PetroTeach offers the 4 days course in drillstring design. The course is intended to provide drilling and well engineers with the competency to design a drillstring for a well. Using both vertical and directional well profiles, participants are taken through the design of a drillstring for various scenarios using current design standards.
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRL 305 | 3 - 6 Nov 2025 | Aberdeen | 3490 |
| DRL 305 | 5 – 6 Oct 2025 | Online | 1550 |
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
PetroTeach offers the 4 days course in drillstring design. The course is intended to provide drilling and well engineers with the competency to design a drillstring for a well. Using both vertical and directional well profiles, participants are taken through the design of a drillstring for various scenarios using current design standards
The drillstring design is completed from first principles and using spreadsheets so that participants gain an understanding in the design principles. The course starts with the tubular properties and then moves through the various components to allow a full drillstring design to be completed. The various mechanical aspects of a string such as vibrations, torque and drag and wear are covered to ensure that these are considered for the design of the string. The final day of the course addresses drillstring inspection.
o Introduction and drillstring history
o Properties of pipe
o Tubular mechanical and
o Classifications and Identification
o Buoyancy
o Designing the drillstring
o Drill string components
o Bottom hole assemblies
o Torque & drag
o Buckling
o Drillstrinmg failure
o Drillstring fatigue
o Slip crushing
o Drillstring dynamics
o Wear and casing wear
o Drillstring Care and Inspection
o Standards
o Thread compounds
o Drill string inspection
Steve Nas holds master degree in drilling engineering from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen and has accumulated over 40 years of drilling engineering experience. Steve started in 1977 as a mud logger with Geoservices before becoming a wellsite drilling engineer in 1980. Initially working rigs as a wellsite drilling engineer around the Middle East and throughout Africa before working for Shell in the UK North Sea. In the mid 1990’s became heavily involved in coiled tubing and underbalanced drilling and later into managed pressure drilling. He has been teaching well engineering since obtaining his master’s degree in the late 1990’s and has taught numerous courses at all levels including MSc students and developed a large number of training courses. Now working as an independent consultant he provides a number of well engineering related courses and offshore coaching on challenging wells.
The participants should have a solid understanding of conventional drilling operations and at least 3 to 5 years of experience in drilling and rig operations. General understanding and knowledge of hydrostatic pressures and the associated calculation methods is an advantage. The course is intended for the disciplines listed below, as well as anyone with a specific interest in the topic:
• Drilling and Completion Engineers
• Drilling Contractor supervisory personnel
• Service Providers for Deepwater Wells
• Other relevant technical and operational staff
Intermediate
The participants will learn:
• Understanding of tubular properties.
• Know the classification of the major drillstring components.
• Know the process and design factors for a drillstring.
• Understand the components and their placement.
• Understanding of torque and Drag, and Hydraulics.
• Understand buckling, fatigue, drillstring dynamics and failures.
• Understand the requirements and processes for drillstring inspections.
Registration is now OPEN!
* Prices are subject to VAT and local terms. Ph.D. students, groups (≥ 3 persons) and early bird registrants (8 weeks in advance) are entitled to a DISCOUNT!
For more details and registration please send email to: register@petro-teach.com
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