Directional Drilling and Surveying

Directional Drilling Fundamentals and Terminology 

• Fundamentals, applications, and limitations
• Terminology, well objectives, and target issues
• Well planning: positioning and coordinate systems

Day one will focus on directional drilling fundamentals and terminology.  Participants will learn about the fundamentals, applications, and limitations of directional drilling.  The day will continue with a discussion over terminology, well objectives, and target issues.  A discussion on well planning will close out the day, paying special attention to positioning and coordinating systems.

Surveying and Advanced Well Planning

• Survey calculation methods
• Anti-collision and well planning
• Surveying tools
• MWD, LWD and mudlogging

Participants will learn about surveying and advanced well planning on the second day.  Survey calculation methods, anti-collision and advanced well planning, and surveying tools will all be covered on this day.  The day will end with participants learning about the uses of MWD, LWD and mudlogging in directional drilling.           

Downhole Equipment

• Drilling tools and deflection methods
• Drilling motors overview
• BHA design
• Rotary steerable systems

Downhole equipment will be the focus of day three.  Participants will learn about the different drilling tools and deflection methods.  Drilling motors and bit overview will be covered as well.  The day will end with participants learning about BHA design and rotary steerable systems.

Well Planning and Path Design

• Directional well path design
• Horizontal well planning and calculations
• Horizontal drilling planning
• Drill string design
• Torque, drag, shocks and vibrations

Day four will cover well planning and path design.  On this day participants will get a chance to learn about directional well path design and horizontal well planning.  Drillstring design and important aspects of drillstring operation in directional and high angle wellbores is explored. Torque and drag complications in directional wells are explained.

Hole Cleaning and Wellbore Stability 

• Hole cleaning
• Well bore stability
• Introduction to multilateral wells
• Geosteering
• Directional drilling problems and solutions

The last day of the course will teach participants about hole cleaning and wellbore stability.  Participants will also be given an introduction to multilateral drilling.  Geosteering and direction drilling problems and solutions will be discussed. The day will conclude with an exploration of some of the most common problems encountered in directional drilling and a summary of the material that has been covered over the five day course.