Applied Drillstring Mechanics for Drilling Engineers
INSTRUCTOR: Robello Samuel, PhD
DISCIPLINE: Engineering
COURSE LENGTH: 2 Days (Classroom), 4 half-day sessions (Live Online)
CEUS: 1.6
AVAILABILITY: Public, In-House, & Live Online
WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Drilling engineers, well operations personnel, rig supervisors, drilling supervisors, and pipe manufacturers who would like to gain greater understanding of mud motor design and their applications in drilling.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course provides a comprehensive treatment of drill string design, practices with theoretical underpinnings. Various operational loads and limits discussed will provide more comprehensive view of the drillstring mechanics. It also covers advanced drilling engineering, enabling participants to understand the drillstring integrity under various operating load conditions. The class also covers the BHA design concepts, drillahead and drillstring dynamics. Participants will be provided on the realtime time monitoring and optimization and predictive conditions when the well is drilled. Upon completion of this course, participants will not only have deeper knowledge of the basic engineering principles used in the drillstring design but also have confidence to use them efficiently for consulting as well as solving complex problems effectively.
COURSE CONTENT:
- Basics and mechanical properties and concepts
- Wellbore Friction and Wellpath Challenges
- Downhole tools and placement
- Torque and drag models – soft, stiff, hybrid and dynamic
- Fatigue, buckling, stress and yield limits
- BHA selection
- Basics of Vibration and Drillstring Vibration and challenges
- Drillstring dynamics
- Tubular wear
- Failure prevention