Advanced Drilling Operations Management

The course will present an overview of oil and gas well drilling operations from start to finish. The course includes discussions of advanced drilling technology, drilling rig components, basic drilling fluids and hydraulics coverage, cementing operations, discussions on downhole pressures, drilling problems and solutions.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course, participants will learn about drilling operations both onshore and offshore, the sequence of processes, components and functions of a drilling rig, drilling economics, formation and fracture pressures, drilling problems and well control procedures, cementing, directional drilling and logging operations.

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for drilling, production and completions engineers and supervisors, toolpushers, geologists, laboratory fluid technologists, managers, and operations personnel.

Course Outline

Day 1

• Introduction and terminology
• Overview of drilling operations
• Drilling process onshore and offshore
• Drilling economics

Day 2

• Rig components
• Drilling bits
• Formation pressures
• Well control

Day 3

• Prediction and detection of abnormal pressures
• Primary and secondary well control
• Bop equipment
• Killing procedures

Day 4

• Drilling fluids
• Hydraulics
• Optimization of bit hydraulics
• Casing design
• Cementing

Day 5

• Cement properties
• Directional drilling
• Directional drilling tools and bhas
• Measurement while drilling
• Well logging

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00       First Session
10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20       Second Session
12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00       Last Session