By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Identify causes of poor drilling performance
• Understand the main drilling dynamic behaviors, and how to dissipate them and avoid them.
• Determine best possible drilling performance for any given lithology
• Determine drilling efficiency in real time and
• Interpret real time data for possible bit malfunctions

Drilling Engineers, Senior Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Workover Engineers, Petroleum Engineers, Completion Engineers, Tool Pushers, Reservoir and Senior Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Production Engineers & Technologists, Wellsite Engineers, Lifting Personnel, Maintenance Engineers, Foremen, Industry Personnel

Drilling Mechanics

• Definitions
• Drilling efficiency
• Bingham Evaluation
• Symptoms of poor drilling performance
• ROP models

• The factors that affect drilling rate
• Drilling fluids effects
• Drill solids type and concentration
• Weight on bit
• RPM
• Others
  
  

Drilling Dynamics

• Definitions and introduction to drilling vibration
• Causes, prevention, and cure of axial, rotational, and whirl vibration
• Case studies
• Real time diagnosis using downhole and surface measurements
• Real-time diagnosis from bits wear pattern
• Guidelines and best practices
  
  

Bit Performance Optimization

• Types of bits and selection
• PDC bit selection and performance
• Time to pull a bit
• Mechanical specific energy

• The “d” exponent
• Drill off tests interpretations and practical guidelines
• Bit performance diagnostics in real time
• Drill off test analysis with different levels of hydraulic
  
  

System Optimization

• Drilling fluid
• Solids control
• Drilling window
• Wellbore stability
• Hydraulics
• Minimum circulation rate
• Drill string
  
  

Other Topics in Drilling Optimization

• Limitations to drilling optimization
• Pore pressure
• Maximum cuttings load (for a given ROP)
• Technical limit drilling

    Course summary

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.