Drilling Fundamental

July 2018

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CNOOC Safety & Technology Services Co., Ltd.
01
PART
Chapter 01
 Introduction

Learning objectives

• Geological objectives

• Mud Program • Survey Requirements

• Well Objectives • Bits and Hydraulic

• Casing Design • Drill String Design

• Wellhead Selection • Evaluation Requirements

• BOP Requirements • Operational Procedures

and Time Graph Construction

• Cementing Program • Site Plan

• Deviation Program • Reporting Requirements

 Drilling Programme Initial Information

Defining well objectives

• Exploration Well
• Appraisal Well
• Development / Production Well

Obtaining Consent
• Permission from relevant authorities

Collection of data
• Well pressure data, seismic and geological profile etc.

Establish subsurface pressure regimes

• Differing pressure regimes

Establish formation fracture gradients

• Forecast of fracture gradients or effective casing design
 REGIONAL DATA DECIDE AREAS OF INTEREST

INITIAL SURVEY IN AREA(S)

REGIONAL DATA
OF INTEREST
REGIONAL DATA
SEISMIC DATA EXPLORATION DRILLING
BASIC RESERVOIR MODEL
DRILLING
UPDATE MUD LOGGING
RESERVOIR FIND CORING
MODEL ELECTRIC LOG
WELL TESTING
DRILLING
CONTINUE
YES MUD LOGGING
EXPLORATION
NO CORING
PROGRAM
ELECTRIC LOG
UPDATE DRILLING
MUD LOGGING
RESERVOIR APRAISAL WELLS CORING
MODEL ELECTRIC LOG
WELL TESTING
COMMERCIAL INTEREST
DRILLING
YES MUD LOGGING
NO ABANDON PROGRAM CORING
FIELD ELECTRIC LOG
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
CONTINUE DRILLING
EXPLORATION MUD LOGGING
UPDATE
PROGRAM ELECTRIC LOG
RESERVOIR DEVELOP FIELD
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 Drilling Economics

Authority for Expenditure

Rig Selection

Casing Design Tubing Design

Hole Directional Plan Casing Setting Depth Drilling Program Plan

Fracture Gradient Mud Plan Cement Plan

Pressure porosity and permeability

 Drilling Programme Preparation

Well Details
• location
• type
• depth
• operator / owner
• designation
• target size and depth
• contractor and rig name

Well Objectives
• to establish objectives at TD

Producer
Injector
Abandon
 Drilling Programme Casing

Casing Design

• conductor
• surface casing
• intermediate casing
• production casing
• liners
• pressure profile chart
• initial design
• setting depth
• casing shoe setting depth
• burst, collapse, tension,
compressional effects
• tensile failure
• shock loading
• overpull
• cement force
• position of packer
• centralisation
• running procedures
Drilling Programme Well Head

Well Head Selection

• correct pressure rating
• ease of operation
• cost
• operator preferences

High Pressure
Wellhead

Wellhead Housing
 Drilling Programme BOP’s

BOP Requirements
• bottom hole pressures
• company policy
• stack up configuration

Subsea BOP Surface BOP

 Drilling Programme Cementing

Cementing Program
• volumes required
• bottom hole temperatures
• mud type
• formation type
• stinger technique
• liner cementing
• yield
• density
• thickening time
• mix water
• compressive strength
• fluid loss
• flow characteristics
 Drilling Programme Deviation
& Survey Requirements

Deviation Program

• need for deviation

• realistic target needs

• extent of drift

• kick off point

• range of hole angles

• abrupt angle changes

• jetting techniques

• whipstocks
 Drilling Programme Deviation
& Survey Requirements (continued)

Survey Requirements

• minimum requirements

• totcos

• magnetic single shots

• magnetic multi shots

• electronic multi shots

• directional MWD
 Well Evaluation

• Well Logs
• Mud Logs
• Sample Logs
• Multiple Logs
• Core Logs
• Side Wall Coring
• Wire Line Logs
• SP Logs
• Radioactive Logs
• Sample logs
• Sonic Log Devices
• Dipmeter Log Devices
 Drilling Programme Continued

Mud Program
• mud weight requirements
for primary control
• suitable trip margin
• confirm mud weight does
not exceed formation
strength
• reaction of formations to
drilling fluid alternatives
• selection of mud type
• fluid loss requirements
• pH requirements
• viscosity
• temperature/ stability
• analysis of mud treatment
equipment
 Drilling Programme Continued

Bits and Hydraulic Program

• bit selection • formation drill ability • mud systems in use
• directional implications • bit drive methods • annular velocity
• bit and hole cleaning
 Drilling Programme Continued

Drill String Design

• drill collars • drill pipe
• speciality drilling tools • cross-overs
The Casing Plan
 Drilling Programme Continued

Evaluation Requirements

• drilling log
• mud logging
• coring
• MWD (measurements while drilling)
• electric log
• testing
• plug and abandon
 Well Evaluation

• Well Logs
• Mud Logs
• Sample Logs
• Multiple Logs
• Core Logs
• Side Wall Coring
• Wire Line Logs
• SP Logs
• Radioactive Logs
• Sample logs
• Sonic Log Devices
• Dipmeter Log Devices
 Drilling Programme Continued

Operational Procedures
and Time Graph Construction

• company policy

• contractor policy

• bridging document

• time graph
 Drilling Programme Continued

Reporting Requirements

• What reports required

• Frequency

• Recipients/addresses
Discussion and Feedback

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