Introduction
A large amount of geological data is acquired (at substantial cost) during a drilling operation. Ensuring optimal quality of this information and effective reporting plays a key role during well design, drilling operations and the later use of the data in field studies.
A key requirement for success is close co-operation between geological, drilling and well engineering departments.
Who Should Attend?
- A well-site geologist, drilling or operations engineer
- A professional involved in the acquisition and use of well-site (geological) data
course Objectives
By the end of the course, you will feel confident in your understanding of:
- The basic principles of well-site data acquisition quality control
- The techniques used by well-site geologists in formation evaluation
- Drilling problems caused by subsurface conditions
- Application of well-site data in exploration and development
Course Outlines:
Petroleum Geology Overview
Drilling Operations
- Bits, casing & cementing, Fluids,
- Drilling problems & well control, geosteering
Logging Operations (Petrophysics)
- Acquisition, concepts, tools
- Quick look interpretation
Operations Geology Overview
- Duties & responsibilities
- Well planning processes
– Site survey & shallow gas hazards
– Drilling program
– Contracting & services
– Data management
Wellsite Geology
- Mudlogging services
– Data acquisition
– Monitoring (ROP, gas, mud)
– Sampling & cuttings
– Evaluation - Hydrocarbon detection
- Sidewall & coring
- Wireline logs
- Reporting
Wellsite Contracting
- Drilling, mudlogging, wireline, services, coring, QC