Course Objectives:
Understanding of fluid pressure in well bore has made possible improved techniques for well-pressure control and has given drilling engineers more confidence when handling well kicks.
Course Outline:
- Principles, Preventive Measures, Detection when should a well be shut in Rise in pit volume
- Kicks & Killing Procedures:
- Drill pipe
- What happens when Bottom Hole Pressure is held Constant
- Shut in the well
- Determining Initial Circulating Pressure
- Killing a Kick with String on Bottom
- Low Choke Pressure Method
- Gas Migration
- String off Bottom
- Simulated Blowout Preventer Drills
- Testing Procedures procedure
- Bop Test Procedure
- Using tests, Control systems Test
- Homework
- Bop Control Systems:
- Pressure rating
- Bop struck components
- Struck components
- Stack arrangements
- Wellheads and casing
- Chokes , choke manifolds choke lines , kill lines
- Surface Stacks
- Control Lines
- Annular preventers
- Ram preventers
- Rotating heads and strippers
- Hand – adjustable chokes
- Remotely operated chokes , valves
- Accessory Equipment
- Kelly cocks , safety valves
- Pit level indicators
- Flow indicators
- Gas detectors. mud handling facilities
- Formation characteristics
Who Can Benefit
Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Senior Engineers and team leaders with over two years’ working experience in drilling engineering & operations
