This 2-day course covers all the relevant subjects needed to understand the structural mechanics of downhole tubulars. Discussions begin with the fundamental design principles and progresses through materials, performance, loads and design. Participants will also learn to calculate tension, compression, burst collapse, yield and threshold strength.

This intensive hands-on course will give you the proficiency and confidence you need to design safe and cost-effective casing and tubing strings.

This course is for drilling and completion engineers, and drilling supervisors who want additional insight into casing and tubing design.

Attendees need to bring relevant field well designs and problems to use as in-class exercises.

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) awarded for this 2-day course.

To receive a full refund, all cancellations must be received in writing no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Send cancellation requests by email to trainingcourses@spe.org; by fax to +1.866.460.3032 (US) or +1.972.852.9292 (outside US); or mail to SPE Registration, PO Box 833836, Richardson, TX 75083.

For more details, please contact us at trainingcourses@spe.org.

Peter Erpelding is a consulting engineer for Viking Engineering, where he specializes in the mechanical and thermal analysis of drilling and completion equipment. Erpelding is heavily involved in engineering complex deepwater projects with high pressure, high temperature, and highly corrosive reservoirs. He has conducted numerous software training courses and casing and tubing design seminars. Before joining Viking, Erpelding spent four years with Schlumberger and seven years with OTS. He has an additional seven years of teaching experience in reactor physics, thermodynamics and heat transfer, and has served on the faculty of the US Naval Academy, US Naval Nuclear Power School, and Johns Hopkins University.