BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Merlin ERD - ECPv6.15.13//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Merlin ERD X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://merlinerd.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Merlin ERD REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241108 DTSTAMP:20260422T101911 CREATED:20241203T120728Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241203T120935Z UID:25014-1730764800-1731023999@merlinerd.com SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi\, UAE\, Classroom-based\, Horizontal and High Angle Engineering and Operations Course DESCRIPTION:Book This Course\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Discuss your training requirements now\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Upskill with Merlin and learn to drill further\, faster\, more efficiently.\nDue 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. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n What will I learn?\n\nHow to determine the maximum reach from your location\nKey planning considerations to delivering trouble free wells\nRoot cause of problems encountered in high angle wells\nIdentifying minimum equipment specifications for ERD projects\nWhat others are doing around the world to assure success\nLatest tools and techniques used to reliably deliver ERD projects\nHow to minimise downtime due to 3rd party tools\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \n Example Schedule\n\nTue: 8am – 16.30pm\nWed: 8am – 16.30pm\nThu: 8am – 16.30pm\n\n*Daily sessions are typically 8.5 hours including 3 short breaks and 1 hour for lunch. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n Who Should Attend?\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nAll Drilling professionals involved with high angle wells\nDrilling Managers\, Superintendents & Engineers\nDrilling Supervisors\, Drillers\, Tool Pushers\, AD & Derrickmen\nDirectional Drillers\, MWD\, Mud Engineers & Mud Loggers\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Course Schedule\n \n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n SESSION 1\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n SESSION 2\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n \n SESSION 3\n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \nIntroduction & Objectives\nIntroduction and overview of course objectives\, schedule course resources. \nIndustry Achievements\nLatest Industry achievements in deviated\, complex and ERD wells. \nDifferences to low angle wells\nImportant differences between high angle and low angle wells. \nHole Cleaning\nExplanation of fundamentals\, how material is removed and why we can assume the hole is never fully clean. \nTorque & Drag & buckling\nExplanation of T&D fundamentals\, their impact in high angle wells and options for reducing T&D loads. \nRig Equipment & drill pipe\nHow to determine minimum rig requirements for your well and necessary safety factors for success. Options to drill further without rig upgrades. \n \n \n \nTripping & Back-reaming\nHow to clean up a deviated hole. Fit for purpose tripping procedures and avoiding pack-offs and stuck pipe while back-reaming. \nConnections\nOutline of procedures for making safe connections in high angle wells. Techniques to avoid damage to the wellbore and prevent stuck pipe. \nHole Conditioning Monitoring\nHow 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. \nHydraulics & ECD Management\nECD definition\, influencing factors and options for reducing ECD. \nSwab & Surge\nWhy swab and surge effects are amplified in ERD wells. Techniques for managing cyclic loading. \nWellbore Stability\nCauses of instability. Solutions for preventing and/or recovering from a wellbore stability problem. \n \n \n \nCasing & Cementing\nKey risks installing casing in ERD and high angle wells. Latest techniques to get tubulars predictably to depth. Cementing issues for high angle wells. \nCasing Wear\nTypes of casing wear\, identifying a problem\, consequences and risk reduction options. \nWell Trajectory Design\nUnderstand what’s important in trajectory design when planning how to meet the well’s subsurface objectives. \nBit & BHA\nBit and BHA design considerations for high angle wells over and above ROP\, data collections and directional control. \nDrilling Limiters\nIdentification of common drilling limiters and a methodical approach to extending limiters while managing risk. \nStuck Pipe Avoidance\nFundamentals of stuck pipe\, identification and avoidance. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SESSION 1\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nIntroduction & Objectives\nIntroduction and overview of course objectives\, schedule course resources. \nIndustry Achievements\nLatest Industry achievements in deviated\, complex and ERD wells. \nDifferences to low angle wells\nImportant differences between high angle and low angle wells. \nHole Cleaning\nExplanation of fundamentals\, how material is removed and why we can assume the hole is never fully clean. \nTorque & Drag & buckling\nExplanation of T&D fundamentals\, their impact in high angle wells and options for reducing T&D loads. \nRig Equipment & drill pipe\nHow to determine minimum rig requirements for your well and necessary safety factors for success. Options to drill further without rig upgrades. \n \n \n \n \n \n SESSION 2\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nTripping & Back-reaming\nHow to clean up a deviated hole. Fit for purpose tripping procedures and avoiding pack-offs and stuck pipe while back-reaming. \nConnections\nOutline of procedures for making safe connections in high angle wells. Techniques to avoid damage to the wellbore and prevent stuck pipe. \nHole Conditioning Monitoring\nHow 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. \nHydraulics & ECD Management\nECD definition\, influencing factors and options for reducing ECD. \nSwab & Surge\nWhy swab and surge effects are amplified in ERD wells. Techniques for managing cyclic loading. \nWellbore Stability\nCauses of instability. Solutions for preventing and/or recovering from a wellbore stability problem. \n \n \n \n \n \n SESSION 3\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nCasing & Cementing\nKey risks installing casing in ERD and high angle wells. Latest techniques to get tubulars predictably to depth. Cementing issues for high angle wells. \nCasing Wear\nTypes of casing wear\, identifying a problem\, consequences and risk reduction options. \nWell Trajectory Design\nUnderstand what’s important in trajectory design when planning how to meet the well’s subsurface objectives. \nBit & BHA\nBit and BHA design considerations for high angle wells over and above ROP\, data collections and directional control. \nDrilling Limiters\nIdentification of common drilling limiters and a methodical approach to extending limiters while managing risk. \nStuck Pipe Avoidance\nFundamentals of stuck pipe\, identification and avoidance. \n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n \n Highly recommended course\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n Book This Course\n \n \n \n\n \n \n Discuss your training requirements now URL:https://merlinerd.com/course/abu-dhabi-uae-classroom-based-horizontal-and-high-angle-engineering-and-operations-course/ LOCATION:Abu Dhabi CATEGORIES:English,ERD,Face to Face ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://merlinerd.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/ABU-DHABI-F2F.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Miles Long":MAILTO:Miles.Long@MerlinERD.com END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR