Course Overview

Day-by-Day Outline

Day 1 – Fundamentals of Well Design

• - Well design objectives and workflow
• - Data requirements: pore pressure, fracture gradients, offset data
• - Overview of drilling hazards affecting design
• - Regulatory standards and well design guidelines
• - Exercise: Identify design challenges using offset well data

Day 2 – Casing & Cementing Design

• - Types of casing strings and functions
• - Determining casing setting depths
• - Casing strength calculations: burst, collapse, tension
• - Cementing design basics and zonal isolation considerations
• - Workshop: Design a casing program with safety margins

Day 3 – Mud Weight Windows & Wellbore Stability

• - Pore and fracture pressure concepts
• - Determining mud weight envelopes
• - Managing narrow pressure windows
• - Mechanical wellbore stability analysis
• - Exercise: Calculate safe mud weights for planned well intervals

Day 4 – Trajectory & Directional Planning

• - Trajectory planning: build, hold, drop sections
• - Calculating dogleg severity and wellpath tortuosity
• - Anti-collision considerations for multi-well pads
• - Planning vertical, deviated, and horizontal well paths
• - Workshop: Prepare a directional plan for a horizontal section

Day 5 – Integrated Well Programs & Case Studies

• - Preparing detailed well programs: casing, mud, BHA, hydraulics
• - Cost estimation and time planning
• - Case studies of successful and problematic well designs
• - Risk assessment and mitigation strategies
• - Capstone Project: Develop a comprehensive well design package for a given field scenario

Expected Learning Outcomes

•  Plan well designs that meet technical and safety objectives
•  Perform casing strength calculations and select appropriate casing strings
•  Determine mud weight envelopes for stable and safe drilling
•  Design well trajectories optimized for reservoir targets
•  Integrate all aspects of well design into comprehensive well programs