1. TAMU-Petroleum Engineering
PETE Well Drilling
Lesson 1
Introduction by
Dr. M. Amani
TAMU-Petroleum Engineering
FALL, 2003

2. Lesson 1 - Introduction MOVIE The Rotary Drilling Rig Texts Grading
Syllabus (attached and on internet)
Class Objectives (attached and on internet)
Schedule
Corrections to Textbook (on internet)
MOVIE The Rotary Drilling Rig

3. General Information Prerequisites: PETE 320, 321, 322, 323 and 324
3 credit hours
Class Schedule:
Section 501: MWF 9: :00
Section 502: MWF 11:30-12:20
Class Room: Rich Room 313

4. General Information Instructor: Dr. M. Amani Office: Room 401 K
Office Hours: MWF 10:00 – 11:00
MW 12: p.m
or by appointment
Phone:

5. Textbook Applied Drilling Engineering,
by Adam T. Bourgoyne Jr., Martin E. Chenevert, Keith K. Millheim and F.S. Young Jr., Society of Petroleum Engineers, Richardson, TX, 1991.
Available from the bookstore or directly from SPE

6. Basis for Grading Homework 10% Weekly Quizzes 10% Quiz A 20%
Quiz B 20%
Design Project 10%
FINAL 30%
100%

7. Homework Assignment: Class Lectures are on the Internet
Read: Applied Drilling Engineering,
Ch.1, pp 1-12
HW #1, due Monday, Sept. 8 (internet)
Class Lectures are on the Internet
PETE 411 – Lessons 1 & 2

8. PETE 411 Catalog Description
The design and evaluation of well drilling systems; identification and solution of drilling problems; wellbore hydraulics; casing design; well cementing; drilling of directional and horizontal wells; wellbore surveying.

9. Schedule - Fall, 2002 WEEK NO. TOPICS
1. Introduction, the Rotary Drilling Process, The Rig, Drilling Equipment
2. Drilling Cost & Drilling Rate, Hole Problems, Drilling Structures
3. Drilling Bits, Drilling Hydraulics - Hydrostatics
4. Rheological Models, Pressure Losses in Laminar Flow, Slot Flow

10. Schedule - cont’d WEEK NO. TOPICS
5. Oct. 6 & 8: no classes; SPE Fall Mtng.
Surge and Swab Pressures - cont’d
6. Pressure across Bit, Bit Nozzle Sizing, Surge and Swab Pressures
7. Lifting Capacity of Drilling Fluids, Casing Design Procedures, Burst, Collapse, Tension

11. Schedule - cont’d WEEK NO. TOPICS
8. Casing Design, API Performance Properties, Examples, Drilling Technology Abnormal Pore Pressure Detection
9. Drilling Technology - Balanced and Overbalanced Drilling, Fracture Gradient Prediction, Gas Cut Mud, “dc-exponent”

12. Schedule - cont’d WEEK NO. TOPICS 10. Well Control Methods,
Kick Detection and Procedures for
Killing Wells, Wireline Logging, MWD
11. Cements and Cementing, Primary & Secondary Cementing Squeeze Operations

13. Schedule - cont’d WEEK NO. TOPICS
12. Cementing Equipment, Additives, Liner Cementing, Setting Cement Plugs
13. Directional Drilling, Well Trajectory Surveying, Horizontal Drilling

14. Schedule - cont’d WEEK NO. TOPICS
14. Torque & Drag Calculations, Coiled Tubing,
Slimhole Drilling
15. Problem Solving,
Review,
Finals

15. Important Dates QUIZ A - Monday, Oct. 13, 7-9 p.m.
QUIZ B - Monday, Nov. 10, 7-9 p.m QUIZ A & B: Rich 101
Design Projects Due:
- Monday, Dec. 8, 5 p.m. (Rich 401K)
FINALS Rich 313
- Sec. 501: Mon., Dec. 15, 8-10 a.m.
- Sec. 502: Wed., Dec. 17, 10:30-12:30

16. PETE Texas A&M
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Lesson 1
And now, the movie...