Drilling Fluids

Drilling Fluids

About the Course

This course will take participants through a comprehensive look at the functions of drilling fluids.  It will address how to engineer a mud system, as well as cover water based, oil based, and synthetic mud systems.

The course material for each class can be customized to the client’s specifications and requirements, as well as be extended into a two-week course.  A lab visit can also be arranged depending on location and availability.

 

Course Objectives

The participants will learn how:
Use clays and polymers to achieve desired mud properties

• Apply water chemistry to the treatment of drilling fluids
• Perform complete water-based fluid as well as non-aqueous fluid tests using API Recommended Practice 13B/ISO 10414-1*
• Evaluate and apply the results of an API drilling fluids report to maximize drilling operations and minimize non-productive time
• Identify critical drilling fluid contaminants and prescribe corrective treatments for effective drilling fluid management
• Calculate the chloride concentration of the drilling fluid in order to maintain wellbore stability
• Select non-aqueous fluids to meet drilling requirements and environmental concerns
• Manage non-aqueous drilling fluid systems
• Minimize formation damage to optimize well producibility
• Evaluate options for drilling fluid waste management

 

Course Content

Basics of Drilling Fluids 

• Functions of drilling fluids, Composition of water-based mud
• Clay chemistry, Rheology

Water Based & Oil Based Mud Systems

• Products and systems, High performance WBM
• Oil and synthetic based mud products and systems

System Circulation and Pipe Problems 

• Lost circulation, Stuck pipe problems
• HPHT challenges, HPHT applications and systems

Hole Cleaning and Completion Fluids

• Hole cleaning
• Virtual hydraulics and real time measurements
• Reservoir drill-in fluid system, Completions fluid
• Well clean up and displacement procedures

Equipment and Future Technologies 

• Solid control equipment, Emerging technologies

Course review and wrap up                                                                          Who Should Attend?

Reservoir and production engineers plus those involved in well performance evaluation and modelling.

5 Days

 Course Fees (VAT Included)

Lagos/PH/Abuja: ₦ 430,000.00

UK/US/Ghana/Others: $ 4,300.00

TRAINING PACK 

• Award of Certificate.
• Professional Training Materials

 

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE

1. Go to “Register Now” button and fill the form and send it. You will get “message sent” if it is successful.
2. You will get confirmation of your registration within two working days when you will be asked to go ahead and make payment.
3. Go ahead and make payment.
4. Send your name, phone number, email address, training location, amount paid to info@sbtpetroleum.com.ng OR SMS to +2349098171437.
5. Upon confirmation of your payment, an electronic receipt will be sent to your mail.
6. A joining instruction will be sent to you at least 72 hours before the training date an time.
7. Looking forward to training date to commence your training. However, if a need to change the dates of the training arises, you will be notified immediately. This may be due to unavailability of the instructors or due to unavoidable logistic challenges.

 

ACCOUNT DETAILS

NAIRA ACCOUNT

BANK:                           ECOBANK

ACCOUNT NAME:       SBT PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE LIMITED

ACCOUNT NUMBER:  1613062169

BRANCH:                     Chevron Branch

SORT CODE:               050150340

 

DOLLAR ACCOUNT

BANK:                           ECOBANK

ACCOUNT NAME:       SBT PETROLEUM GEOSCIENCE LIMITED

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 1613062183

BRANCH:                     Chevron Branch

SORT CODE:               050150340