COURSE OVERVIEW

 This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops. 

 

Over the past decades there has been a significant increase in the technology applied to drilling and completion in the oil and gas wells.  This has primarily been driven by the need to reduce well costs, increase access to new reserves and re-exploit mature reservoirs.  The cost of drilling, completing and operating wells is the most expensive investment component in many developments and optimization of investment is a balance between how the increased costs of technology can reduce the cost per barrel but at the same time be cost and operationally effective.  

 

This course is intended to provide participants with an in-depth knowledge of the technology and processes of drilling & completing in a variety of environments for oil and gas exploitation, where it will cover the areas on drilling types, techniques, operation, calculations, equipment selections and planning for directional and horizontal wells.  Specific problems associated with directional/horizontal drilling such as torque, drag, hole cleaning, logging, drill string component design, completion design and pay-zone-borehole connection are also included.