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Introduction to Drilling

Engineering
Muhammad Ali
What are Drilling goals?
Parameters
Drilling Technologies
Types of Rigs
Well Classifications
• PERSONALS AT RIG SITE
People
Tasks
Drilling Crew
Drilling Crew
Driller
Inside the Console (DOG HOUSE)
Drilling Crew
Crew Requirements
How to drill a Well
Introduction
Drill String Components
Functions of Drill string
Drilling Process
Roundtrip
drilling process (Cont.)
Wiper trip
Well Costing
Outline

1. time estimates
A. Example of time-depth curve
2. Elements Of Well Costing
3. Risk Assessment In Drilling Cost Calculations
4. Drilling Contracting Strategies
Authorization For Expenditure
FACTORS AFFECTING WELL COST
time spent on a well
time required to drill the well
DETAILED TIME ESTIMATE
Elements of well costing
TANGIBLES
Tangibles refer to Wellhead/accessories
the products Bits
used on the well. Coreheads
These include: Cement products
Casing Mud products
For an example: Solids control
length of casing and consumables
selecting the appropriate Fuel and lubes
casing grades/weights for
each hole section Other materials and
Tubing/ supplies
completion equipment
SERVICES
This group of costs refers Surveying
to any service required on determination of
hole angle and azimuth.
the well. Services include: includes the cost of single
Communications shots, magnetic multi-shots
Rig positioning (MMS) and gyros
usually required in offshore Cementing
operations Mud Logging
Logging (wireline) Fishing
both open & cased hole only included if experience
logs in the area dictates that
MWD/ LWD fishing may be required in
some parts of the hole
Downhole Motors Downhole tools
Solids Control Equipment including jars, shock subs
Mud Engineering Casing services
Directional Engineering
Non-productive time
Non-productive time

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