Well Engineering Level 1

(Online Training)
Course objective:
This course is designed for Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Junior Directional Drillers, Senior Well
Engineers and Tool Pushers. The course provides a comprehensive treatment of drill string design, directional
planning and drilling Hydraulics.

Course perquisites
Participants should have back ground in both drilling engineering and math. Participants must have a scientific
calculator for use during the course.

Course language
English language will be used.

Course duration and time line.

Course duration will be 50 hrs. Divided on 10 days (June 2020).
Starting date: Wednesday 17th of June to Sunday 21st of June and from Wednesday 24th of June to Sunday
28th of June.
Time of training: 5 hrs a day including 1 hr break.
( from 10 am to 3 pm ) or from (8 PM to 1 AM) Cairo Local Time.
Separate day prior the course, we will arrange all required tools and connect with all participants.

About instructor

Mahmoud Boraey is a Senior Drilling and WO Supervisor at BABETCO (Shell JV)

with 9 years of experience in supervisory positions. Worked for major companies
in Egypt and was exposed to different drilling roles that enabled me to acquire
various and wide range of experience.
 Shell certified well engineer, passed Shell Round 1 and Round 2 exams.
 Holding a master degree in drilling engineering from Suez University.
 Developed A computer based drilling and well control Simulator.
 Completed 12 levels programming School at AGC academy.
 Working as freelancer programmer in different projects.
 Completed Training Of Trainers (TOT) program and certified from
Canadian institute.
 Received performance certificate from Shell senior management as rig
EDC 48 supervisor.
 Received the outstanding performance award during my career with
Maresek drilling and EDC.
Course Overview
Through our course we will gain intensive Knowledge in the mentioned topics

Drill String Design:

Day 1

 Introduction - pre-class test

 Mechanical Properties of Steel & Basic Concepts- Strength & Deformation
 Hook’s Law - Minimum Yield Stress - Maximum Yield Stress
 Buoyancy - Axial Forces and Buckling in Submerged Tubulars
 On the first day participants will have an overview of the learning objectives during the
course. The day will continue on to discuss topics such as the properties of steel, Hooke's Law,
and Thermal Stress. Participants will gain knowledge about axial forces and buckling in
submerged tubulars, ending with a practical exercise.

Day 2

 Drill Stem Design, Drill Pipe Specifications and Connections

 Drill pipe Specs - Steel Grade – Tool Joints – Make-up Torque – Drill pipe Classification – Drill
pipe Marking
 Drill string Tension Design based on Margin of Over pull and SCF
 Collapse, Burst and Torsion Design
 Participants will have a detail analysis of the complete manufacture of Drill Pipe process will be
reviewed including connections and make up torque. During the day multiple exercises will
complement the theory part.

Day 3

 Bottom Hole Assembly and Drill string Dynamics

 Bottom Hole Assembly (BHA) Selection and Design – Drill Collar and Heavy Weight Drill Pipe
(HWDP) Specifications and properties – BHA Design Process
 Bending Strength Ratio – Stiffness Ratio – Stress Relief Features
 BHA Design for Directional Drilling Applications
 BHA components, properties, design factors and limitation including a BHA applicability in
directional wells, stabilization principles and effects of stiffness, formation Dip, hole washout
and WOB. The day will end with a review of drill string dynamics.

Day 4

 Drill String Care and Inspection

 Drill String Failures and Prevention – Group 1 and Group 2 DS Failures
 Drill String Failure Prevention – Drill String Care and Inspection
 In the final day participants will learn about types of damage which may occur during
operations and handling. Detail review of tables, curves and technical data of DS-1 will be
followed by fatigue design, overload cases and class exercises.
Directional drilling an planning:
Day 1

 Directional Drilling Fundamentals and Terminology

 Fundamentals, applications, and limitations
 Terminology, well objectives, and target issues
 Well planning: positioning and coordinate systems
 Day one will focus on directional drilling fundamentals and terminology. Participants will learn
about the fundamentals, applications, and limitations of directional drilling. The day will
continue with a discussion over terminology, well objectives, and target issues. A discussion on
well planning will close out the day, paying special attention to positioning and coordinating
systems.

Day 2

 Surveying and Advanced Well Planning

 Survey calculation methods
 Anti-collision and well planning
 Surveying tools
 MWD, LWD and mudlogging
 Participants will learn about surveying and advanced well planning on the second day. Survey
calculation methods, anti-collision and advanced well planning, and surveying tools will all be
covered on this day. The day will end with participants learning about the uses of MWD, LWD
and mudlogging in directional drilling.

Day 3

 Downhole Equipment
 Drilling tools and deflection methods
 Drilling motors overview
 BHA design
 Rotary steerable systems
 Downhole equipment will be the focus of day three. Participants will learn about the different
drilling tools and deflection methods. Drilling motors and bit overview will be covered as well.
The day will end with participants learning about BHA design and rotary steerable systems.

Day 4

 Well Planning and Path Design

 Directional well path design
 Horizontal well planning and calculations
 Horizontal drilling planning
 Drill string design
 Torque, drag, shocks and vibrations
 Day four will cover well planning and path design. On this day participants will get a chance to
learn about directional well path design and horizontal well planning. Drill string design and
important aspects of drill string operation in directional and high angle wellbores is explored.
Torque and drag complications in directional wells are explained.
Drilling Hydraulics:
Day 1

 Circulation system on drilling rigs

 Friction losses calculations
 Flow velocities
 Different flow types
 Design Bit hydraulics

Day 2

 Bit pressure losses

 HSI and Bit performance
 Swap and Surge
 General Practices on Hydraulics

Practical work during the course

1) Complete Drill string design Example.
2) Different Well trajectory design exercises.
3) Drilling Hydraulics miscellaneous Exercises.

Participants Limit
This training will be limited to 10 persons only for one group to ensure good quality of training and maintain
good communication between instructor and trainees.

Course fees
100 USD per person through Western Union