Drilling Best Practices

Drilling Best  Practices

OBJECTIVES

• Drill a well cost effectively and maximize penetration rate &  Evaluate stuck pipe problems and avoid potential problems by optimizing hole cleaning and ROP
• Design, drill string and BOP / wellheads & Design and implement bit and hydraulics programs
• BHA design for proper deviation, directional and horizontal drilling control & Recognize and evaluate well control problems by effectively using Mud Logging principles and techniques

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Drilling Engineers
• Well Site Supervisors
• Drilling Contractors
• Drilling Supervisors
• Trainee Drillers
• Rig Engineers

COURSE OUTLINE

DAY 1

Drilling Hole Problems and Practical Solutions

• Hole Problems (stuck pipe, lost circulation)
• Impact of Hole Cleaning on Hole Problems
• Stuck Pipe Types
• Formation and Problems Related
• Good Recommendations of Drilling Practices and Preventive Measurements
• Fishing Tools and Impact on Stuck Pipe
• Lost Circulation and Types
• Materials used to Solve the Problems
• Recommendations and Procedures
• Losses in and not in the Reservoir
• New Plug Setting Technique for Healing Sever Loss
• How to Solve the Problem?

DAY 2

Preventing Washout and Twist-off

• How you can prevent Washouts?
• How do you analyze the true pressure loss of a Washout?
• Bit Selection and Hydraulics Application, including Nozzle Selection
  • Bit Types
  • Rolling Cutter Bits
  • Polycrystalline Diamond Bits
  • Standard Classification of Bits
  • Preparing the Bit to be run in Hole
  • Running in Hole and Drilling-out Cement and Plugs
  • Breaking the Bits
  • Fundamental Parameters Discussion
  • Optimising Drilling Performance
  • Drill-off Test
  • Drill String Dynamic / Vibration
  • Factors related to Bit Run Termination
  • Bit Hydraulic
• BHA and Drill String Design, Selection of Casing Seats, BOP Equipment
  • Drill Strings
  • Functions of Drill Pipe, Drill Collars and BHA Selection
  • Grades of Drill Pipe and Strength Properties
  • Thread Types and Tool-joints
  • Drill Collar Weight and Neutral Point
  • Basic Design Calculations based on-depth to be Drilled
  • Functions of Stabilizers and Roller Reamers

DAY 3

Drilling Fluids Planning and Control, Routine and Special Problems

• Lifting Capacity of Drilling Fluids, Pressure losses in the Circulating System and ECD
• Functions of the Drilling Fluids, Impact of Hydraulic on the Drilling Optimization
• Parameters affecting on the Drilling Penetrations
• Drilling Fluid Properties, Functions of Drilling Fluid
• Mud Properties and Problems related to Mud Properties
• Seepage Losses Control

DAY 4

Well Control & Hydro-dynamic Pressure

• Well Control
• Three Phases of Well Control
• Hydro-dynamic Pressure
• Equivalent Circulating Density
• Mud Weight Maintenance
• Second Line of Defense
• Induced Kick
• Kick Detection Team
• Causes of Kicks while Drilling
• Indication of Induced Kicks
• Diverter Guidelines while Drilling
• Best Kill Procedure for Kick Type
• Kick Control Team
• Removing Gas Trapped below the BOP
• Causes of Kicks while Tripping
• Diverter Guidelines while Tripping
• Evaluating the Off Bottom Kick Condition
• Strip and Bleed Guidelines
• Volumetric Guidelines
• Dynamic Lubricates and Bleed Guidelines
• Third Line of Defense (Underground Blowout)
  • Indication of Underground Blowout
• Kick Detection in Oil Base Mud
• Operations that can mask a Kick
• Well Control Kill Sheet

DAY 5

Planning Including Mud Logging Requirements

• Introduction
• Modern Mud Logging Unit
• Petroleum Engineering Services
• Gas Analysis
• Cutting Evaluation
• Shale Bulk Density
• Shale Factor
• Flow Line Temperature
• Drilling Models
• Petro Physical Measurements
• Drilling Porosity
• Selection a Mud Logging Service
• Workshop discussing the Drilling problems and How to solve them