Drilling Engineering and Practices

Level: Basic

Upcoming Sessions:

To Be Determined
Please Contact Us at tahmed@mtech.edu for more information
Instructor: Dr. Samuel Osisanya

Designed for:

This course is designed for entry level engineers, geologists, and other technical personnel.

Course Overview:

This course is designed to provide participants with a general overview of the application of drilling and drilling practices. Participates are encouraged to bring their laptop computers to solve problems in class.

Course Content:
  • Concepts Used in Drilling
    • Petroleum Geology and Basic Rock Properties
    • Requirements for Commercial Accumulation of Hydrocarbons
    • Porosity, Permeability, and Fluid Saturation
    • Temperature and Temperature Gradient
    • Pressure and Pressure Gradients
  • Basic Rig Equipment & Operating Systems
    • Power System
    • Hoisting System
    • Circulating System
    • Rotary System
    • Well Control System
    • Well Monitoring System
    • Onshore
    • Swamp
    • Offshore Operations
  • Drilling Fluids
    • Functions, Properties, and Testing of Drilling Fluids
    • Composition and Nature of Common Drilling Fluid
    • Drilling Fluid Conditioning Equipment
    • Drilling Fluid Calculations
    • Drilling Fluid Program Design - Factors Governing Selection of Drilling Fluids
  • Rotary Drilling Hydraulics
    • Drilling Fluid Rheology
    • Newtonian & Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Calculations
    • Pressure Drops Across Bit Nozzles
    • Applications of Hydraulic Calculations
    • Equivalent Circulating Density Concept
    • Hydraulic Optimization
  • Factors Affecting Penetration Rate
    • Bits Types
    • Bit Selection
    • Rock Failure Mechanisms
    • Effects of Mechanical Factors (Weight On Bit & Rotary Speed)
    • Drilling Fluid Properties
    • Hydraulic Factors on Penetration Rate
  • Rotary Drilling Techniques
    • Vertical Drilling
    • Directional and Horizontal Drilling
    • Coring
    • Hole Problems
    • Kicks and Blowout
    • Stuck Pipe
    • Fishing
    • Loss of Circulation
    • Sloughing Shales
  • Drilling Cost & Drilling Programs
    • Tangible and Intangible Costs
    • AFE Cost Estimate