Oil and Gas
Oil and Gas | Drilling and Well Engineering
Well Planning and Execution
Format and Duration:
5 days
The course details the planning and execution of a well from an operational geoscience viewpoint giving a broad understanding of what geological operations entails including practical exercises and role play. For most methods of energy generation, environmental work and waste disposal the drilling of, or repurposing of existing wellbores, is usually required. Few professionals in the industry gain real practical experience and even if they don’t work in operations, it’s critical that they have an understanding of the practical role of operations geoscientists.
Schedule
Duration and Training Method
A five-day classroom course comprising lectures and practical exercises.
Course Overview
Learning Outcomes
Participants will learn to:
- Understand and apply the practices and procedures of planning and executing wells.
- Recognise the input from a range of disciplines into the well planning and execution process and how this can impact on operations geoscience.
- Develop written and verbal communication strategies for successfully managing integrated teams of varying disciplines.
Course Content
Day 1
- Understanding the role of the operational geoscientist
- Target identification, definition and selection
- Preliminary well design
- Hazard and risk identification and mitigation
- Basic well construction
- Well option selection
Days 2 and 3
- Detailed well design
- PPFG, define casing points and mud weights
- Geomechanics
- Formation Evaluation planning
- Operational decision trees
- Regulatory compliance
- Partner engagement
- Subcontractor engagement
- Documentation and reporting
- Day 3 - Real time exercise; Drilling the 12 1/4” section and calling section TD at the 9 5/8” casing point
Day 4
- Well execution
- Drilling operations
- 24-hour monitoring and real time decision making
- Communications with simulation exercises
- Formation Evaluation data
- Geosteering
- Day 4 - Real time exercise; Drilling the 8 1/2” horizontal reservoir section to final TD
Day 5
- Learning
- Measurement of performance against objectives
- Recording subsurface understanding and geological related drilling lessons learned
Who Should Attend and Prerequisites
All geoscientists, specialists and engineers who are involved in well planning and execution.
Instructors
Christine Telford
Background
Starting her industry experience as a mudlogger on the UKCS (UK Continental Shelf), Norway and onshore Europe Christine quickly progressed to wellsite geologist. After 5 years she set up her own company as a consultant working both at wellsite and in the office as an operations geologist planning and executing wells. Christine has worked worldwide for a variety of operators specialising in complex, challenging projects including ultra-extended reach drilling, remote operations, HPHT and deep-water exploration. Throughout her career she has been a mentor and coach preparing operator company personnel for the practical, operational geoscience world.
More recently Christine has transitioned into lecturing and teaching, both in academia and industry. In 2009 she created an operations geology module for Aberdeen University IPG (Integrated Petroleum Geoscience) MSc and this is repeated yearly. Additionally, Christine has taught in-house and external training courses for operators and service companies including the BP Accelerated Development Programme for company staff moving into operations geology roles.
An advocate of upskilling workforces and determining competency she was a founder member of UKOGC* (2015) and co-created OGICA** in 2019 with 3 original members of UKOGC. In March 2020 OGICA launched the online self-assessment for operational geoscientists worldwide and she continues to develop this tool with the OGICA team. Christine is also an experienced field trip leader specialising in UK Dorset and Devon Jurassic and Triassic coastal geology.
*UKOGC UK Operations Geoscience Competency
**OGICA Operations Geoscience International Competency Assessment
Affiliations and Accreditation
BSc. University of Reading - Geology
Courses Taught
N600: Well Planning and Execution
Accreditation and Certification
CEU: 3.5 Continuing Education Units
PDH: 35 Professional Development Hours
Certificate: Certificate Issued Upon Completion
RPS is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. We comply with the ANSI/IACET Standard, which is recognised internationally as a standard of excellence in instructional practices.
We issue a Certificate of Attendance which verifies the number of training hours attended. Our courses are generally accepted by most professional licensing boards/associations towards continuing education credits. Please check with your licensing board to determine if the courses and certificate of attendance meet their specific criteria.