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Course Background
More than 1/3rd of oil and gas currently comes from offshore producing fields. This is increasing as the search for hydrocarbons extends into more remote offshore environments. In fact deepwater activity is the fastest offshore growth sector. As offshore drilling is central to many companies development and may represent 25 to 40% of the total company spend, and with new deepwater fields often exceeding 20-50-100 wells. With rig day rates at historic highs it is therefore essential to deliver safer, more effective, and cost efficient drilling of wells through the use of adaptive technological equipment, systems and processes. This course therefore provides a comprehensive introductory explanation of offshore drilling through typical field life cycle processes. All offshore drilling rig and equipment systems components are explained in detail, as well as methods of rig moving, mooring and positioning, all drilling operating activities from the start to the suspension and abandonment of wells. Issues of key drilling problems, health safety environment, loss, waste control management and blowout prevention are also covered. Finally new drilling techniques, adaptive approaches and highly mechanised and automated rigs are discussed, supported by examples, illustration and case studies from field developments around the world.
The knowledge and experience of all contributors explain the necessary hardware involved in offshore drilling, how it is implemented from exploration, appraisal and development to deliver the drilling of offshore oil and gas wells. It will benefit anyone involved or requiring an introduction to Offshore drilling operations; those new to the field seeking an introduction to key equipment and terminologies; or non-technical professionals in the oil and gas or associated industry’s desiring an overview to the knowledge, experience, engineering, technologies, best practices and principles to deliver offshore drilling projects. The course material available is up-to-date, offering recent practical hands
on knowledge and experiences from practising drilling professionals, and suitably illustrated with case studies, images and diagrams.
Course Overview
The course illustrates the critical role drilling provides in the expanding offshore oil and gas sector. Offshore drilling hardware, technologies, rig equipment and systems components are explained in the context of offshore exploration, appraisal and development drilling.
Key Elements
- Background & History of Offshore Drilling
- Introduction to Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU)
- Drilling Rig, Well Components & Systems essentials
- Offshore Rig Station Keeping and Blow Out Preventer Systems
- Drilling offshore wells. QHSE Management
- Offshore Well Control & Rig equipment systems
- Drilling technology application in offshore wells.
- Worldwide offshore drilling exploration and field development
case study examples.
Who should attend
- Exploration and development professionals wanting to focus on offshore drilling
- Oil and gas engineers in other sectors looking for a new opportunity
- Drilling contractor and/or third party service company personnel and technical specialists wishing to widen
their knowledge base
- Oil & Gas professionals new to the field, or employed in support or aligned functions seeking an introduction to all aspects of
- Offshore Drilling operations
- Any non-technical professionals associated with drilling who desire a comprehensive overview to the knowledge,
experience, engineering, technology, best practices and principles demanded to deliver safe effective and efficient
offshore drilling projects
Day 1
Introduction to How Offshore Drilling Works
Background and History to How Offshore Drilling Works
- Background and history of offshore drilling, activities and environments
- Brief History of Offshore Drilling. Shallow marine to Ultra Deep.
- Current offshore drilling, trends, well timings, costs, key hazards and risks etc.
- Essential QHSE and project management of drilling offshore wells.
- How an offshore drilling organisation works
Offshore Drilling Rigs part 1
- Introduction to types of offshore drilling rigs
- Rig assurance selection and assessment.
- Shallow water and tender assist drilling barges
- Fixed platform drilling rigs
- TLP and SPAR drilling rigs
Offshore Drilling Rigs 2
- Mobile offshore drilling units (MODU’s)
- Jack up drilling rigs
- Semi-submersible drilling rigs
- Drillships drilling rigs
- Light weight work over and intervention drilling rigs
Offshore Well’s Construction & Design
- Upfront loading and pre-planning offshore well design and
- construction
- Electing where and when to drill an offshore well(s).
- Offshore Exploration and Appraisal drilling essentials.
- Essential geology and geo-science differences in offshore wells
- Offshore field life and well life development drilling cycle.
- Offshore wells, Suspension and abandonment.
Day 2
How Offshore Drilling Rigs & Their Systems Works
Offshore drilling rig components and systems part 1
- Basic rig components, Rig floor operations and layout
- Power and transmission systems
- Hoisting, lifting and pipe handling
Offshore drilling rig components and systems part 2
- Circulating systems
- Drilling fluids and solids control
- Offshore Cementing
Offshore drilling and subsea systems part 3
- Fixed platform, wellhead and dry trees
- SPARs an TLP examples
- Subsea wellheads systems
- Subsea Xmas trees, horizontal, drill through trees.
