Course Objective:
By the end of this course, participant will be able to:
- Use the necessary techniques and knowledge to drill his directional and horizontal well according to the well plan and objectives but based on his own decisions.
- Optimize drilling performance to drill well at lowest cost.
Course Outline:
- Directional drilling overview.
- Definitions and their applications
- Lithology columns.
- Practice in the associated paperwork.
- Survey tools, mud motors and turbines.
- Plotting.
- Casing jobs.
- Comment volume calculations.
- Ton mile calculations.
- IADC report.
- Fluid hydraulics and drilling fluid systems.
- Drill bits and bottom hole assemblies.
- Deviated and horizontal drilling tools and techniques.
- Nudding exercise.
- Drilling a deviating / horizontal well on DOT simulator individually.
- Days versus depth diagram plot.
- Hole cleaning calculation.
- Fishing operations.
- Lithology report.
- Final well reports.
- Total rig time.
- Cost analysis.
Who Can Benefit:
Experienced Assistant Drillers and higher positions who have completed the intermediate drilling training course.