Course Overview

Day-by-Day Outline

Day 1 – Directional Drilling Fundamentals

• - Introduction to directional drilling concepts and applications
• - Types of directional wells: build-and-hold, S-well, J-well, horizontal wells
• - Key directional drilling terms and tools
• - Exercise: Classify well profiles and their applications

Day 2 – Trajectory Planning & Survey Calculations

• - Dogleg severity (DLS) and toolface orientation
• - Survey calculation methods: minimum curvature, balanced tangential
• - Building smooth well paths with minimum tortuosity
• - Anti-collision planning for multi-well pads
• - Workshop: Calculate directional surveys for planned trajectories

Day 3 – BHAs & Directional Drilling Tools

• - Types of BHAs for directional control
• - Rotary steerable systems vs. mud motors
• - Bit selection for directional wells
• - Deflection tools: bent subs, bent housings
• - Exercise: Design a BHA for a horizontal well section

Day 4 – Torque & Drag, Hole Cleaning & Stability

• - Torque and drag modeling in high-angle and horizontal wells
• - Hole cleaning strategies for long horizontal laterals
• - Managing wellbore stability in reactive shales
• - Vibration and stick-slip mitigation
• - Workshop: Model torque & drag profiles for a horizontal well plan

Day 5 – Landmark Compass Simulation & Case Studies

• - Introduction to Landmark Compass interface and workflows
• - Building well trajectories with geological targets
• - Anti-collision scans and clearance analysis
• - Optimizing trajectories for drilling efficiency
• - Capstone Project: Design and optimize a horizontal well using Compass, including anti-collision planning

Expected Learning Outcomes

•  Plan and design directional and horizontal wells
•  Perform accurate survey calculations and trajectory planning
•  Select and design BHAs for effective directional control
•  Manage torque, drag, and hole cleaning challenges in extended laterals
•  Use Landmark Compass to simulate and optimize directional well paths