COVENANT UNIVERSITY
COURSE COMPACT FOR 2010/2011 ACADEMIC SESSION
College: Science and Technology
Department: Petroleum Engineering
Programme: Petroleum Engineering
Course Code: PET 314
Course Title: Drilling Engineering I
Credit Unit: 3
Prerequisite: None
Semester: Alpha
Course Lecturer: T. A. ADEBAYO
Time: 3 Hours Contact per Week (2 Hours of Lectures and 1 Hour of Tutorial)
Location: P28 Chemical/Petroleum Engineering Building
Course Objectives/Goals
The overall goal of the course is to provide students with basic and introductory
knowledge about drilling technology, though some areas looked into intensively. Rig
components and equipment, terminologies and drilling techniques are discussed. Drilling
fluids formulations and technology, deviation techniques will also be discussed. Students
are also exposed to basic pressure concepts, formation and pore pressures, basic well
control techniques and associated drilling problems.
Methods of Lecture Delivery/Teaching Aids
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Lecturing/Teaching Method
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Educator-Student Interaction (Discussion method)
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Tutorial Method
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Audio-Visual Aids (slides, video clips, etc.)
Method of Grading
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Continuous Assessment (exercises, assignments, etc.) – 30 %
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Final Examination – 70 %
Course Outline and Course Modules
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Week 1:
Introduction
Week 2:
Introduction (cont’d)
Week 3:
Drilling Technology – Rig Equipment (rig types, bits, BOPs, etc.)
Week 4:
Drilling Technology (cont’d) – Rig Operations (hoisting, circulation,
cementing, fishing, etc.)
Week 5:
Drilling Fluid Technology – Introduction, Types, Composition
Week 6:
Drilling Fluid Technology (cont’d) – Functions, Contaminants and
Additives, Rig Maths
Week 7:
Directional Drilling – Introduction, Types, and Theory
Week 8:
Directional Drilling (cont’d) – Calculations
Week 9:
Basic Well Control – Pore Pressure Determination
Week 10:
Basic Well Control (cont’d) – Fracture Pressure Determination
Week 11:
Basic Well Control (cont’d) – Kicks and Blowout
Week 12:
REVISION
Recommended Texts
 Bourgoyne Jr., A. T., Millheim, K. K., Chenevert, M. E., and Young Jr., F. S.: “Applied
Drilling Engineering,” SPE Textbook Series, 1991.
 Lapeyrouse, N. J.: “Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production, and Workover,”
2nd Edition, Gulf Professional Publishing, 2002.
 Darley, H. C. H. and Gray G. R.: “Composition and Properties of Drilling and
Completion Fluids,” 5th Edition, Gulf Professional Publishing, 1988.
 Chilingian, G.V., Serebryakov, V. A., and Robertson Jr., J. O.: “Origin and Prediction
of Abnormal Formation Pressures,” 1st Edition, Elsevier Science B. V., 2002.