ONLINE: Geothermal Drilling Technology (DRI913)
18-20 September 2023 3 days Virtual instructor-led course, OnlineCourse Fee: 1650 EUR + VAT
Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the technology and engineering required to successfully design and execute geothermal wells. It covers basic drilling principles analysed from the point of view of a geothermal developer.
Course Structure: 6 modules of 2 hours each, delivered over 3 days
Each day will consist of 2 modules which will be no more than 2 hours in length with multiple breaks.
Course Level: Foundation
Instructor: Catalin Teodoriu
Course Structure: 6 modules of 2 hours each, delivered over 3 days
Each day will consist of 2 modules which will be no more than 2 hours in length with multiple breaks.
Course Level: Foundation
Instructor: Catalin Teodoriu
Designed for you, if you are...
- An engineer with little or no background in drilling technology or petroleum science
This is a basic to intermediate level course and requires a minimum knowledge of fundamental science.
How we build your confidence
- The course is constructed as a live instructor-led training with case studies, videos, and exercises presented during class.
- The course is structured by presenting the basic drilling technology and then linking it with the features of geothermal drilling activities. The course will cover the following drilling aspects: the 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.
- Some exercises (drilling costs calculation, casing loads) will be used to highlight the most important aspects of geothermal well construction.
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:- 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
- Drilling costs in overview with application to geothermal drilling
- Optimisation concepts for geothermal well construction
Topics
Day 1- 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
- 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
- Well control
- Drilling problems related to geothermal drilling
- Special drilling techniques for geothermal drilling
- Economic aspects of geothermal drilling
Day 2
Day 3
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