This 2-day course presents a unified approach to the well design process. It is an overview of the operational sequences, from spudding the well through drilling and completion, to startup and production. Participants will learn elementary rock mechanics and a simple way to analyze borehole stability.

Topics include:
 • Mud design, hydraulic optimisation, circulation losses
 • Establishing well design premises, geomechanic design and deepwater fracturing
 • 1, 2 and 3 dimensional casing design
 • Design examples of production well and HP/HT well
 • Torque and drag in wellbores, new 3 dimensional model
 • Analysis and solution to stuck pipe problems
 • Well integrity status on the Norwegian Continental Shelf

Some of the practical solutions given in the course come from many years experience in the North Sea, and are not published elsewhere. Each participant will receive a copy of the book Modern Well Design: Second Edition by Bernt S. Aadnoy.

This course is for drilling and production engineers, drilling supervisors, exploration geologists, and others who work on oil and gas wells.

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.

Bernt S. Aadnoy is a professor of drilling engineering at Stavanger University in Norway and an expert advisor for Rogaland Research and the Norwegian Petroleum Authorities. Aadnoy began his professional career at Phillips Petroleum in Odessa, Texas in 1978 and later worked for Statoil and Saga Petroleum. Most of his current work relates to drilling and completion. He has written more than 100 technical papers, several books, and holds a number of patents. His numerous honors include the 1999 SPE International Drilling Engineering Award.

Aadnoy holds BS and MS degrees in mechanical, control, and petroleum engineering from the University of Wyoming and the University of Texas. He holds a PhD in petroleum rock mechanics from the Norwegian Institute of Technology.