This course emphasis the prevention of stuck pipe, the team concept is used throughout the course, explaining the contribution and value of every crewmember in the goal of keeping the pipe free. With your data, courses can be customized, and past stuck pipe incidents can be analyzed to determine what was done correctly and where techniques can be improved.
| Code | Date | Location | price (€)* |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRL 325 | 7 - 11 Dec 2025 | Abu Dhabi | 3990 |
| DRL 325 | 14 – 19 Sep 2025 | Online | 1990 |
* 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!
Preventing stuck pipe incidents can save thousands of dollars in non-productive time. Stuck Pipe Prevention covers topics to eliminate or greatly reduce stuck pipe incidents on your rig. This course emphasis the prevention of stuck pipe, the team concept is used throughout the course, explaining the contribution and value of every crewmember in the goal of keeping the pipe free. With your data, courses can be customized, and past stuck pipe incidents can be analyzed to determine what was done correctly and where techniques can be improved.
The Stuck Pipe Prevention workshop provides comprehensive coverage in the industry for understanding and preventing the underlying causes of Stuck Pipe, Wellbore Instability, Loss Circulation, and other sources of non-productive time (NPT) in drilling operations. The workshop also focuses on correct responses by individuals and teams, early warning signs, and minimizing the impact to drilling operations. Through world-class presentations, practical discussion, and the best reference and instructional materials available, delegates hone their knowledge of basic drilling technology and how it relates to avoiding NPT.
The course includes all types of stuck pipe and the recommended procedures for preventing by analyzing the operations, how to free the stuck pipe in case of occurrence, hole cleaning and impact on the problems, and fishing tools and jar energize.
o Geo-mechanics and structural geology
o Mechanics and causes of folding
o Mechanics and causes of faulting and fractures
o Factors affecting the bore hole stability
o Induced factors affecting bore hole stability
o Drilling fluid effect on bore hole stability
o Shale stabilization
o Stress –strain diagrams
o Geo-mechanics and structural geology
o Mechanics and causes of folding
o Mechanics and causes of faulting and fractures
o Factors affecting the bore hole stability
o Induced factors affecting bore hole stability
o Drilling fluid effect on bore hole stability
o Shale stabilization
o The primary cause of downtime
o See warning signs and respond
o Stuck pipe is almost always preventable
o Definition, Causes of mechanical formation problems
o Human error—lack of communication
o What causes the stuck pipe?
o Types of sticking
o Differential sticking
o Case Histories (workshop)
o Prevention plan
o Have a stuck pipe prevention plan
o Twist Off Cases
o Fracture of the drill pipe
o Fracture of the threads joining the drill collars or
the drill pipe
o Overshot
o HSE-related issues
o General discussion and solving the client problems
Fayez Makkar is a well-qualified Drilling Engineer with over 40 years’ experience with Major Oil & Gas Companies. Experiences have been mostly in the drilling area, from contractor to operator; working on various operations, workover, completion logging interpretation and design the completion, and drilling projects. Extensive experiences in directional and horizontal wells. Experience in all types of drilling operations including deep wells in both offshore and onshore oil and gas wells, H2S wells. Fayez. Makkar gained these very experiences from working with different nationalities in different countries and fields. Fayez Makkar has long experience as a Drilling freelancer instructor & curriculum provider for many international companies especially in the middle east region.
o Drilling Engineers
o Drilling Supervisors
o Junior Directional Drillers
o Senior Well Engineers
o Tool Pushers
Intermediate
o The participants will learn how to predict and make the contingency plan to prevent the stuck pipe, asking all the participants to bring their own case history to solve it.
o This course provide the participants with excellent knowledge on how to write the proper report for the stuck pipe incidents, everyone will gain an excellent experience through the discussion and solving the cases histories more than 40 cases.
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!
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