This course provides the knowledge and skills needed to design a cementing program.
Public :
Engineers, supervisors and lab professionals involved or interested in cementing in water, geothermal or oil/gas drilling operations.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
Basic knowledge in drilling operations and well architecture.
Course Content
TECHNIQUES & JOB PROCEDURES
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Duration : 9 hours
Primary cementing.
Cement job design.
Job planning and preparation.
Casing running.
Cementing job.
Cementing calculations.
CEMENT & SLURRIES
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Duration : 6 hours
Cement, cement with environmental impact reduction (CO2).
Special slurries and additives.
Formulation and laboratory tests.
Rheology of mud and slurries.
SPECIAL CASES
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Duration : 6 hours
Multistage cement job.
Liner.
Cement plugs.
CEMENTING EQUIPMENT
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Duration : 3 hours
Pumps.
Mixers.
Cementing head.
Cement plugs.
EVALUATION OF THE CEMENTING JOB
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Duration : 4 hours
Principles and interpretation of the cement logs:
Thermometry.
Sonic (CBL - VDL).
Ultrasonic (USIT).
Log analysis on a real case.
KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Master the vocabulary specific to cementing,
Understand and use primary cementing techniques and procedures,
Select cement and necessary additives,
Calculate major parameters in a cementing operation,
Assess the quality of a cementing job.
Ways & Means
Exercises, videos.
Application to a real case.
Visit of a laboratory.
Application to a real case (project) for participants in the “Drilling & Completion Engineering” training course.
Learning assessment
Quiz.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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