Credit Structure : (3-0)3
Catalogue Description
Drilling technology of today. Major factors for successful drilling operations. Well planning. Recently developed drilling techniques. Engineering aspects and design factors for recent drilling technology. Cutting-edge-technology and the future interests of drilling industry.
Prerequisite: PetE322
Course Objectives
To develop background for recent developments in drilling technology
To encourage producing new technologies
To develop design capabilities and decision making abilities for new technologies
To motivate formulating the problems and to propose alternate solutions for these problems using recently developed technologies in drilling engineering
Justification of the Proposal
As the producing reservoirs are depleting all around the world, the need for searching deeper reservoirs or reservoirs in hard-to-reach locations are increasing. With conventional drilling techniques, the cost of drilling such formations are very high. In order to produce and make profit from such locations, search for new technologies has arisen. The aim of this course is to give a perspective for such new technologies.
Name of the Faculty Member Submitting the Proposal
Assistant Professor, M. Evren Özbayoğlu, PhD, (Faculty of Engineering, Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Department)
Prerequisites
PetE 322
Text Book(s)
Economides M.J., Watters L.T., Dunn-Norman S., “Petroleum Well Construction”, John Wiley & Sons, 1998
GRI, “Underbalanced Drilling Manual”, GRI, 1997
Reference(s)
Joshi S.D., “Horizontal Well Technology”, PennWell Publishing Co., 1991
ETA Offshore Seminars, “The Technology of Offshore Drilling, Completion and Production”, Petroleum Publising Company, 1976
Davenport B., “Horizontal and Vertical Drilling”, McGraw-Hill Inc., 1992
Laboratory Work
None
Syllabus
Introduction (1 classes)
Introduction to Wellbore Design (3 classes)
Major Parameters on Wellbore Design (4 classes)
Introduction to Emerging Technologies (3 classes)
Offshore Drilling (3 classes)
Underbalanced Drilling (5 classes)
Multilateral Drilling (4 classes)
Coiled Tubing Drilling (3 classes)
Extended Reach Drilling (3 classes)
Slim-Hole Drilling (3 classes)
Casing Drilling (3 classes)
Intelligent Wells (3 classes)
Future Technologies (4 classes)
Homework, Quizzes, Projects
Homework will be given on each technology related with design aspects and engineering calculations.
Computer Usage
Depending on the homework, computer aid might be necessary.
Grading System
2 Midterms (20 % each)
Final Exam (40 %)
Homework (20 %)
Maximum Class Size & Student Quota For Students from Other
Departments
Max: 20, Other Students: 10
Proposed Semester
Spring Semesters
Category Content
Departmental: 3 credits
Design content: 1 credit
Date of Proposal
February 3, 2003
Other faculty member(s) who may teach this course: Mustafa V. Kök