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PRACTICAL DRILLING SKILLS (PDS) I &II

COURSE OVERVIEW & LEARNING OUTCOMES

The Practical Drilling Skills course exposes engineers to the very important aspects of drilling operation. It empowers participants with the skills to contribute effectively to a drilling project and how to make proper decisions that ensures delivering an O&G well safely on schedule and within estimated AFE. The PDS I and II is a 2 week training class however they can be run separately for 1 week each. 

TARGET PARTICIPANTS

  • Drilling Managers

  • Drilling Engineers

  • Drilling supervisors.

EXAMPLE MODULES

PDS I 

  • Visible and Non-visible Non-Productive Time (NPT): causative factors and its elimination 

  • Hole problems (stuck pipe lost circulation ballooning) 

  • Drilling fluid conditioning 

  • Lost circulation 

  • Drilling rate 

  • Interpretation of mud logger gas units 

  • Determining pore pressure 

  • On-site hydraulic optimization 

 

PDS II 

  • Drill bit management 

  • Selecting proper bit loading for the fastest cheapest hole 

  • Cementing 

  • Mud logging and Gas Unit Curve 

  • Rheology and drilling fluid properties 

  • Filter cake quality 

  • Drilling fluid properties necessary to maximize drilling performance 

  • Discussion of polymers in drilling fluids 

  • Solids Control- drilled solids removal. 

  • Interpreting pressure integrity tests 

  • Borehole stability 

  • Operating Guidelines 

DURATION

10 Days if taken together at a stretch 5 Days each if taken separately.

LOCATIONS:

Houston

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