Course Duration:

5 Working Days

Course Overview:

We have been presenting Drill String Design workshops for over 10 years for all types of operations around the world. We are constantly updating our materials to reflect the latest technology applications for both near-vertical and high-angle well designs while maintaining a thorough grounding in the fundamentals. Workshop content is often customized to address customer-specific operational situations and software applications.

Course Objective:

Drilling Representatives, Drilling Supervisors, Tool pushers, Drillers, Assistant Driller, who desire IWCF certification as a Driller and Drilling Supervisor or for those who want a thorough knowledge of well control techniques will gain a comprehensive knowledge of Drill Stem Design, Drill Pipe Specifications and Connections

Course Content:

Steel and Submerger Tubulars

1. Mechanical Properties of Steel & Basic Concepts- Strength & Deformation
2. Hook’s aw – Minimum Yield Stress – Maximum Yield Stress
3. Buoyany – Axial Forces and Buckling in Submerged Tubulars
4. Introduction to API RP7G for Drill Stem Design and Operating Limits – DP Elements

Drill Stem Design, Drill Pipe Specifications and Connections

1. DP Spes – Steel Grade – Tool Joints – MU Torque – DP Classes – DP Marking
2. DP Tenion Design based on MOP and SCF
3. DP Collpse, Burst and Torsion Design

Bottom Hole Assembly and Drill string Dynamics

1. BHA Section & Design – DC and HWDP Specs and properties – BHA Design Process
2. Bendin Strength Ratio – Stiffness Ratio – Stress Relief Features
3. BHA Deign for DD Applications
4. Drill string Dynamics

Drill String Care and Inspection

1. Drill String Failures and Prevention – Group 1 and Group 2 DS Failures
2. Drill String Failure Prevention – Drill String Care and Inspection
3. Standard DS-1 Overview