Introduction to Wellsite Operations in the Oil and Gas Industry
Short course
In Reading
Description
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Type
Short course
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Level
Beginner
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Location
Reading
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Class hours
35h
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Duration
5 Days
To provide an introduction to drilling technology and wellsite formation evaluation techniques for those personnel new to the industry or transferring from non-operational roles. Delegates will learn: About well planning and rig selection. About drilling equipment and procedures. How wellsite geologists collect & interpret geological data. Suitable for: Those new to wellsite operations work in the following disciplines: Wellsite Geologists. Operations Geologists. Mudloggers. Drilling Engineers. Directional Drillers. MWD Operators. Bit Design Engineers. Drilling Fluids Engineers. Technical Assistants. Office Support Staff
Facilities
Location
Start date
Start date
About this course
Good command of English language
Reviews
Subjects
- Geology
- Drilling
- Wellsite Geology
- Mudlogging
- LWD operations
- Casing design
- Drilling Fluids
- Directional Drilling
- Cuttings Descriptions
- Oil Show Evaluation
Teachers and trainers (1)
Martin Saunders
Martin has over thirty years experience as wellsite geologist and technical training manager. He specializes in wellsite operations and petroleum geology training and has been teaching oilfield courses for twenty-two years. Martin holds a B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in geology from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and began his career with EXLOG (now Baker Hughes Inteq) in 1974 and worked at the wellsite before joining the training department of Baker Hughes in the UK in 1982.
Course programme
Content review:
This 5-day course provides an overview of Wellsite Operations including Drilling Techniology, Mudlogging, Coring, Wellsite Geological Procedures and Log Interppretation.
Course Curriculum
- Drilling Rigs
- Land Rigs
- Offshore Rigs
- Platforms
- Drilling Technologies
- Bit Technology
- Design: Roller cone; PDC
- Applications
- Bit Technology
- BHA Design, Drill Pipe
- Hoisting, Rotating, Motion Compensation
- Well Control Equipment
- Drilling Fluids
- Properties & Specifications
- Fluid Systems:
- Oil Based Mud
- Water Based Mud
- Polymer Fluids
- Synthetic Systems
- Fluid Circulation System
- Hydraulics Calculations
- Casing and Cementing
- Directional Drilling
- Applications
- Steering Systems
- Formation Evaluation
- Survey Processes/calculations
- Drill Returns Logging
- Mud Logging Services
- Cuttings Recovery
- Lag Time Calculations
- Depth and ROP Recording
- Hydrocarbon Gas Evaluation
- Total Gas
- Chromatographic Analysis
- Interpretation of Gas Shows
- Wellsite Geology
- Cuttings Sampling and Preparation
- Cuttings Description
- Clastics
- Carbonates
- Evaporites
- Reporting Procedures
- Lithology Logs
- Oil and Gas Show Evaluation
- UV Light and Solvent tests
- Coring Operations
- Conventional Coring
- Sidewall Cores
- Formation Evaluation
- Wireline Logging Operations
- MWD Operations
Additional information
Introduction to Wellsite Operations in the Oil and Gas Industry