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ERD Engineering & Operations Course

March 9 - March 12
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Upskill with Merlin and learn to drill further, faster, more efficiently.

Stuck pipe is one of the greatest risks when drilling complex wells, regardless of the trajectory, drilling location or wellbore architecture. That’s why Merlin’s “Horizontal, High Angle & ERD Engineering & Operations” course focuses on providing drilling teams with practical tools to avoid or mitigate the effects of these events, reducing the risk of NPT, lost BHAs and sidetracks.

What will I learn?

  • The real stuck pipe drivers in high‑angle and ERD wells
  • Proven design, planning and operational practices to avoid stuck pipe issues
  • Clear guidance on managing key parameters related to hole cleaning, T&D model interpretation and wellbore stability
  • Lessons from real‑world incidents: what went wrong, and how to stop history repeating

Course Delivery

  • Online, instructor-led via Teams
  • 4 half days, typically 4.5 hours per day
  • Delivered in English
  • Start-time: 07:00 Calgary / 08:00 Houston / 14:00 GMT

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

Day 1:

  • ERD –  What’s Different?
  • Hole Cleaning (part 1)
  • Hole Cleaning (part 2)
  • Exercises

Day 2:

  • Torque and Drag
  • Hydraulics and ECD Management
  • Surge and Swab
  • Connection Practices
  • Exercises

Day 3:

  • Tripping and Backreaming
  • Wellbore Monitoring
  • Wellbore Stability
  • Exercises

Day 4:

  • Casing and Cementing
  • Casing Wear
  • Differential Sticking
  • Closing Remarks and Recap
  • Exercises

Details

Organizer

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

Venue

  • Western Hemisphere