Course description
Stuck Pipe Prevention (Public & Virtual)
This 3 Day course is designed with the simple phrase in mind: Prevention is Better than Cure. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of three stuck pipe mechanisms, causes leading to each mechanism, and recognition of warning signs. Participants will learn how to perform the trend analysis and learn to listen to the well by understanding the language of the well.
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Upcoming start dates
Choose between 2 start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
Who should attend
- Drilling crews
- Rig Managers
- Drilling Foreman
- Drilling engineers
- Mud engineers
- Wellsite geologists
- Directional drillers
- Drilling contractors staff
Outcome / Qualification etc.
- Identify the three sticking mechanisms and their causes
- Recognize the sticking causes at an early stage and what preventive actions to take before full sticking develops
- Understand the fundamentals of hole cleaning
- Discover techniques on stuck pipe prevention
- Learn to listen to the well
- Perform trend analysis of drilling parameters
- Read a stratigraphic column with identification of potential problem formations
- Review case histories with in-depth analysis.
- Understand the workings of drilling jars, pump open force, and jarring load calculations
- Appreciate the team approach and the need for good communication
- Identify the sticking mechanism and what First Actions to take to free a stuck pipe
Course delivery details
All London Petro Academy courses are available face to face classroom style as well as virtually.
They are also available In-House and can be tailored to your company's specific requirements.
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