Drilling For Non-Drilling Personnel
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Drilling For Non-Drilling Personnel Course
Introduction:
This 5-day course offers a comprehensive overview of the fundamental concepts and day-to-day operations of oil and gas drilling engineering. It covers essential drilling terminology commonly used in drilling operations, rig equipment, and their respective functions. If you're new to the field of drilling and seeking a thorough understanding of how it all works, our newly developed "5 Days: Drilling for Non-Drilling Personnel" course is tailored specifically for you.
This hands-on training program will guide you through the intricacies of drilling operations, including technology, costs, and the planning and execution of well drilling. You will also gain insights into the logistical aspects and roles played by various service companies involved in the process. By the end of the course, you will have a solid understanding of oil and gas operations and be capable of reading and comprehending a daily drilling report.
Key topics covered in the course include the fundamentals of drilling operations, functions of drilling rig equipment, drilling terminology, drilling processes, planning of drilling operations, logistics, the roles and responsibilities of service companies (including drilling contractors), functions of drilling fluid, casing, cementing, components of a drill string, different types of drilling contracts and well types, as well as health, safety, and environmental considerations and resource requirements during drilling.
Course Objectives:
On completion of this course you will be able to fully understand the following:
- Understand the concepts and terminology
- How oil and gas is formed in the earth and basic geology
- Get to grips with the fundamentals of drilling
- Learn all you need to know about the drilling rig, basic well design, drilling bits, and routine drilling operations
- How to calculate a drilling cost analysis
- Discover how to estimate drilling costs, calculate the daily rig rate, and account for variable costs
- Explore health, safety and security in the drilling environment
Who Should Attend?
- Reservoir Engineers
- Petro physicists
- Geoscientists
- Economists and planners
- Facilities planning engineers
- Accountants
- Mid-level management
- Service Companies
- Logistics
- Procurement
- IT, HR and HSE personnel
- Secretaries and support staff
Course Outlines:
Introduction to Oil & Gas Industry
- Oil and Gas Development
- Formations, rock pressure, and hydrocarbon traps
- Petroleum reservoirs
- Exploration processes
Introduction to Drilling
- Definitions and terminologies
- Drilling rig team
- Oil company structure
- Drilling contractor responsibilities
- Drilling service companies responsibilities
- Drilling rig types
- Land rigs
- Offshore rigs
Drilling Rig Components
- Drilling rig components and functions
- Rig power system
- Hoisting system
- Circulating system
- Rotating system
- Drilling data recording system
- Well control system
Well Planning and Design
- Well planning and design process
- Data inputs
- Long lead time items and procurement
- Offset wells reviews
- Well Cost Estimate (AFE)
- Drilling fluids design
- Well trajectories
- Directional drilling
Drilling Bits
- Types of bits
- Classification of bits
- Rock failure mechanisms
- Bit records
- Components of drill string
Drilling Operations and Hole Cleaning
- Well drilling activities
- Drilling parameters
- Drilled cuttings handling
- Drilling fluids (mud)
- Typical drilling problems and lost time
Functions of Drilling Fluids
- Mud properties
- Water-based muds
- Oil-based muds
- Hydrostatic pressure
- Buoyancy
- Rheological models
Casing and Cementing
- Functions of casing and cementing
- Properties of cement
- Single stage and multi-stage cementing
Blowout Prevention System
- Well control
- Kick and its causes
- Prevention of kicks
- Well Shut-in
- Well kill operations