Due to the increased challenges and numerous procedural revisions associated with high angle wells, educating personnel on how to identify issues before they become problems is crucial in delivering a successful deviated well. Invest in yourself, your team and ultimately your results by attending Merlin’s Horizontal & High Angle Operations & Engineering Training Course.
*Daily sessions are typically 8.5 hours including 3 short breaks and 1 hour for lunch.
Introduction and overview of course objectives, schedule course resources.
Latest Industry achievements in deviated, complex and ERD wells.
Important differences between high angle and low angle wells.
Explanation of fundamentals, how material is removed and why we can assume the hole is never fully clean.
Explanation of T&D fundamentals, their impact in high angle wells and options for reducing T&D loads.
How to determine minimum rig requirements for your well and necessary safety factors for success. Options to drill further without rig upgrades.
How to clean up a deviated hole. Fit for purpose tripping procedures and avoiding pack-offs and stuck pipe while back-reaming.
Outline of procedures for making safe connections in high angle wells. Techniques to avoid damage to the wellbore and prevent stuck pipe.
How to interpret downhole conditions from surface measurements to provide objective repeatable indication of hole condition. Dynamic changes in cuttings, torque, drag and PWD. How to get early warning of approaching problems.
ECD definition, influencing factors and options for reducing ECD.
Why swab and surge effects are amplified in ERD wells. Techniques for managing cyclic loading.
Causes of instability. Solutions for preventing and/or recovering from a wellbore stability problem.
Key risks installing casing in ERD and high angle wells. Latest techniques to get tubulars predictably to depth. Cementing issues for high angle wells.
Types of casing wear, identifying a problem, consequences and risk reduction options.
Understand what’s important in trajectory design when planning how to meet the well’s subsurface objectives.
Bit and BHA design considerations for high angle wells over and above ROP, data collections and directional control.
Identification of common drilling limiters and a methodical approach to extending limiters while managing risk.
Fundamentals of stuck pipe, identification and avoidance.
Introduction and overview of course objectives, schedule course resources.
Latest Industry achievements in deviated, complex and ERD wells.
Important differences between high angle and low angle wells.
Explanation of fundamentals, how material is removed and why we can assume the hole is never fully clean.
Explanation of T&D fundamentals, their impact in high angle wells and options for reducing T&D loads.
How to determine minimum rig requirements for your well and necessary safety factors for success. Options to drill further without rig upgrades.
How to clean up a deviated hole. Fit for purpose tripping procedures and avoiding pack-offs and stuck pipe while back-reaming.
Outline of procedures for making safe connections in high angle wells. Techniques to avoid damage to the wellbore and prevent stuck pipe.
How to interpret downhole conditions from surface measurements to provide objective repeatable indication of hole condition. Dynamic changes in cuttings, torque, drag and PWD. How to get early warning of approaching problems.
ECD definition, influencing factors and options for reducing ECD.
Why swab and surge effects are amplified in ERD wells. Techniques for managing cyclic loading.
Causes of instability. Solutions for preventing and/or recovering from a wellbore stability problem.
Key risks installing casing in ERD and high angle wells. Latest techniques to get tubulars predictably to depth. Cementing issues for high angle wells.
Types of casing wear, identifying a problem, consequences and risk reduction options.
Understand what’s important in trajectory design when planning how to meet the well’s subsurface objectives.
Bit and BHA design considerations for high angle wells over and above ROP, data collections and directional control.
Identification of common drilling limiters and a methodical approach to extending limiters while managing risk.
Fundamentals of stuck pipe, identification and avoidance.
 
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