Introduction to Drilling for New Engineers and Non-Specialists

Gain a practical understanding of drilling concepts, terminology, activities and processes

COURSE LEVEL

AWARENESS

Duration

2 DAYS

PREREQUISITE

NONE

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Course Objective

The course discusses the fundamentals of drilling, types of rigs used, procedures and the people who make the drilling equipment work. It also provides an overview of the key issues involved in selecting drilling targets, well planning, evaluation and completion, while ensuring drilling safety and efficiency. Typical challenges in drilling operations are also examined, offering solutions to overcome the hazards and risks that can exist. Advanced drilling concepts, principles and the latest technologies are also covered, further exploring industry dynamics which drive today's drilling and well operating activities.

Learning Outcomes

Day 1

1. E&P Drilling Industry

• Drilling history and well life-cycles
• Design, construct and engineer wells
• Drilling well life-cycle video

2. Petroleum Geology and Drilling Operations

• Hydrocarbons: origin, formation, migration, traps
• How reservoir ‘targets’ are found
• Exp, app and development drilling
– Onshore and offshore drilling
– Drilling rig facilities

3. Organisation of Drilling Operations

• People and team involved in drilling
• Managing a drilling work scope
• Costing hazards of a drilling project
• Contracting and the supply chain
• Quality control, and HSE aspect

4. Drilling Fundamentals

• Sedimentary geology and data acquisition basis
• Offset well analysis and FEL
• Pressure management
• Bits, BHA and drillstring design
• Introduction to casing design
• Completion and drilling tubulars
• Basic drilling engineering
• Drilling and cementing fluids design

5. Preliminaries of Well Design

• Land leasing, contracting
• Site specific preparations
• Well design essentials

6. Types of Wells (Directional Profile)

• Vertical
• High-angle, horizontal
• Complex, subsea well profiles

7. Basic / Critical Drilling Equipment Used

• Basic land rigs – light, heavy and specialized
• Fixed offshore rigs – barge, tender and platform
• Mobile drilling units – jack up, semisubmersible, drillship

Day 2

1. The Drilling Process

• Preparing to drill:
– Hoisting, rotating, circulating,
– Power, well control systems
• Drilling stages:
– Spud, drill to casing depth
– Wellbore evaluation (logging)
– Casing and cementing
– Pressure and wellbore stability
– Well control, learning from failure

2. Evaluating and Completing the Well

• Evaluation methods:
– Mud and wireline logging
– Coring, MWD and LWD, testing
• Types of well completions:
– Mechanical and electrical pumps
– Multiple, SMART completions
• Well completion components

3. Well Integrity in Drilling Operations

– Well integrity (ref Norsok D-010)
– Well suspension and abandonment
– Decommissioning

4. Well Cycle Problems / Operations Risks

• Drilling and workover problems
• Challenges, causes and solutions

5. Drilling Cost Calculations – Well Costing

• Cost components of drilling a well

6. Supply Chain considerations

• Prior to commencement of drilling
• During and after the drilling process

7. New Technology Adaptation

• Narrow margin complex wells
• OBD, MPD, UBD and CWD
• Through tubing coiled tubing drilling
• Seabed drilling
• Technology transfer and QHSE
• Drilling cost drivers, $/bbl

Audience

This 2 day programme benefits all professionals and
non-drilling support executives requiring a comprehensive
introduction to drilling and well operations;

• New Personnel and New Engineers requiring a solid
grounding in drilling operations – such as Geologists,
Reservoir Engineers, Completion, Production and
Process Staff, Platform Designers.

• Accounting, Finance and Administration.

• Supply Chain, Procurement, Sourcing and Contract
Management.

• Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE).

• Law and Legal Departments.

• Technical Staff in Drilling and Associated Departments.

• Personnel from other Industries or Petroleum.
Departments who have no knowledge of drilling.

• Other Oil and Gas Professionals Interested in Drilling
Fundamentals.

Prerequisite

None

Peter Aird

Your Instructor

Peter Aird, with a remarkable 43-year journey in drilling leadership, well engineering, and consultation, is truly a formidable force in his industry. His proficiency is most evident in the execution of intricate well drilling projects. Since 1998, Peter has been instrumental in creating and facilitating over 100 drilling educational sessions and workshops, reaching to over 35 countries internationally.

Recognised worldwide, Peter’s commitment to sharing his wisdom has sculpted a new generation of drilling specialists and extended the horizons of drilling technology. His career is synonymous with meticulousness, leadership, and a steadfast dedication to drilling and well engineering excellence. In 1993, he initiated Kingdom Drilling Services Ltd, a platform offering consultancy and training in well design, engineering, and drilling to renowned oil corporations like Shell and BP. He is a UK Chartered Engineer and boasts a master’s degree in drilling engineering. Peter has been actively involved in drilling ventures since 1987, and consistently devotes his time to training others, further spreading his wealth of knowledge.