Casing While Drilling

CwD is an emerging technology which presents new opportunities to operators, drilling contractors and service companies.

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Casing While Drilling

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CwD is an emerging technology which presents new opportunities to operators, drilling contractors and service companies. It provides access to marginal reserves and drill through trouble zones. Throughout recent years, the method has seen proven results in diverse regions around the world.
 
In this 2-day masterclass, you will improve your understanding of CwD, learn how to select the best applications of CwD to enhance operational efficiency and opens up a new service market. The delegates should be able to implement the technology when you are back to office and evaluate when it is appropriate to use CwD.

Training Objectives

  • GAIN deep understanding about CwD 
  • LEARN the latest technology innovations and successful applications 
  • UNDERSTAND how to drill through trouble zones with CwD to enjoy greater ROI 
  • CONTROL wellbore using various combinations of special tools and methodologies to achieve safer and more efficient operations 
  • IDENTIFY candidates for CwD applications 
  • MANAGE potential operational, economic and technical risks involved of the project 
  • JUSTIFY economic and operational values of CwD to management and staff

Audiences

This workshop is for drilling professionals with a need for or an interest in a thorough understanding of deepwater managed pressure drilling & casing while drilling. Job titles include Drilling Superintendents, Drilling Managers, Drilling Foreman, Drilling Engineers, Production Geologists and Geology Managers.
*Delegates are required to bring their laptop for software demostration

Instructor

Fred Wiegand

Mr Fred Wiegand is a senior petroleum and drilling engineer with over 40 years of international experience in petroleum engineering, drilling & reservoir engineering, IWCF surface subsea drilling, work-over rigs & well completion, design of offshore & onshore production facilities, design & maintenance of many drilling rigs including drillships, semis & jackups, coring, stuck pipe, fishing, hole cleaning, directional drilling, deep drilling and well control. He is well-versed in Monte Carlo Simulation software and developed computerized methods for advanced technology in petroleum engineering. He is currently the President of Wiegand Engineering Inc., a company which provides petroleum and drilling related technical and consultancy services to many leading oil & gas companies all over the world. 
With Fred’s wealth and skills, he has designed drilling & well-completion projects, written programs, supervised operations on many types of land rigs and deepwater floaters.
Some of the recent projects that Fred has actively involved: 

- InterAct PMTI seconded to Sea Dragon – Egypt as Senior Offshore Drilling Superintendent, exploration directional well from TransOcean jackup rig # 103, Gulf of Suez near Zafarana - EPI seconded to ConocoPhillips, as drilling supervisor on Precision land rig #403, Wyoming, USA 

- Repsol Argentina Project, as Staff Drilling Engineer and Petroleum Geologist. Managed new drilling and production technologies, including casing drilling, DynaPumps, and fiberglass sucker rods. - EPI seconded to TXM

- Hungary as Sr. Drilling Engineer and Supervisor. Designed Mako #6 to 6000 m as the “deepest” 2005 exploration gas well in Hungary 

- As Shell SEPCO drilling foreman on Cognac Deepwater Platform, US GOM OCSG offshore Louisiana, simultaneous workovers on deepwater fixed production platform.

Daily Aims

  • Day 1 
    • Introduction - General view, advantages and disadvantages, types of CwD, scenarios for CwD applications 
    • Operational aspects of CwD – Rig and downhole tool equipment design and applications, hydraulics, drilling fluids for CwD, well control while drilling with casing, surface-hole Casing While Drilling, drilling efficiency optimization 
    • New technology development and application 
    • Successful implementation of the technology around the world
       
  • Day 2
    • Drilling feasibility analysis –HPHT, deepwater, review of benefits, challenges and limitations
    • Cost comparisons and risk management: Predict economic impact of trouble events such as well control, loss of circulation and stircking of the drilling string or casing string, how to manage the risk involved and integrate it with other drilling technologies to maximize return?
    • Software presentation
    • Case studies
    • Workshop exercises
    • Executive summary

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