The course is designed for engineers and field personnel involved in the planning and implementation of drilling programs. The seminar covers all aspects of drilling technology, emphasizing both theory and practical application. Today’s drilling personnel must have a working knowledge of all these disciplines in order to effectively drill a well. The course provides all the fundamentals necessary to drill a well whether it is a shallow well or a complex, high pressure well. Computer programs are used to design many aspects of the modern well and the course will provide the participants with the theory behind most programs along with practical implementation. Course will also include advanced Mud Logging principles and operations.

At the end of the course, the participant must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the content.

• Planning including requirements for the completion and testing, AFE preparation
• HSE at the rig site
• Cost control, evaluating alternative drilling methods and maximizing penetration rate
• Hole cleaning, sloughing shale, lost circulation, stuck pipe and fishing operations, optimizing hole cleaning.
• Drilling fluids
• Lifting capacity of drilling fluids, pressure losses in the circulating system and ECD
• Maximizing hydraulics in the planning phase and at the rig
• Bit selection, application and dull bit grading.
• Casing and drill string design, selection of casing seats, BOP equipment
• Cement, cement additives and displacement mechanics
• Deviation control, directional drilling and horizontal drilling
• Pressure control, routine and special problems
• Management and soft skill to coach other
• Project post analysis

The course is being presented to engineers with a good background of drilling engineering as drilling supervisors, drilling, petroleum and completion engineer

This interactive training course includes the following training methodologies as a percentage of  total tuition hours :

• Lectures
• Workshops, work presentations ,
• Group Work in case study & Practical Exercises.
• Videos and general discussions 
• Pre-Test and Post Test