Managed Pressure Drilling ( MPD ) Well Design and Application
Managed Pressure Drilling ( MPD ) Well Design and Application
OBJECTIVES
- Identify the different techniques used in Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) and explain the different applications for each of the primary techniques.
- Highlight potential conflicts between current regulation and MPD techniques and suggest how these gaps might be closed.
- Identify the different components of MPD systems and explain their functionality.
- Explain how MPD control systems aim to maintain primary well control in a well and how they can be used to detect a kick or losses and control bottom hole pressure while circulating out an influx.
- Explain the limitations of MPD control hardware and software during secondary well control operations and how conventional secondary well control can be implemented.
- Explain how MPD can be used during cementing and completion operations.
- Identify minimum training requirements for key personnel prior to the deployment of MPD.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Office based planning and delivery Well Engineers
- Wellsite Drilling Supervisors and Drilling Engineers
- Drilling Contractor Personnel: Drillers, Tour Pushers, Toolpushers and Rig Superintendents
- Service Company Personnel: Mud Engineers, Mud Loggers, Cementers
- Regulator Staff: Wellsite Inspectors and District Engineers involved in regulatory oversite of floating drilling operations
COURSE OUTLINE
- Objectives of MPD and its variations
- Advantages/disadvantages of each MPD variation
- Drilling fluid systems and surface equipment for MPD Operations
- Subsea MPD Systems
- MPD Control Systems
- Managed Pressure Cementing
- Managed Pressure Completions
- Limitations and costs of MPD
- MPD Command and Control
- Primary & Secondary Well Control
- Training & Simulation Requirements
- Case histories