Course Information

Duration (hours)    39
ECTs 5
Practice Simulation
Instructor(s)             Dr. Angelos Mavromatidis

 

 

Description

Design and construction of vertical, deviated and horizontal wells in both onshore and offshore explorations. Pore pressure estimation, drilling equipment and procedures, hydraulics, casing and cementing and well control.

 

Syllabus

1st  Lecture

Introduction.Drilling engineering overview & objectives, challenges, examples.Types of drilling rigs, types of wells. The rotary drilling process (sections), well completion basics

2nd  Lecture

Drilling functions. Power system, hoisting system, mud circulation system. Description of the drill string components, axial force design. Rotary drilling bits

3rd  Lecture

Drilling functions. Power system, hoisting system, mud circulation system. Description of the drill string components, axial force design. Rotary drilling bits

4th  Lecture

Well control. The kick mechanism, kick detection, primary and secondary well control, the Blow-Out-Preventer (BOP)

5th  Lecture

Hydraulics. Hydrostatic calculations, kick evaluation, kick discharge, drill string stress analysis. Non static well conditions, conservation of energy, applications to bit nozzles. Rheology, application to particle slip velocity

6th  Lecture

Hydraulics. Hydrostatic calculations, kick evaluation, kick discharge, drill string stress analysis. Non static well conditions, conservation of energy, applications to bit nozzles. Rheology, application to particle slip velocity

7th  Lecture

Pore and fracture pressure. Normal and abnormal pressure regimes, relation to porosity,   estimation of pore pressure while drilling, estimation before drilling, estimation of fracture pressure

8th  Lecture

Casing and cementing. Types of casing strings, classification, accessories, wellhead structure, casing design procedures. Cementing jobs, placement of cement, TOC, quality checks

9th  Lecture

Casing and cementing. Types of casing strings, classification, accessories, wellhead structure, casing design procedures. Cementing jobs, placement of cement, TOC, quality checks

10thLecture

Drilling mud.Drilling mud functions, diagnostic tests, pilot tests, drilling mud properties control

11thLecture

Directional drilling.Directional drilling, geometry, planning the well trajectory, deflection tools, surveying

12thLecture

Directional drilling.Directional drilling, geometry, planning the well trajectory, deflection tools, surveying

13thLecture

Drilling cost. Authorization for expenditure, types of costs and relative size, drilling cost formulae, approximate and detailed drilling cost

Petroleum Engineering postgraduate program of the Technical University of Crete is a one-year, full-time program, designed to provide students with a scientific background in hydrocarbon exploration and skills in the practical aspects of petroleum engineering. The program begins in October, and leads to a Master of Science (MSc) degree. The program is run by the School of Mineral Resources Engineering.