Solids Control and Drilling Waste Management
 

Dr. S. Saleh

Duration : One week

Course Content

Day 1

1. Economics of Dilution

Effect of Solids On Drilling Performance
General Definitions
How To Make Hole
Effect of Solids on Drilling Rate
Calculations of Dilution Requirements
Class Problems

2. Solids Content Determinations

Low And High Gravity Solids Determinations
Quality of Solids (Reactive
Effect of Salt And Oil on Solids Determination

3. Cuttings Transport/Hole Cleaning

Field Diagnosis of Hole Cleaning Problems
Transport Ratio
Effect of Cuttings Concentration on Bottom Hole Pressure
Hopkins Correlation
Sifferman Correlation

Day 2

1. How To Generate a Weighted Mud System

Limited Surface Volume
No Limit on Surface Volume
Material Balance Calculations
Dump And Dilution Error Analysis
Class Problems

2. Shakers

Screen Design
How To Select A Screen
Efficiency Checks
Effect of PV On Shakers Performance
Operating Guidelines
API Guidelines

3. Cyclones

Design Principles
Factors Affecting Performance
Efficiency Checks
Fluids Routing
Operating Guidelines
API Guidelines
Economics of Cyclones Versus Dump And Dilution
Field Adjustments

Day 3

1. Degassers

Design Principles
Factors Affecting Performance
Gas Cuttings in Water Base Fluids
Gas Cuttings in Oil Base Fluids
Bottom Hole Pressure Calculations With Gas Cuttings Fluids
Top Hole Special Problems (Surface Gas And Solids)
Degassers Operating Guidelines

2. Pumps

Design And Definitions
Factors Affecting Performance
Operation Guidelines
Class Problems

3. Mud Cleaners

Applications
Barite Loss Calculations
Class Problems

Day 4

1. Centrifuge

Factors Affecting Performance
Fluid Routing
Operation
Mathematical Modeling of Performance

2. Total System Mass Balance

Solids Removal Efficiency
Mud Usage
Relationship Between Efficiency And Mud Usage
SPE 19957 Review
Class Problems

3. Solids Control System Sequence


Day 5

1. Cuttings Injection

Economics of Cuttings Injection
Advantages of Cuttings Injections
Slurry Volume Generation
Fracturing Concepts
Surface Equipment
Erosion Calculations
Well Abandonment
Fracturing Calculations
In-Situ Pressure Calculations
Fracturing Pressure Interpretation

2. Final Review and Exam