This basic course aims at giving a grounding to those with no rig experience as to rig activities and what the roles of the wellsite and operations geologist are. It would suit young geologists who either need to go to the rigsite to get valuable experience or who want to be informed about wellsite activities. It would form a vital part of their learning experience as they would understand what the data are which are generated at the wellsite, how it is used and its potential shortcomings.
Course Level: Foundation Duration: 5 days Instructor: Tim Herrett
Designed for you, if you are...
An oil company geologist wishing to gain valuable background knowledge (especially recent hires)
An oil company geologist who is required to get offshore experience as part of the training
Someone wanting to join an oil company and who wants to get a good grounding for the role
This is a comprehensive course for professionals who want to have an understanding of rig activities, rig contractors and what the important roles of operations and wellsite geologists fulfil.
The benefits from attending
By the end of the course you will feel confident in your understanding of:
The fundamentals of drilling rigs and equipment
How a well is drilled, including descriptions of bits, the mud circulation system and the importance of lag time
Who does what on the rig? Personnel and service companies
The importance of HSE and how it affects the geologist at the rig-site
Depth, ROP and why they are so important data sets
How wellsite samples should be caught, ensuring they are representative
How samples and hydrocarbon shows should be properly described and interpreted
Directional drilling – how it is performed and why
The basics of well planning, execution and testing
Coring and sidewall coring – how these processes are performed and why
Activities of key wellsite geological contractors – mudlogging and LWD
What the wellsite and operations geologists do. How do they fit into the organisation?
Identifying the importance of data management and key data types
Topics
Basics
Rig types
Rig components
Drilling components
Personnel and services
Fundamentals
Health, safety and environment
Depth
Rate of penetration (ROP)
Sample lag
Samples and sampling
Basics of logs
Directional drilling
Well planning
Well testing and completion
Coring and sidewall cores
Mudlogging
Logging while drilling (LWD)
Formation pressure
The operations and wellsite geology team
Operations geology
Wellsite geology
Importance of soft skills and ability to communicate effectively
Data management
Sample description
Show description
Coring
Sidewall coring
Miscellaneous
Common drilling and geological abbreviations
Glossary of drilling terminology. Useful equations