Optimization of Oil and Gas Well Design and Engineering

Introduction:

This oil and gas well design and engineering course on in-depth optimization is designed to provide participants with a better understanding of the oil and gas well construction process, highlighting all necessary components of the construction cycle and aspects of drilling operations. Participants will be encouraged to carry out well design calculations at both the conceptual and detailed design levels, which are critical for effective planning in the industry.

The training will cover the oil well design process, gas lift well design, and well optimization strategies to improve oil and gas production. Participants will actively engage with oil and gas design theories and their application in well engineering.

Objectives:

At the end of this oil and gas well design and engineering optimization course, participants will be able to:

• Use appropriate technologies and methodologies for risk management in well design and construction practices.
• Simulate advanced and complex low yield stages to prolong well usage and manage wellhead resources.
• Apply a quality control model for each phase of the well engineering lifecycle and design process for its completion.
• Identify causes of drilling problems, their solutions, and how to effectively manage the drilling process.
• Foster the ability to perform effective well design that prevents complications.
• Understand the economics involved in the construction of multilaterals.

Training Methodology:

• Interactive lectures
• Case studies
• Simulations
• Group work
• Technical training
• Individual assessments and feedback
• Expert sessions

Course Outline:

Unit 1: Introduction to Well Engineering and Drilling Operations

• Oil exploration-related licenses, types of drilling personnel, rotary drilling apparatus.
• Evaluate similarities and differences in drilling oil wells onshore and offshore.
• Drilling viability and financial planning.
• Components of rig and their work functions.
• Components of a drill string and factors influencing their design.
• Criteria for selecting a drill bit and optimizing its use.

Unit 2: Formation Pressures, Well Control, and Recovery

• Pore pressures and fracture pressures: sources and importance.
• Manage abnormal pressures in the oil and gas well engineering process.
• Approaches for forecasting and verifying formation fracture pressures.
• Oil and gas well control methods and procedures (primary and secondary).
• Detection and control measures for oil and gas well emergencies.

Unit 3: Drilling Fluids, Hydraulics, and Casing Design

• Use and attributes of drilling fluids, adjusting fluids to well conditions.
• Execute a solid control plan.
• Design to reduce pressure losses in the drilling system.
• Enhance the efficiency of oil and gas wells through bit hydraulics.
• Casing/borehole construction for well completion in oil and gas exploration.

Unit 4: Cementing Techniques and Directional Drilling Processes

• Properties of cement and operations for zonal isolation.
• Focus on reducing cement volume waste during operations.
• Directional drilling techniques and planning wellbore trajectories.
• Construction of a BHA for vertical control of directional drilling.
• Essentials of well planning for drilling oil and gas wellbore surveys.

Unit 5: Remote Observations and Further Developments

• MWD systems used for data measurement during drilling.
• MWD techniques for data collection and interpretation.
• Drilling innovations and operating practices for subsea wells.