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Horizontal & Multilateral Wells

One week course

Instructors: John Vancura or H. Rabia  

Objectives

At end of course, participants will be:  

·                     able to identify candidates wells for horizontal drilling

·                     design horizontal and multilateral well profiles

·                     Understand  single and double build curve

·                     Calculate torque and  drag

·                     Understand kick off methods

·                     Compile a drilling and completion programme

·                    Estimate wellbore stability mud weights  

Course content  

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Geology and reservoir considerations

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 How to select and screen horizontal wells

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Target Considerations : Dimensions, Azimuth , target area, markers

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 Effects of dip angle on final hole angle and hole TVD

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Profile design and well path calculations : Example from Oman

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Drill string design: Torque, drag, buckling calculations

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Mud systems

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Kick off techniques

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Drillbits and coring

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 Rock Mechanics and Wellbore stability : Actual  Example from North Sea

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Hole Cleaning

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New drilling Methods: ERD, UBD , CT , Intelligent MWD systems

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Logging and perforating  horizontal wells

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Completion methods: zonal isolation, multilateral considerations

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Formation damage and cleaning

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Workover considerations

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 A Complete Well Design

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 Exercise and presentation
 

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