ADVANCED MUD AND CEMENT ENGINEERING FOR OIL WELLS
- Course
- PNGE509 - ADVANCED MUD AND CEMENT ENGINEERING FOR OIL WELLS
- Department
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
Mud circulation is one of the primary operation parameters in drilling mechanism. The organization of bit cooling, cleaning of the rock cuttings produced during drilling and providing the necessary pressure to overcome the existing formation pressures that is effective; thereby concentrating on the advanced knowledge required to overcome such. The preparation of the mud, in consistence with the aforesaid characteristics. pH, density and upward velocity calculations and control will form the basis of the course. In cases where formation pressures cannot be overcome, casing is installed in the hole, AND then cemented. Deep understanding of the rock characteristics and cementing will also be studied in detail.
ADVANCED MUD AND CEMENT ENGINEERING FOR OIL WELLS
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | -Drilling fluids, Functions of drilling Fluids, Properties of Drilling muds (Density,Rheological properties, filtration, gel strength ,ph, sand content, filtrate analysis, stability). |
| Week 2 | -Bentonite calculations, Barite calculations and solving problems. |
| Week 3 | -Drilling fluids flow models; Bingham Plastic model, power law model |
| Week 4 | - Rheological properties measurement equipment, filtration and filtration mechanism. |
| Week 5 | -Types of clay used for Drilling Mud Preparation, Bentonite group, Attapulgite group, properties of bentonite in water, Ionization, hydration, Cation Exchange Capacity, thixotropic properties. |
| Week 6 | -Types of Drilling muds, Fresh water muds, Inhibitive muds, Low-solids muds, Emulsion muds, Oil base muds, Air, Natural gas, Aerated muds, Foam. |
| Week 7 | -Mud circulating system, Mud travel pass. |
| Week 8 | -Field maintenance and Solid Control Equipment. |
| Week 9 | -Drilling Problems related to Drilling Mud. |
| Week 10 | -Drilling Mud Hydraulics; pressure loss calculations inside drill pipe, inside drill collars, in the annulus between drill pipes and walls of the well, inside annulus between drill collars and walls of the well and through bit nozzles. |
| Week 11 | -Cementing, cement composition, cement additives. |
| Week 12 | - Slurry preparation and calculations. |
| Week 13 | -Single stage primary cementing, multi stage primary cementing. |
| Week 14 | -Squeeze cementing. |
| Week 15 | -Cement plugs to close the well. |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 1-drilling engineering, Department of Petroleum Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
- 02 2-well engineering, H. Rabia
- 03 3-composition and properties of drilling and completion fluids, Darley and Brown
- 04 4-WORKING GUIDE TO DRILLING EQUIPMENT AND OPERATIONS WILLIAM C. LYONS Gulf Publishing , Elsevier
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