By the end of this BTS training course, participants will be able to:

• Address preventive measures to prevent the occurrence of stuck pipe
• Learn how to minimize the frequency of stuck pipe
• Learn how techniques of monitoring, diagnosis, and resolution
• Adhere to best practices in all aspects of the well construction process

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

A Primer on Well Planning

• Well planning from pre drill to post mortem
• Wellbore stability
• Drilling fluid
• Solids content of a drilling fluid
• Drilling fluid properties trends
• Real time trends
• Drilling type curve analysis
• Review of sticking mechanisms
  
  

Differential Sticking

• Causes
• Warning signs
• Sticking force
• Immediate action
• Prevention
• Class problems
  
  

Mechanical Sticking

• Hole pack off
• Wellbore geometry related sticking
• Mobile formation
• Bit balling
  
  

Fishing Operations

• Steps to be taken prior to fishing
• Free point
• Zero tension at stuck point
• Parting the stuck pipe
• Backing off
• Fishing and milling tools
• Fishing economics
  
  

   Advanced Topics in Suck Pipe

• Tracking stuck pipe probability while drilling
• Stuck pipe in deviated wells
• Stickiness’ factor
• Liner sticking
• Communication and personnel morals
• Stuck pipe knowledge base 

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