Introduction to Land & Offshore Drilling

SUITABLE:

Non-drilling personnel who work with drilling professionals (e.g. accounting, administrative, and support staff, environmentalists, land men, stock analysts, etc).

OBJECTIVES:

By the end of the course, delegates will:

• Have an overview of the process of designing wells;
• Learn how the major systems of the rig operate and interact with each other;
• Learn the purposes of drilling fluids and the various fluid types, etc;
• Know how wells are evaluated to determine the presence and potential production of oil and gas;
• Know the difference between floating and "bottom founded" MODUs

SUMMARY:

• Overview of basic petroleum geology
• The "well construction" process - "bottom to top design"
• Drilling rig
• Drill fluids ("Mud")
• Casing & cementing
• Type of offshore drilling units
• Special issues for offshore drilling operations
• Offshore testing & production