About the course
Give the professional junior drilling staff or the fresh graduates the necessary understanding of the overview of drilling process, laws for E&P, crew for operation and the economics involved. To give a better understanding of the history and the sources of petroleum laws and to learn some of the techniques, systems and equipment used in the process.
Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Exploration and Production Licenses
1.2 Exploration, Development and Abandonment
2. DRILLING PERSONNEL
3. ROTARY DRILLING EQUIPMENT
4. THE DRILLING PROCESS
5. OFFSHORE DRILLING
6. DRILLING ECONOMICS
6.1 Drilling Costs in Field Development
6.2 Drilling Cost Estimates
TAKE AWAY
Having worked through this chapter the student will be able to:
Exploration, Appraisal and Development:
• Describe the role of drilling in the exploration, appraisal and development of a field.
• Describe the types of information gathered during the drilling of a well.
• Define the objectives of an exploration, appraisal and development well.
• Describe the licensing process for an exploration, appraisal and development well.
Personnel:
• Describe the organizations and people, and their respective responsibilities, involved in drilling a well.
• Describe the differences between a day-rate and turnkey drilling contract. Drilling and Completing a Well:
• Describe the steps involved in Drilling and Completing a well, highlighting the reasons behind each step in the operation.
Drilling Economics :
• Identify the major cost elements when drilling a well
• Identify the major time consuming operations when drilling a well.
Course Features
- Lectures 1
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 4
- Assessments Yes
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Overview of Drilling Operations
This chapter introduces the necessary understanding of the overview of drilling process, laws for E&P, crew for operation and the economics involved.