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Course objectives
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PETE 302 - Drilling Engineering – 3 credits
Subject
Petroleum Engineering
Department
Undergraduate
Program
Fall, 2015
Term
Samir Valiyev
Instructor
Vesgb8@bp.com
E-mail:
(+994 55) 425-21-43
Phone:
Classroom/hours Wednesday, 18.10-21.00
Office hours
Algebra, Basic Calculus, Solid Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics, General Chemistry,
Geology
English
Required
Textbook:
- Drilling Engineering: Author Dr. John Ford, Heriot-Watt University, Department
of Petroleum Engineering, Edinburgh, UK (available at the library),2003
- Well Engineering and Construction: Hussain Rabia, Entrac Consulting,2002
n/a
Course is aimed for bachelor students. It addresses in basic review of the Drilling
Operations, Rig Components, The Drill string, Drilling Bits, Formation Pressures,
Well Control, Casing, Cementing, Drilling Fluids, Hydraulics, Directional Drilling,
Directional Surveying, Measurement While Drilling and Subsea Drilling.
 overview of modern drilling engineering industry
 study of drilling engineering theory
 learn basic well planning and operations related calculations
By the end of the course the students should be able to gain or improve the
following skills:
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Teaching methods
Evaluation
Policy
Knowledge in Drilling Operations, Rig Components, Formation Pressures, Well
Control, Casing, Cementing, Drilling Fluids, Hydraulics, Directional Drilling,
Directional Surveying, Measurement While Drilling and Subsea Drilling
Team Work
Decision Making
Lecture
Group discussion
Experiential exercise
Simulation
Case analysis
Course paper
Others
Methods
Midterm Exam
Case studies
Class Participation
Assignment and two
quizzes
Project
Presentation/Group
Discussion
Final Exam
Others
Total
 Preparation for class
x
x
x
x
x
Date/deadlines
Percentage (%)
30
5
15
10
40
100
The structure of this course makes individual study and preparation of students
outside the class very important. The lecture material will focus on the major
points introduced in the text. Reading the assigned chapters and having some
familiarity with them before class will greatly assist student’s understanding of
the lecture. After the lecture student should study his notes, work relevant
problems and cases from the end of the chapter.
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Withdrawal (pass/fail)
This course strictly follows grading policy of the School of Engineering and
Applied Science. Student is normally expected to achieve a mark of at least 60%
to pass. In case of failure, he/she will be required to retake the course the
following term or year.
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Cheating/plagiarism
Cheating or other plagiarism during the Quizzes, Mid-term and Final
Examinations will lead to paper cancellation and invalidation of student’s results.
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Professional behavior guidelines
The students shall behave in professional way to create favorable academic
environment during the class hours for themselves and their colleagues.
Unauthorized discussions and unethical behavior are strictly prohibited.
Week
Tentative Schedule
Date/Day
(tentative)
1
16.09.2015
2
23.09.2015
3
30.09.2015
4
07.10.2015
5
14.10.2015
6
21.10.2015
7
28.10.2015
8
04.11.2015
9
11.11.2015
10
18.11.2015
Topics
Textbook/Assignments
Overview of Drilling Operations (drilling personnel, rotary
drilling equipment, the drilling process, offshore drilling)
Rig Components (power system, circulating system, rotary
system, well control system)
The Drill string (drill pipe, tool joints, heavy wall drill pipe,
drill collars, other drill string components, dill string design)
Drilling Bits (types of drilling bit, bit design, bit selection,
rock bit evaluation, bit performance)
Formation Pressures (formation pressures, overburden
pressures, origin of abnormal pressure, drilling problems
associated with abnormal formation pressures, transition zone,
prediction and detection of abnormal pressures, formation
fracture gradient)
QUIZ 1
Well Control (primary control, warning signs of kicks,
secondary control, well killing procedures)
Casing (Component parts of a casing string, casing
terminology, properties of casing, API specifications,
standards and bulletins, wellheads and casing hangers, rig-site
operations, casing design)
Mid-term Exam
Cementing (oil well cements, properties of cement, cement
additives, primary cementing, squeeze cementing, cement
plugs, evaluation of cement jobs)
Drilling Fluids (field tests on drilling fluids, water based mud,
oil-based muds, solids control)
HW Drilling Ch. 1
HW Drilling Ch. 2
HW Drilling Ch. 3
HW Drilling Ch. 4
HW Drilling Ch. 5
HW Drilling Ch. 6
HW Drilling Ch. 7
HW Drilling Ch. 8
HW Drilling Ch. 9
11
25.11.2015
12
02.12.2015
13
09.12.2015
14
16.12.2015
15
23.12.2015
TBC
Hydraulics (flow regime and Reynolds number, rheological
models, frictional pressure drop in pipes and annuli, frictional
pressure drop across the bit, optimising the hydraulics of the
circulating system)
QUIZ 2
Directional Drilling (applications, depth reference and
geographical reference systems, profile planning,
considerations when planning the directional well path,
deflection tools)
Directional Surveying (surveying calculations, survey
calculations and plotting results, photographic surveying tools,
downhole telemetry tools, inertial navigation systems)
Measurement While Drilling (MWD systems, MWDdirectional tools, MWD-gamma ray tools, transmission and
control systems, surface system, example systems)
Subsea Drilling (drilling the well, completing the well,
suspending the well, abandonment)
Final Exam
HW Drilling Ch. 10
HW Drilling Ch. 11
HW Drilling Ch. 12
HW Drilling Ch. 13
HW Drilling Ch. 14
This syllabus is a guide for the course and any modifications to it will be announced in advance.