stuck pipe and fishing operations

Course Description

A practical treatment of the causes of stuck pipe and twisting off, as well as techniques employed to avoid such problems. Investigation techniques, operation, selection and use of fishing tools, decision making methods are also covered. Wellbore recovery and replacement decisions and techniques to side track are covered in the course.

This course is designed to educate the participant how to prevent fishing jobs, and if they occur what options and techniques are available to recover the fish or sidetrack the well.

Audience

Early career drilling engineers, petroleum engineers and specialist service company engineers.

Wellsite supervisors.

Management personnel will benefit from learning about the practical aspects of drillstring recovery and decision making if fishing is contemplated.

Prerequisites

Fundamantal understanding of drillstrings.
Exposure to well site drilling operations.
Basic math skills.

Course Schedule

1	Overview of drilling - hole designs and types Axial Loads in submerged tubulars Steel Mechanics 1 Steel Mechanics 2 Drill string design - API RP7G exercises
2	Continuation of drill string design Causes of drill string failure Preventing drill string failure Stuck Pipe 1: definitions, mechanisms and consequences Stuck Pipe 2: Geometry causes
3	Stuck Pipe 3: Solids causes Stuck Pipe 4: Differential sticking Lost circulation Fishing 1: Causes and prevention Fishing 2: Tool types and operation
4	Fishing 3: Tool selection Fishing 4: Economics Fishing 5: Exercises Overview of directional drilling Overview of plug back methods, open hole and cased hole
5	Sidetracking: Reasons and considerations, effect on future operations Sidetracking openhole Sidetracking cased hole

Instructors

Mr. David Humphrey, Mr. Campbell Cassidy, Mr. John Magill, Catalin Teodoriu, Mr. Martin Hayes, Mr. Craig Rosier

Instructors may vary based on location and schedule.

Classes

No classes are currently scheduled for this course.

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We will schedule a class for this course, when there are enough participants on the waiting list.

Course Provider:
NExT