Drilling School Overview
Basic or Introductory Level Drilling
Intermediate and Advanced Drilling
Other Drilling and Completion
Planning and
Pre-Spud or Pre-Completion Workshops
Value Improvement Planning (VIP)
Training to Reduce Unscheduled Events
Basic or Introductory Drilling
Who Should Attend
Geologists, geophysicists, petroleum and production engineers, managers, technical
supervisors,
service and support personnel, and entry level drilling staff
You Will Learn
 | The fundamentals of drilling technology for surface and downhole operations |
| How drilling practices affect evaluation and well productivity |
| Common ways rig site operations are managed |
| Keys to drilling productivity |
| Drilling vocabulary and how to communicate with drilling
personnel |
About the Course
Time is money. Drilling time is big money. Technical and managerial decision
makers must grasp the
language and technology of drilling operations in order to minimize expenditures
throughout the producing life of a well.
Successful drilling requires blending many technologies. Drilling equipment and procedures
have a unique language that must be conquered for maximum benefit. Clear understandable
explanations of drilling rig equipment, procedures and their complex interactions provide
an excellent basis to organize cross-trained team efforts. Activities around the rig and
well planning are de-mystified. Subtle and blatant common errors are accentuated to
enhance this understanding.
Course Content
| The Overall Drilling Process |
| The Language of Drillers: Understanding their terminology |
| Rig Equipment: Rig types, drill bits, MWD, drill strings,
solids management, well control, tank arrangement |
| Rig Operations: Drilling fluids, cementing, casing design |
| Understanding Morning Reports |
| Hole Problems: Stuck pipe, lost returns, carrying capacity |
| MWD and Directional Drilling |
| Safety |
| Philosophies of Drilling Operations |
| Drilling Trends and New Technology |
Intermediate and Advanced Drilling
Who Should Attend
| Drilling engineers, supervisors, managers, toolpushers, and technical managers |
You Will Learn
| An ideal mix of theory, calculations, and practical experience to gain the background and confidence to effectively solve operational problems, including: |
| Drilling optimization and good well planning |
| How to avoid trouble and costly mistakes |
| How to recognize symptoms that precede drilling problems |
| How to eliminate "non-drilling" time from events that
stop drilling |
About the Course
Unscheduled events sabotage many drilling budgets. Learn to recognize the signals when
"the well is
talking to you" before downtime events occur. When these unscheduled events do occur,
know what
immediate steps should be taken to minimize their economic effect.
A successful drilling operation requires knowledge of many factors other than increasing
penetration rates. A thorough understanding of the drilling process and theory,
highlighted with calculations and practical experiences will give you the tools to
minimize drilling costs. Successful participants will be able to decrease non-productive
drilling time.
Course Content
| Pore Pressure Determination |
| Well Control Procedures: Mudlogger, killing well, barite plugs |
| Hole Cleaning |
| Drilling Fluid: Polymers, biocide, water-base, oil-base |
| Pressure Integrity Tests |
| Hydraulic Optimization (Onsite) |
| Hole Problems: Ballooning, hole stability, pipe sticking, dog legs, lost returns |
| Operational Guidelines |
| Operational Problems |
| Drilling Trends and New Technology |
