Intented for Operating, Contracting, Service Company and Regulatory Authority personnel involved in or associated with drilling dep hot wells with oil/ water base drilling fluids.
Prerequisites
None
Objective
To provide an overview for drilling high pressure/ high temperature wells.
Course content
Course content:
-Composition and properties of drilling fluids
-Gas solubility in drilling fluids
-Gas behaviour in the wellbore
-Kick detection and associated equipment
-Well control procedure for HP/HT wells
-Well control methods
-Rig equipment (drilling)
-Rig Equipment (BOP)
-Temperature effects on well control equipment
-Surface equipment problems
-Planning high pressure high temperature wells
-Case histories
-General operating procedures for HP/HT wells
-Personnel responsibilities
-Communication
-Finger printing for HP/HT wells
-Review of UKCS HP/HT well incidents
-Worst case scenario
