HPHT DRILLING MANUAL : DESIGN & COMPILATION
By Dr Michael Gibson
This first section of the Optimised Drilling Practices course written by www.wellideas.co.uk shows the key areas which this newly written section covers. It is essentially the “Introduction” to the Role of Drilling Practices and introduces the delegate to the subject of Optimised Drilling Practices. In this article, www.wellideas.co.uk describes how and why Optimised Drilling Practices are so important in today’s expensive drilling operations – and regarding the use of high technology too.
Difficult subject areas are explained using diagrams and Training Videos, and worked examples show how calculations are carried out.
This Module can be taken as a “stand-alone” module or as part of the whole Optimised Drilling Practices Course.
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Following extensive discussions with the Drilling Industry, the following subject areas are covered in this section in considerable detail: –
- The Role of Optimised Drilling Practices – Maximum Safety, Maximum Efficiency, Maximum Oil & Gas Production, Maximum Profit & Optimal Reputation
- Basic Reservoir Description & Geology
- Drill Bits, Bit Selection & Hydraulics
- The Drillstring & it’s Design
- Drillstring Standards
- Shallow Gas
- Lost Circulation
- Underground Blowouts / Crossflow
- Hydrates / Icing
- Swab & Surges Pressures
- Stuck Pipe (Overview)
- Drilling Fluids
- Hole Cleaning
- Solids Control
- Directional Drilling
- Running Casing
- Cementing
- Well Logging
- Coring
- Well Testing & Well Clean-Up Overview
- Well Completion Overview
- Key Subsea Considerations
- Well Abandonment Overview
- Useful Formulae
Apart from the written text, the module includes several computer-drawn schematics which would allow someone whose English was not perhaps perfect to see straight away what was being explained. For example, below we can see a schematic which shows directional drilling plots so that oil / gas production can be maximised. Also, several supportive technical training videos are incorporated into the module, along with photographs etc to aid and maximise understanding. Where possible, “sub flies” are added to the module, again to maximise understanding, in several areas.
To maximize oil & gas production, the reservoir must be fully understood.
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Apart from understanding the reservoir, seismic also helps us to understand the geology we are going to drill through. This helps us to choose the right drill bits and to maximize drilling operations and performance.
All the principles and standards within this section are based upon the following:
- API
- IADC
- SPE Papers
- HPHT Case Histories
- Drilling Best Practices
- IWCF
- Various Technical Documents from Suppliers / Drilling Contractors etc.
By the end of studying this module, the delegate will have gained a good understanding of The Role of Drill Bits, Bit Selection & Hydraulics.
In summary, this module is an ideal primer to Drilling and Drilling Operations and will help the delegate should he / she study further modules.
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Who is Dr Michael T. Gibson?
Dr Michael T. Gibson has 40 years in the Oilfield, working initially as a Drilling Engineer when he studied Mechanical and Offshore Engineering at Bachelor’s, Diploma and Master’s, Degree Level at Robert Gordon’s in Aberdeen under the expert tutelage of Professor Blythe McNaughton. He then went on to take a PHD over an 8-year period whilst working offshore as a Drilling Supervisor.
He began teaching / lecturing full-time 15 years ago in many parts of the world for Oil Companies, Drilling Contractors and Universities and has written the vast bulk of Wellideas’ material, ranging from Manuals, Pocket Handbooks, PowerPoints and Videos for the Classroom and Zoom Meetings, through to E-Learning Modules for distance learning.