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DRILLING FLUIDS & SOLID CONTROL - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Location

London, UK

Date

From Date: 23-Sep-2024
To Date: 27-Sep-2024

Duration

5 DAYS

Language

ENGLISH

Discipline

DRILLING & RESERVOIR TRAINING

Introduction

Upon successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Acquire Basic Knowledge on Drilling Fluids and Best Drilling Fluids Procedures and Practices.
Use clay and polymers to achieve desired mud properties.
Apply water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids.
Perform a complete API water-based mud and non-aqueous drilling fluids tests
Evaluate the information on an API water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid report .
Identify drilling fluid contaminants and prescribe corrective treatments.
Select water phase salinity and activity for bore hole stability
Select non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns.
Manage non-aqueous drilling fluid systems

Objective

Upon successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Acquire Basic Knowledge on Drilling Fluids and Best Drilling Fluids Procedures and Practices.
Use clay and polymers to achieve desired mud properties.
Apply water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids.
Perform a complete API water-based mud and non-aqueous drilling fluids tests
Evaluate the information on an API water-based and non-aqueous drilling fluid report .
Identify drilling fluid contaminants and prescribe corrective treatments.
Select water phase salinity and activity for bore hole stability
Select non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns.
Manage non-aqueous drilling fluid systems

Audience

The workshop is intended for Drilling Engineers, Drilling Representatives, Drilling Fluid Engineers and Contractor Personnel, Drilling Supervisors. Mud Engineers, Cementing Engineers (Offshore and Onshore Personnel), Tool Pushers, Manager and Technical Support involved with drilling operations and responsible for the development, planning and application of the drilling fluids program.

Content

Day 1:

Registration & Coffee

Welcome & Introduction

Classification of Drilling Fluids and Additives
Completion Fluids
Clay Chemistry
Corrosion

Day 2:

Displacement
Drill-In Fluids
Field and Specialized Tests
Foam and Aerated Fluids
Lost Circulation

Day 3:

Oil-Based Mud (OBM) System.
Rheology and Hydraulics
Solids Control
Screen devices
Centrifugal separation devices
Stuck Pipe

Day 4:

Synthetic Based Mud (SBM) System.
Tables-Charts-Calculations
Troubleshooting
Water-Based Mud (WBM) System.
Workshops, Group Work & Practical Exercises

Day 5:

HS&E Considerations (Health, Safety & Environmental)
Well Control
Kill methods
Kick Control Problem
Cuttings/Cleaning and Disposal
Drill Cuttings Evaluation

Certificate

Define Management Consultancy & Training Certificate of course completion will be issued to all attendees.

Methodology

A highly interactive combination of lectures and discussion sessions will be managed to maximize the amount and quality of information and knowledge transfer. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions, and motivate everybody find the right answers. The delegates will also be encouraged to raise their own questions and to share in the development of the right answers using their own analysis and experiences. Tests of multiple-choice type will be made available on daily basis to examine the effectiveness of delivering the course. Booklet, Power-Point presentations, Handouts, Videos, User group discussions and practices on case study

30% Lectures
30% Workshops and work presentation
20% Group Work& Practical Exercises
20% Videos& General Discussions

Course Details