PM8074 - DRILLING AND WELL ENGINEERING (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

PM8074 - DRILLING AND WELL ENGINEERING (Syllabus) 2017-regulation Anna University

PM8074	DRILLING AND WELL ENGINEERING	LPTC

3003

OBJECTIVE:

• Students would expertise in the key areas of a good design, drilling and operation management.

UNIT I	DRILLING GEOLOGY, OIL AND GAS MIGRATION	9

Rock Strengths and Stresses, Hydrostatic Pressure Forced by a Fluid. Rock Properties, Primary Migration, Reservoir Rock, Seal Rock and Secondary Migration. Reservoir Drives, Problems Related Fluids in the Reservoir.

UNIT II	PLANNING AND DRILLING OF WELL	9

Well Proposal, Gathering Data, Designing the Well, Drilling the Well and Testing the Well. Planning of Well, Hole and Casing Sizes and Drilling the Well. Selecting a suitable Drilling Rig, Classification of Drilling Rig, Rig Systems and Equipments.

UNIT III	DRILL BITS AND DRILLING FLUIDS	9

Roller Cone Bits, Fixed Cutter Bits and Cone Bits. Optimizing Drilling Parameters- Grading the Dull Bit and Bit Selection. Functions of Drilling Fluid, Basic Mud Classification Designing the Drilling Fluid.

UNIT IV	DIRECTIONAL DRILLING, CASING, CEMENTING AND EVALUATION	9

Controlling the Well Path of a Deviated Well, Horizontal Wells and Multi Lateral Well. Importance of Casing in a Well, Designing the Casing String, Role of the Cement Outside the Casing, Mud Removal, Cement Design, Running and Cement Casing and other Cement Jobs. Evaluation Techniques, Physical Sampling at Surface and Downhole, Electrical Logging and Production testing.

UNIT V	MANAGING DRILLING OPERATIONS, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES	9

Personnel involved in Drilling Operation, Decision Making at the Well site and in the Office, Estimating the Well Cost. Safety Meetings, New Comers on the Rig, Training and Certification, Permit to Work Systems, Safety Alerts, Safety Equipments, Minimizing Spills and Environmental Impact Studies.

TOTAL : 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:

• Upon completion of this course, the students would be involved from good design to testing completion and abandonment.

REFERENCES:

1. Devereux, S., “Drilling Technology”, PennWell Publishing Company, 1999.
2. Azar, J.J. and G. Rabello Samuel, “Drilling Engineering”, PennWell Corporation, 1937.
3. Devereux, S., “Practical Well Planning and Drilling”, PennWell Corporation, 1998.