- Marine risers, tensionser’s and compensation systems
- Drilling template and satellite wells
- Remote operated vehicles and diving systems
Offshore Rig station keeping and blow out prevention systems
- Rig moving, anchoring, moored systems and design
- Introduction to Dynamic positioning
- Moored vs. DP
- Blow out prevention systems & Functionality
- Annular and ram type preventers and diverter systems
- Case studies (Including Deepwater horizon investigation)
Offshore drilling third party systems
- Offshore safety management systems
- Casing and riser tubular systems
- Measurement and logging while drilling
- Offshore well testing
Day 3
How Offshore Well Drilling Works
¦ Offshore operating environments
– Seabed conditions and offshore marine environments
– Metocean and metrology cause and effects
– Remote and hostile offshore environments
– Emergency preparedness and contingency planning.
¦ How the Offshore Well Drilling Sequence Works
Part 1
– Site preparation, rig move, spudding
– Top and surface hole drilling.
– Riserless drilling and jetting
– BOP and marine riser running
¦ How the Offshore Well Drilling Sequence Works
Part 2
– Offshore Intermediate section drilling
– Offshore production casing drilling.
– Offshore production liner drilling.
– MWD/LWD, and electric Logging
– Coring
– Well testing outline
¦ How Offshore Drilling Operations Work Part 3
– Dynamic positioning Drilling tripping & connections
– Casing and cementing
– Xmas tree running.
– Suspending and abandoning a well
¦ Basic Offshore & Subsea Pressure Control
– Rules and regulations
– Primary prevention
– Introduction to secondary well control
– Well control tools and equipment
– Competency training, contingency management
Day 4
How Advanced Offshore Drilling Works
Offshore field development examples
- Platform development example
- Subsea development example.
- Deepwater development example.
- High pressure high temperature drilling and Extended reach drilling examples
Advanced Offshore Drilling Technologies
- Dual activity drilling rigs.
- Offline drilling operating capabilities
- Surface BOP
- Dual gradient drilling
- Managed pressure drilling, casing while drilling.
- Advanced Well construction and design applications
The next generation of offshore drilling vessels
- Cylindrical drilling vessels
- Hydraulic mast/ram rigs
- Multi-purpose tower rigs
- Light weight drilling and intervention vessels
- Modular drilling rigs
- Seabed drilling concepts
More value adding offshore drilling systems,
technologies and processes
- Batch drilling (platforms, templates etc.)
- Offshore Horizontal, Extended reach drilling
- Subsea trees, completions
- Measurement and logging while drilling.
- Wellbore performance and formation damage prevention in offshore wells
Course summary, discussion and closed out
- Offshore drilling summary.
- Offshore drilling discussion.
- Feedback and course closeout
Singapore Hotel, Singapore, Singapore
This programme takes place on a non-residential basis at a central Singapore hotel. Non-residential course fees include training facilities, documentation, lunches and refreshments for the duration of the programme. Delegates are responsible for arranging their own accommodation, however, a list of convenient hotels (many at specially negotiated rates) is available upon registration.
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Peter Aird
Peter Aird
Peter Aird has 30 years’ experience as an oilfield drilling, well engineering and operations specialist. He initially trained and served as a marine engineer with major shipping companies. Peter then transferred his skills to the oil and gas industry and has worked for 30 years in the forefront of drilling technology applications in various major operating and global consultancy positions.
Since 1980, he has supervised the drilling of oil and gas wells globally in new frontier exploration, appraisal and development areas. His project experience was gained in early offshore UK deepwater and HPHT wells, followed by further exploration in North America, South East Asia, Norway, the Black Sea, Europe and West Africa.
During the last 5 years, Peter has been employed in senior specialist drilling and engineering roles with major UK drilling operating companies including Kerr McGee, Maersk, Marathon Oil Uk, and Cairn Energy PLC. His expertise is refined to a a variety of subsea, horizontal, platform in-fill, HPHT, and partner-related deepwater Exploration projects.
Peter Aird holds an MSC in Drilling Engineering from The Robert Gordon University, is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and is a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council. He actively participates in several industry forums. Peter has also shared his experience by delivering deepwater training and producing technical and operational treatises on oil well design, construction, engineering and drilling operations.
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