Description

Designed for you, if you are...

• An engineer with little or no background in drilling technology or petroleum science
• A geologist or any professional involved in geothermal project planning and management

How we build your confidence

• Design and evaluation of well drilling systems
• Identification and solution of drilling problems associated with geothermal wells
• Mud design for elevated temperatures, well control, casing design
• Well cementing

The benefits from attending

• The basics of drilling engineering related to geothermal applications
• The interdependency between geothermal well drilling and the oil & gas business
• The specific tools needed to drill a well in general and specifically for geothermal drilling
• The technologies involved to date for drilling at rig site
• An overview of drilling costs

Topics

• Short history of drilling engineering
• Introduction to geothermal engineering
• Drilling a well and drilling methods
• Drilling rig components and drilling rigs classification
• Overview of rock mechanics process
• Effect of geothermal reservoir on the rock mechanics process
• Drilling fluids and wellbore hydraulics
• Drill bits and their application
• Drill string components
• Downhole motors and downhole tools
• Prime drivers, rotary system
• Hoisting system, mud circulation system
• Casing and cementing of geothermal wells
• Well completions for geothermal applications
• Special aspects of geothermal drilling
• Effect of high temperature on drilling mud
• Economic aspects of geothermal drilling
• Well control
• Drilling problems related to geothermal drilling
• Special drilling techniques for geothermal drilling