The course is designed for drilling operational staff and drilling engineers, with the objective to determine subsurface wellbore pressures during drilling operations under static and dynamic conditions.
Introduction to Oil & Gas Drilling
Drilling fluid properties
Fluid Mechanics
Well Control
Formation Pressure
Prediction of Fracture Gradient
Basic Laws of Fluid Flow
Rheological Models
Bit Hydraulics
Hole Cleaning in Vertical Wells
Hole Cleaning in Directional Wells
Swab and Surge