-Designed for: 

Newly recruited Production Chemists working with drilling fluids and Well Engineers prior to their initial hands on well-site training. Also recommended for all staff who will be assigned to the well-site for operational duties (e.g. Well-site Petroleum Engineers).

-Objectives:

At the end of this module, participants should be able to:

·        List the primary functions of a drilling fluid

·        Explain the economic importance of optimizing drilling mud

-Subjects:

·         What is a drilling fluid?

·        Role of drilling fluids engineer

·        Overview of business drivers

​-Designed for:

Newly recruited Production Chemists working with drilling fluids and Well Engineers and Production Technologists prior to their initial hands on well-site training.  Also recommended for all staff who will be assigned to the well-site for operational duties (e.g. Well-site Petroleum Engineers).

-Objectives:

At the end of this module, participants should be able to:

·        Describe the origin of abnormal down-hole pressures

·        Describe the relationship between overburden stress, formation pressure and rock strength

·        List the critical pressure issues that need to be addressed in designing a well

·        Describe the commonly used density and pressure gradients

·        List the commonly used weighting materials and their potential slurry density range

·        Describe any HSE issues associated with the use of weighting materials.

-Subjects:

·        Functions of mud

·        Pore pressure

·        Rock stress

·        Abnormal stresses

·        PZ plots

·        Abnormal pressures

·        Pore pressure prediction, “dc” exponent

·        Weighting materials

​-Designed for:

Newly recruited Production Chemists working with drilling fluids and Well Engineers and Production Technologists prior to their initial hands on well-site training.  Also recommended for all staff who will be assigned to the well-site for operational duties (e.g. Well-site Petroleum Engineers).

-Objectives:

At the end of this module, participants should be able to:

·        Define the viscosity requirements throughout the circulation system      

·        Describe the ideal drilling fluid rheology to optimize drilling performance

·        Describe the commonly used rheological models

·        Describe the viscosifying effects of common viscosifiers and thinners

·        Prepare and analysis a graphical plot of drilling fluid rheology

-Subjects:

·        Functions of drilling mud

·        Well-site viscosity analysis

·        Rheology measurement

·        Types of rheological models

·        Rheological analysis

·        Application of rheology in the field

·        Use of Bentonite in mud

·        Use of Xanthum Gum in mud

​-Designed for:

Newly recruited Production Chemists working with drilling fluids and Well Engineers and Production Technologists prior to their initial hands on well-site training.  Also recommended for all staff who will be assigned to the well-site for operational duties (e.g. Well-site Petroleum Engineers). 

-Objectives:

At the end of this module, participants should be able to:

·        List the main types of wellbore instability

·        Describe the processes that create unstable wellbore conditions

·        Describe the process for stabilizing unconsolidated formations

·        Describe the shale cycle and chemical stabilizing techniques

·        Describe the tectonic stress failure mode and stabilizing techniques

·        Describe early warning signs and identification techniques

-Subjects:

·        What is borehole stability?

·        Why tackle borehole stability

·        Stresses and pressures in a basin

·        Abnormal pressures

·        Drilling process – role of drilling fluid

·        Shale instability and control

·        Tectonic stress failure

·        Borehole breakout                      

​-Designed for:

Newly recruited Production Chemists working with drilling fluids and Well Engineers and Production Technologists prior to their initial hands on well-site training.  Also recommended for all staff who will be assigned to the well-site for operational duties (e.g. Well-site Petroleum Engineers).

-Objectives:

On completion of the course the participant should understand the basic theory of formation damage, how it occurs, what the primary controlling factors are and what is its impact, in order to ensure proper, fit-for-purpose drilling and drilling/completion fluid design and to formulate effective control strategies. The participant should be able to:

·        Describe what formation damage is
·        Describe the impact of formation damage (production impairment) on the profitability of the Company
·        Describe the hydrocarbon habitat
·        Describe the various impairment mechanisms
·        Describe the recommended formation control strategies            

-Subjects:

·        What is formation damage?

·        Minimizing UTC

·        Diagnostics

·        Porosity, permeability and filtrate invasion

·        Damage mechanisms

·        Damage control game​​​​​​​