Training
3 Day Training
3-Day Horizontal, Complex and ERD Drilling and Completion Training Course, including the integration of Geomechanics Fundamentals.
What You Will Learn:
How to effectively design, plan and implement the drilling of Directional, Horizontal, Complex and ERD wells through a multi-disciplinary approach including the latest drilling and completion technologies and techniques as well as incorporating the latest Geomechanics techniques to help avoid costly well problem surprises.
- T&D Buckling and Hydraulics Fundamentals
- Hole Cleaning
- How to Model Capabilities of Existing Rig Equipment
- What Causes Hole Problems in Hi-Angle Wells
- Key Design Points for ERD Wells
- Tripping Procedures
- BHA Design
- Benefits of Rigsite “Hole Condition Monitoring”
- Casing/Liner Operations, Including Floated and “Mud-Over-Air”
- Recognizing and mitigating wellbore instability
- Basic pore pressure prediction
This is a perfect training course for young drilling professionals, experienced drilling professionals and entire project drilling teams to ensure that everyone on the team has a fundamental working knowledge of how to drill and complete challenging horizontal and ERD wells.
Having this foundation not only enriches the individual team members, but also helps the company drill wells safer, further and faster…while reducing well costs by lowering NPT.
Attend Our Course If:
- You have had hole stability or hole cleaning issues in the past
- You are entering a new area, and want to explore ways to prepare your team for contingency actions
- You have issues backreaming
- You need to find ways to increase the length of your wells using existing equipment
- You get stuck quite a bit, and you want to know why
- You want to explore ways to increase ROP by monitoring the hole as it is being drilled
- You are looking for new techniques and equipment that will allow for more successful wells
- You want to learn more about how geomechanics and pore pressure modeling and design can help ensure a successful drilling and casing operation
Who Should Attend:
Drilling Engineers
Derrickman
Drilling Managers
Completion Engineers
Drillers
Geomechancis Specialists
MPD Hands
Drilling Team Leads
Drilling Superintendents
Toolpushers
Mud Engineers
Mudloggers
Course Agenda
Day 1:
- Introduction and Objectives
- Papers/Case Study Discussion
- Individual or Type-Well Review
- Hole Cleaning
- Torque and Drag
- Tripping/Backreaming
- Drilling Problems: Roundtable Discussion
Day 2:
- Hydraulics and ECD Management
- Surge and Swab
- Connection Practices
- Hole Condition Monitoring
- Wellbore Stability
- Vibration/Tool Failure
Day 3:
- Pore Pressure Analysis
- Advanced Wellbore Stability
- Casing Wear
- Differential Sticking
- MSE Fundamentals
- Well Design Overview
- Drilling Scenario Discussion using ERDPro® Software
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5 Day Training
5-Day Horizontal, Complex and ERD Drilling and Completion Training Course, including Advanced, Well-Specific Coursework.
What You Will Learn:
All of the modules from the 3-day Course, in addition to specialized, well-specific classes. Provided after a Geomechanics/Pore Pressure Study or Review, and a Mechanical Feasibility/Well Design Study, have been completed, our 5-day class is tailored to add specific modules that address expected problems that may be encountered, or address issues the office team require extra training on. These courses may include:
- Review of Geomechanics Studies
- Pore Pressure Prediction Overview
- Drilling Fluids Overview
- If a Drilling Fluids Study was completed, a review of the findings and what to look for while drilling.
- In-Depth Review of Mechanical Feasibility Study/Well Design Study
- Additional Coursework as required by client
Who Should Attend Days 1-3:
Drilling Engineers
Derrickman
Drilling Managers
Completion Engineers
Drillers
Geomechancis Specialists
MPD Hands
Drilling Team Leads
Drilling Superintendents
Toolpushers
Mud Engineers
Mudloggers
Who Should Attend Days 4-5:
Drilling Engineers
Geomechanics Specialists
Drilling Managers
Completion Engineers
Pore Pressure Specialists
Drilling Team Leads
Rigsite Geologists
Drilling Superintendents
Course Agenda
Day 1:
- Introduction and Objectives
- Papers/Case Study Discussion
- Individual or Type-Well Review
- Hole Cleaning
- Torque and Drag
- Tripping/Backreaming
- Drilling Problems: Roundtable Discussion
Day 2:
- Hydraulics and ECD Management
- Surge and Swab
- Connection Practices
- Hole Condition Monitoring
- Wellbore Stability
- Vibration/Tool Failure
Day 3:
- Pore Pressure Analysis
- Advanced Wellbore Stability
- Casing Wear
- Differential Sticking
- MSE Fundamentals
- Well Design Overview
- Drilling Scenario Discussion using ERDPro® Software (if time allows)
Day 4 – 5:
- Special Topics
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Drilling Geomechanics Training
Our Geomechanics team design and deliver short customized training courses to prepare your drilling team in advance of your drilling project.
These practical courses introduce the:
- Fundamental of Pore pressure Prediction
- Fundamentals of Wellbore Stability Analysis
The fundamental of Pore Pressure Prediction (PPP) introduces and discusses the concept of abnormal pressure and appropriate pore pressure and fracture gradient (PPFG) estimation methods. The different data types used for pre-drill model development and calibration will be presented using client’s data. Participants are also presented on how to update and recalibrate the pre-drill pressure models in real time.
In the Fundamentals of Wellbore stability, participants in this course will learn the different wellbore stability problem and how to prevent them. This course will introduce the workflow to develop full geomechanical model, validate these models, and predict potential wellbore stability problems. Participants will also learn how to plan and implement solution for wellbore stability problems such as developing a safe mud weight plan, optimizing wellbore trajectory and casing point. Participants will also use client’s data to develop a predrill wellbore stability model and learn how to monitor and update these models in real time.