Course Objectives:

Stuck pipe is a long-standing problem in the drilling industry. It is estimated $200 – $500 million is sent annually as a result of stuck pipe. This amount could be drastically reduced by preventative action and rapid response to keep minor sticking from developing into severe sticking.

Course Outline:

• Stuck Pipe Prevention

• 1. Stuck pipe is not inevitable
  2. Bottom hole assemblies
  3. Drilling
  4. Tripping
  5. Casing & Cementing

• Oil Field Surface Operations

• 1. Unconsolidated Formations
  2. Reactive Formations
  3. Fractured or faulted Formations
  4. Geopressured Formations

• Mechanical Causes of Stuck Pipe

• 1. Under gauge hole
  2. Mobile Formations
  3. Well bore geometry
  4. Poor hole cleaning
  5. Key seating
  6. Collapsed casing
  7. Junk
  8. Cement related

• Differential Sticking

• 1. Avoidance

• Diagnosis of Stuck Pipe

• 1. Freeing stuck pipe

Who Can Benefit

Drilling Engineers, Tool pushers, Drillers and Company Representative