About Course
This course is designed for the rig supervisors and drilling engineers progressing into mid-level management roles with additional responsibilities, such as, drilling superintendent and drilling managers.
Prerequisite Courses
Knowledge of drilling operations, rig operations, well planning and commonly used terminology
Skills Gained
On completion of this course the participents will be able to fully understand the following:
- Role of drilling in field evaluation and development
- Drilling operations policies
- Emergency / Contingency planning
- Drilling contracts and tendering
- Check list for rig selection and acceptance
- Optimization of drilling operations
- Drilling problem-solving
- Project management
Who Can Benefit
The following oil and gas company personnel / drilling contractor staff will benefit from the knowledge shared in this course:
- Rig Foreman / Drilling Supervisor
- Drilling Engineer
- Tool Pushers
- Rig managers
- Drilling Contracts staff
Course Outline
The role of drilling in Field Evaluation and Development
The chronological basis of field development
- Exploration
- Evaluation
- Development
- Production
- Abandonment
- Operating company organizational structure
Introduction to Geology for Drilling Technologists
- The relationship between geology and drilling technology
- Geological time
- Rock types
- Structural geology
- Hydrocarbon accumulation criteria
- Generation of hydrocarbons from organic matter
- Exploration techniques
- The application of geological technology for drilling engineers
Drilling Operations Policies
- Policy Document Layout
- Example of Drilling Operations Policy Document
Emergency Contingency Planning
- Contingency Plan Objectives
- Classification and Origin of Emergencies
- Protection, Prevention and Preparation
- Manual Preparation
- Organizational Requirements
- Contingency Actions
- Auditing Effectiveness
Drilling Economics
- Cost Specifications
- Cost Breakdown of Drilling Operations
- Authorization for Expenditure (AFE)
- Cost Control During Drilling
Drilling Contracts and Tendering
- Contract Types
- Contract Format and Management
- Contract Negotiations
- Contract Tendering
- Working with Drilling Contractors
Well Planning
- Well Delivery Process
- Well Details
- Well Objectives
- Casing Design
- Wellhead Selection
- BOP Requirements
- Cementing Program
- Deviation Program
- Survey Requirements
- Mud Program
- Bit and Hydraulic Program
- Evaluation Requirements
- Operational Procedures and Time-Depth graph
- Site Plan
- Reporting Requirements and Contact Numbers
Evaluation
- Drilling Log
- Mud Logging
- Coring
- Measurements-While-Drilling (MWD)
- Wireline Logging
- Well Testing
Rig Selection
- General Specifications
- Specifications of a Land Rig
- Specifications of an Offshore Rig
Rig Acceptance
- Preparing for Rig Acceptance on a Working Rig
- Preparing for Rig Acceptance on a Cold Stacked Rig
- Checking Procedure
- Check-List for Rig Acceptance
- Blowout Preventers (BOPs)
- Subsea TV
- Marine Equipment
- Rig Power, Electrical & Mechanical Equipment
Drilling Optimization
- Estimating ROP and Technical Limits
- Building on Learning Curve
- Key Performance Indicators
- Managing risks, reducing unscheduled events, technical limits, and drilling well on paper techniques
- ROP enhancing Techniques, Hole Cleaning, Drilling Dynamics and Remote Monitoring
Drilling Problem-solving
- Problem Solving Mechanics
- Lost Circulation
- Stuck Pipe
Drilling Project Management
- Planning a Land well
- Planning Offshore Drilling
Class Schedule
Dr. Qamar Sharif
Oil and Gas Industry Executive
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Dr. Qamar J Sharif is Ex-Chairman of the Board of Directors for Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan. He has more than 35 years of experience in the oil and gas industry. He assumed multiple senior roles at Shell International Exploration and Production, Inc., Houston and Saudi Aramco, Dhahran.
Dr. Qamar’s expertise includes corporate governance, transformation, new joint ventures, drilling operations and engineering, applied research, development of innovative solutions and implementations.
OIL AND GAS TRAINING EXPERIENCE:
Dr Sharif conducted various training courses at Upstream Professional Development Center, Saudi Aramco and taught graduate courses at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals as a visiting faculty.
He served as Curriculum Advisor for Well Construction discipline at Petro Skills representing Saudi Aramco. He served as Vice Chair-technical programs for SPE-Saudi Arabia chapter.
Various geographies where he offered training courses include Australia, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Cambodia, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, London, New Orleans, Houston, and Mexico.
EDUCATION:
- B.Sc. Mining Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan
- M. Sc. Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
- Ph.D. Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX USA
PUBLICATIONS:
- Fiber Glass Lined Tubular as completion string for corrosion protection
- Application of Drilling-with-Casing (DwC) Technology
- Meeting Economic Challenges of Deepwater Drilling with Expandable Tubular Technology
- Strategic Cost Leadership – reduction of completion time by more than a hundred percent
- Probability of getting stuck while drilling and the likelihood of getting free, if stuck
- Unconventional Methods for managing Shallow Water Flow by Conductor Installation
- Carbonated Water Imbibition Flooding for fractured reservoirs