Cementing Operations
Cementing is a fundamental element of effective well construction. By understanding cement chemistry, additive use, and lab procedures, the participants will be able to build a solid foundation to design and execute cement jobs. Mud removal and centralization will be taught so that participants can apply effective processes to ensure cement job success.
Special purpose cements will be discussed to show when they should and should not be used, as well as how they can be used to solve challenges encountered in complex and extreme well environments. Foamed, engineered particle sized, flexible, and salt cements will also be covered in detail.
During this course, participants will practice cementing calculations, job design exercises, and cement evaluation methods using real-life examples. Liner cementing and stage cementing jobs will be developed in the classroom. Cement design software will also be demonstrated.
- Demonstrate operational knowledge and understanding on how to use cementing additives properly to improve and reduce job costs.
- Demonstrate operational knowledge and understanding on how cements are classified.
- Demonstrate operational knowledge and understanding on how to interpret laboratory test results.
- Ability to perform primary cementing operations including casing cementing, liner cementing, and multi-stage cementing.
- Ability to conduct remedial squeeze jobs and selection of squeeze tools.
- Ability to perform remedial cement plug operations to improve overall job success.
- Ability to perform overall cementing operations including primary and remedial cementing operations such as casing cementing, liner cementing, multi-stage cementing, plug cementing, and the use of cementing additives.
- Ability to perform cement plug operations to improve overall job success and interpret cement sheath evaluation logs.
- Demonstrate knowledge on calculating cement slurry volumes for primary casing, intermediate casing, production casing, and liners.
- Understand how to calculate differential pressure to bump the cement plug and calculate displacement volumes.
- Demonstrate knowledge on how to identify cementing float equipment.
Drilling professionals needing to advance their knowledge of cementing. Both persons responsible for design, as well as the execution of cement jobs, will benefit from this course.
- PowerPoint presentations with lecture
- Case studies and quiz
- Time for questions and answers and interaction
- Live examples from trainer’s personal experience
- Guidance for further professional development
- The course will be delivered through Microsoft Teams
- Daily attendance sheet report will be provided for each participant
- Pre-post assessment questionnaires including right answers will be provided
Course Outline
- Fundamentals of Cement Manufacturing
- Primary Cementing Overview
- Cement Placement
- Criteria for Successful Cementing
- Cement Operations
- Cementing Additives
- Cementing Additives
- Rheology
- Cement Laboratory Equipment
- Cementing Additives (Cont.)
- Mud Removal Techniques
- Temperature Prediction and Importance in Job Success
- Set Cement Properties
- Interpret Laboratory Test Results
- Normal and Special Cement Purposes
- Casing Cementing
- Liner Cementing
- Multi-stage Cementing
- Engineered Particle Slurry Cements
- Lost Circulation
- Cement Job Designs and Calculations
- Primary Cement Job Design
- Primary Cementing Calculations
- Stage and Liner Cementing
- Cement Plug
- Squeeze Cementing
- Remedial Cementing
- Cementing Problems
- Cement Job Execution, Procedures, and Evaluation
- Cement Job Execution
- Cement Job Procedures
- Cement Job Calculations
- Cement Quality Evaluation
- Cementing Design
- Evaluation Software
- Theory of Fluid Migration After Cementing
- Diagnosing the Potential for Fluid Migration
- Controlling Migration Phenomena
- Acoustic & Non-Acoustic Techniques
- Group Work, Practical Exercises & Case Studies
- PTC – Post Test