CERTIFICATION COURSE ON DRILLING TECHNOLOGY

This basic drilling technology course addresses the technology used to drill wells from a fundamental view point. Equipment and procedures involved with drilling oil and gas wells are described for those who are interested in understanding the drilling process .

• Definitions and descriptions of drilling equipment.

• understand the drilling process.

• components and procedures are discuss

• Flow Diagrams

• basic science concepts which guide these processes.

• descriptions of drill bits, directional drilling, drilling fluids, solids control,

• cementing, casing, well bore stability, well control,

• measurement-while-drilling techniques, stuck pipe, lost circulation, and well bore hydraulics.

understanding of drilling operations for all participants, with or without a science background

• clay mineralogy well bore instability and drilling fluids.

• Pressure and pressure

• Procedures and problems associated with drilling wells.

• Rocks behave differently under pressure and understanding this behavior helps in understanding drilling performance

• Aspects of drilling operations and concepts and intent of these mathematical equations