Introduction to Land & Offshore Drilling (DR05)


DATE	LOCATION	FEES		REGISTRATION


2011	tba		Course Fee: tba

Instructor

Richard Heenan

Course Level: Basic

This three-day course provides a non-technical overview of the phases, operations, and terminology used in the drilling and completion of an oil or gas well. The course will provide participants with a better understanding of issues faced in all aspects of drilling operations. This includes the aspects common to all petroleum drilling (onshore, bottom-founded offshore, and floater operations). In addition, the offshore section includes sections on the types of offshore drilling rigs (floating & bottom founded) and special issues such as motion compensation, station keeping, and re-supply.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

An overview of the process of designing a well
How the major systems of the rig operate and interact with each other
The purposes of drilling fluids, and the various fluid types and properties used to achieve these
The four basic bit types and their uses
How and why we run “casing” in a well and cement it in place
How wells are evaluated to determine the presence and potential production of oil and gas
Basic completion & workover concepts & processes
The difference between floating and “bottom founded” MODUs (offshore drilling units) and examples of each
How offshore drilling units are positioned and kept in place to drill a well (station keeping)
How we drill a well from a floating drilling unit while it heaves up and down with the waves (motion compensation)

OUTLINE

Overview of basic petroleum geology -
The “well construction” process – “bottom to top design”
Drilling Rig – the components and functions of its systems
- Drilling a well – From top to bottom
- Drill Bits
Drill fluids (“Mud”)
Casing & cementing
- Formation evaluation (cuttings evaluation – mud logging – coring – drillstem testing – electric logging)
- completion and workover operations
Types of offshore drilling units – bottom founded vs floating
Special issues for offshore drilling operations
-  Motion compensation
-  Station keeping
-  Re-supply
Offshore testing & production
Additional material (time permitting)
- Fishing
- Well control

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
The course is designed for non-drilling personnel who work with drilling professionals (e.g. accounting, administrative, and support staff, environmentalists, landmen, stock analysts, etc). No prior experience of knowledge of drilling operation is required.

COURSE VENUE

INSTRUCTOR

Richard Heenan