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Underbalanced & Managed Pressure Drilling: Applications, Design & Operations

UBD-EN-P
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Who should attend?

  • This course provides a comprehensive and practical knowledge of non-conventional techniques used in advanced drilling and completion processes to enhance drilling performance and oil recovery.
Public :
  • Drilling and mud engineers, superintendents and supervisors, and all professionals involved in well planning and operation.

Level :Skilled

Prerequisite :
  • Understanding the conventional drilling operations.
  • Well architecture and casing design knowledge.

Course Content

  • BASIC PRINCIPLES OF MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING - Duration : 6 hours

      • History, objectives and definitions.
      • Occurrence and implications of narrow pore and fracture pressures windows on well design and well control.
      • Dynamic factors affecting bottom hole pressure.
      • Mathematics and examples.

  • MUD CAP DRILLING - Duration : 3 hours

      • History of mud cap drilling.
      • Pressurized and floating mud cap.
      • Mud cap operation.

  • MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING EQUIPMENT - Duration : 3 hours

      • Rotating control devices.
      • Chokes.
      • Drill pipe non return valves and downhole annular valves.
      • ECD reduction tools.
      • Coriolis flowmeter, friction pump.

  • MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING USING PRESSURE AS PRIMARY CONTROL - Duration : 6 hours

      • Introduction, open and closed back pressure systems.
      • Automated back pressure system technology.
      • Continuous circulating system technology.

  • MANAGED PRESSURE DRILLING USING FLOW AS PRIMARY CONTROL - Duration : 6 hours

      • Process description.
      • Equipment and technology.
      • Applications.

  • UNDERBALANCED DRILLING - Duration : 3 hours

      • Underbalanced drilling objectives and applications.
      • Underbalanced drilling equipment and operations.

  • CONCLUSION - Duration : 3 hours

      • Advantages of managed and underbalanced drilling.
      • Potential and limitations.
      • Typical applications.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • Deal with issues of narrow pore/fracture pressure gradient windows, lost circulation, abnormal pressures, kick/loss situations,
  • Drill wells in depleted reservoirs,
  • Acquire basic concepts of managed and underbalanced pressure drilling,
  • Review various managed pressure drilling methods and equipment,
  • Identify typical situations calling for managed pressure drilling and assess potential benefit.

Ways & Means

  • Several case studies and examples are discussed.

Learning assessment

  • Exercises, quiz, written exam.

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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