1-Day Training Course

Course Description

Technical concepts in HPHT drilling are reviewed and the specific design steps and tools are discussd  for the key planning processes. Formation pressure prediction, fracture pressure determination, casing setting depth, drilling fluids rheology, hydraulics, bit selection and cementing program are highlighted. Participants leave the course with a through understanding of the entire HPHT well planning, implementation and analysis process, and specific design steps, processes, and checklists.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course the participant will be able to:

• Understand the design concepts in HPHT drilling
• Know How to analyze offset data
• Predict formation pressure
• Calculate fracture pressure
• Select the casing setting depth   
• Select drilling fluids
• Design cement slurry to avoid HPHT problems
• Test drilling fluids rheology at HPHT
• Understand the contaminants of drilling fluids
• Monitor performance
• Deal with bore-hole problems related to drilling fluids, pressure prediction and control

Course Content

• Elements of successful planning/optimization
• Offset and data analysis
• Formation pressure prediction
• Fracture pressure determination
• Casing setting depth selection
• Drilling fluids
• Well hydraulics
• Cementing practices
• Optimization of drilling parameters

Intended Audience

Individuals involved in HPHT well planning and operations who want to strengthen their well planning skills, especially experienced drilling engineers, mud engineers and geoscientists

Course Duration

One day

Seminar Instructor

Dr. Abdel-Sattar Dahab was born in shebin El -koom Monofia, Egypt, on April 12, 1950. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in petroleum engineering from Cairo University in 1973 and 1976 respectively. He was an instructor at Cairo University for three years before he left for his graduate studies leading to Ph.D. in France and got his Ph.D. from National Polytechnical Institute of Loraine, Nancy, France in 1980. Dahab then joined Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt as an assistant professor of drilling engineering. He has been promoted to the rank of full professor in 1991. Currently, Dahab is the chairman of Petroleum Engineering Department and professor of  drilling engineering at Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.

Dr. Dahab was a consultant engineer in drilling department on part-time basis in Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO), Egypt during 1981-1982 and 1983-1985. He was the SPE continuing Education Chairman, Egyptian section and SPE Faculty Sponsor, Cairo University for many years. Dahab worked as a visiting professor in ENSG, INPL, Nancy, France in 1982-1983, where he established a linkage program between the department of Petroleum engineering, Cairo University and Laboratoire Substances Utiles et energetique, Nancy, France.

Dr. Dahab participated in evaluating many petroleum engineering projects and technical papers in the area of drilling engineering, formation damage and engineering geology for national and international journals. He was the general secretary of the faculty council, faculty of engineering, Cairo University during 1992-1993.

Dr. Dahab offered many short and training courses in the area of drilling optimization, underbalanced drilling, horizontal drilling, drilling fluids, well stimulation, well control, well completion and workovers for petroleum engineers in Egypt, Syria, Libya, Tunisia, UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Qatar, Oman,  and Algeria.

Dr. Dabab supervised a large number of M.Sc. and Ph.D. thesis in Cairo University and KSU. He published over 60 technical papers in different specialized national and international journals and conference proceedings. He participated in writing and editing a book entitled "Encyclopedia of Petroleum Engineering Terms" published by KSU press, Saudi Arabia.