course.
Course Outline
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I. |
Formation
Characteristics |
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A. |
Formation
Pressure |
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B. |
Causes Of
Abnormally High Formation Pressure |
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C. |
Formations
Strengths |
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1. |
Compressive
Strength (Key Drilling Factor) |
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2. |
Shear
Strength (Fault Generation) |
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3. |
Tensile
Strength (Fracture Gradient) |
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a. |
Models For
Fracture Gradient Determination |
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4. |
Testing |
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a. |
Leakoff
Testing |
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b. |
Pressure
Integrity Testing |
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II. |
Formation
Pressure Evaluation For Well Planning |
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A. |
Seismic
Determinations |
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B. |
Wireline
Log Analysis |
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C. |
Measurement
While Drilling Methods |
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D. |
Logging
"While Drilling Methods |
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III. |
Prospect
Profiling For Well Planning |
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A. |
Geological
Interpretation |
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B. |
Formation
Pressure Integration |
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C. |
Fracture
Gradient Inclusion |
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D. |
Error
Analysis |
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IV. |
Casing
Point Selection |
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A. |
Design
Criteria |
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1. |
Slicking
Considerations |
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2. |
Kick
Tolerance (Well Control) |
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3. |
Casing
Strings Effected |
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B. |
Demonstrated Configurations |
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V. |
Casing
Design |
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A. |
Maximum
Load Concept |
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1. |
Casing
String Designation (Definitions) |
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2. |
Basic
Criteria (Used On All Casing Strings) |
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3. |
Sequence Of
Design – Graphical Approach |
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4. |
Catalog
Listings – Cost Effective Design Procedures |
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B. |
Actual
Design |
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C. |
Casing
Handling – Landing |
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VI. |
Considerations |
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Dates |
Locations |
Tuition Fee |
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October 4
- 8, 2010 |
Lafayette,
Louisiana |
$ 3,000.00
USD |
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