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Bogota, Colombia, Classroom-based, ERD Engineering & Operations Course

August 19 - August 21

Upskill with Merlin and learn to drill further, faster, more efficiently.

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 ERD Engineering & Operations course.

What will I learn?

  • How to determine the maximum reach from your location
  • Key planning considerations to delivering trouble free wells
  • Root cause of problems encountered in high angle wells
  • Identifying minimum equipment specifications for ERD projects
  • What others are doing around the world to assure success
  • Latest tools and techniques used to reliably deliver ERD projects
  • How to minimise downtime due to 3rd party tools

Example Schedule

  • Tue: 8am – 16.30pm
  • Wed: 8am – 16.30pm
  • Thu: 8am – 16.30pm

*Daily sessions are typically 8.5 hours including 3 short breaks and 1 hour for lunch.

Who Should Attend?

  • All Drilling professionals involved with high angle wells
  • Drilling Managers, Superintendents & Engineers
  • Drilling Supervisors, Drillers, Tool Pushers, AD & Derrickmen
  • Directional Drillers, MWD, Mud Engineers & Mud Loggers

Course Schedule

The course starts with content intended to ensure the attendees have a common understanding of how mechanical and hydraulic loads are generated while drilling and the factors that influence the magnitude of the loads, as well as covering options for reducing loads. The second part of the first day is spent ensuring attendees have a thorough understanding of how rig, downhole equipment and geological limits are defined and the factors that influence these limits. The modules covered are listed below:

• ERD risk reduction and performance improvement

• Drilling loads

   ⁃ Torque, drag and buckling

   ⁃ Surface pressure, ECD, swab and surge

• Equipment limits

   ⁃ Rig system operating limits

   ⁃ Drill string operating limits

• Geological limits

   ⁃ Instability

   ⁃ Losses

The second day is focused on ensuring the attendees understand the importance of clear and specific operational instructions as well as the specifics of hole cleaning, low risk tripping and back-reaming practices, tubular installation and drilling surveillance.

• Operational instructions

• Hole cleaning

• Connections

• Tripping

• Tubular installation

• Drilling surveillance

The content on day three is intended to ensure all attendees understand what tools and methodologies are available to eliminate major NPT events and progress to industry leading drilling performance.

• Shocks and vibrations

• Drilling Assemblies

• Well planning and optimisation

• General stuck pipe prevention

We have the following additional training material to cover specific client needs:

• Narrow margin drilling

• Low energy drilling operations

• Drilling problem event RCA

• Other material on request

Day 1 - Fundamentals
The course starts with content intended to ensure the attendees have a common understanding of how mechanical and hydraulic loads are generated while drilling and the factors that influence the magnitude of the loads, as well as covering options for reducing loads. The second part of the first day is spent ensuring attendees have a thorough understanding of how rig, downhole equipment and geological limits are defined and the factors that influence these limits. The modules covered are listed below:

• ERD risk reduction and performance improvement

• Drilling loads

   ⁃ Torque, drag and buckling

   ⁃ Surface pressure, ECD, swab and surge

• Equipment limits

   ⁃ Rig system operating limits

   ⁃ Drill string operating limits

• Geological limits

   ⁃ Instability

   ⁃ Losses

Day 2 - Operational Practices
The second day is focused on ensuring the attendees understand the importance of clear and specific operational instructions as well as the specifics of hole cleaning, low risk tripping and back-reaming practices, tubular installation and drilling surveillance.

• Operational instructions

• Hole cleaning

• Connections

• Tripping

• Tubular installation

• Drilling surveillance

Day 3 - Performance Improvement
The content on day three is intended to ensure all attendees understand what tools and methodologies are available to eliminate major NPT events and progress to industry leading drilling performance.

• Shocks and vibrations

• Drilling Assemblies

• Well planning and optimisation

• General stuck pipe prevention

Additional Training Material
We have the following additional training material to cover specific client needs:

• Narrow margin drilling

• Low energy drilling operations

• Drilling problem event RCA

• Other material on request

Details

Start:
August 19
End:
August 21
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Website:
https://merlinerd.com/contact/

Venue

Bogota, COL
Bogota Colombia

Organizer

Miles Long
Phone:
+441738627922
Email:
Miles.Long@MerlinERD.com

Other

Booking URL
https://merlinerd.com/contact/
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