This course aims to deepen the understanding and develop the skills needed to design efficiently a cementing program.
Public :
Engineers, supervisors and lab professionals involved or interested in cementing in water, geothermal or oil/gas drilling operations.
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
Course “Cementing Practices”, or equivalent practical experience, is highly recommended.
Course Content
TECHNIQUES & JOB PROCEDURES
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Duration : 8 hours
Cementing program.
Job planning and preparation:
Casing running.
Selection of the fluids and flows.
Cementing calculations.
Primary, surface, multistage, liner cementing.
Cement plugs.
CEMENT & SLURRIES
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Duration : 3 hours
Cement chemistry, cement with environmental impact reduction (CO2).
Special slurries and additives.
Formulation and laboratory tests.
Rheology.
Displacement in eccentered annulus.
Salt zone and temperature problems.
SPECIAL CASES
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Duration : 6 hours
Gas zone cementing.
Deviated and horizontal wells cementing.
Remedial techniques.
CO2 environment (CO2 resistant cement).
CEMENTING PROJECT
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Duration : 6 hours
Design of a whole well cementing job.
EVALUATION OF THE CEMENTING JOB
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Duration : 6 hours
Principles and interpretation of the cement logs:
Thermometry.
Sonic (CBL - VDL).
Ultrasonic (USIT).
Logs analysis on a real case.
KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Acquire a detailed knowledge of the different cementing techniques,
Address special cases: liner, highly deviated wells, gas zones,
Design a full cementing program for a real typical case,
Assess the quality of a cementing job.
Ways & Means
Exercises.
Teamwork on a project.
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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