Modern Well Design
Disciplines: Reservoir
Course Description
Describing operational sequences, Modern Well Design presents a unified approach to well design process and walks through an overview from spudding the well through drilling and completion to startup and production. Attendees will learn elementary rock mechanics and simple ways to analyze borehole stability. The information is then applied to fracture gradient curve design, which serves as input to the well design process. Discussions regarding the potential for optimization will conclude the course.
Topics:
- Methods for improving borehole stability
- High-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) wells
- Hydraulic optimization and the interpretation of ballooning in deep wells
- Deepwater, multilateral and long-reach wells
- Well integrity issues, with examples from the North Sea
Learning Level
Advanced
Course Length
2 Days
Why Attend
In this course attendees will go over practical solutions of operational well design.
Who Attends
This course is for drilling and production engineers, drilling supervisors, exploration geologists, and others who work on oil and gas wells.
CEUs
1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 2-day course.
Additional Resources
This course has a supplemental book located in our SPE Bookstore entitled Advanced Drilling and Well Technology. Please check out this valuable resource!
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date. Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due to no show situations.
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We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.
Instructor
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.