Course objectives: Acquisition of knowledge for independent solving of engineering problems and implementation of calculations related to specific operations during drilling.

Course content:

• Drilling hydraulics;
• Surface mud system design and its role in maintaining the given drilling fluids properties;
• Lost circulation;
• Methods of plugging loss zones;
• Oil well control;
• Blowout and kick;
• Causes and consequences of inflow of formation fluids;
• Methods of well killing;
• Coring: equipment and methods;
• Rock testing: equipment and methods;
•  Well cementing;
• Design of directional wells.

Learning objectives on the level of the course:

• Apply various mathematical models used to describe the behaviour of drilling fluids and cement slurries;
• Perform drilling hydraulic optimization for drilling operations and casing cementing;
• Assess surface mud system design options and choose an appropriate solids control equipment;
• Analyze the causes and consequences of lost circulation and apply methods for loss zone plugging;
• Analyze the causes of formation fluid inflow, propose an appropriate method of well killing and perform calculations related to well pressure control;
• Compare different methods of coring and testing (DST) of rocks during drilling;
• Design well cementing and directional drilling.