Drillstring Design

 

Description :

This course provides a comprehensive treatment of drill string design as well as the avoidance of operational problems and wear on equipment. Bit selection, BHA optimization and drilling hydraulics are investigated in detail, with the emphasis on practical and safe operating procedures.

Outline :

·         Introduction

·         Trajectory Design and Optimization

·         Computer-aided Trajectory Design and Optimization

·         Drillstring Load Prediction

·         Drillstring Load Analysis

·         Computer-aided Drillstring Load Analysis

·         3-D Visualization

·         Earth modelling Building

·         Close Approach

·         Drillstring component/BHA tendencies

·         BHA Optimization

·         Rotating, sliding, or reaming modes

·         Torque and Drag models and calculations

·         Computer-aided Torque and Drag

·         Hydraulics

·         Pressure Losses & Equivalent Circulation Densities

·         Minimum Hole Cleaning Requirements

·         Casing Wear Prediction

·         Casing Wear Prediction Software

·         Drillstring Inspection

·         Drillstring Problem Avoidance

Who should attend :

Drilling engineers, drilling supervisors, trainee drillers, rig engineers and service company personnel with basic drilling engineering.