Stuck Pipe Prevention

The course starts with defining the term stuck pipe. It provides the participants with the three major mechanisms and the three minor mechanisms of stuck pipe. The participants are then presented with the issues related to hole stability, wellbore geometry, hole cleaning and wellbore pressure management to understand the major causes of stuck pipe. 

In day three we look at the wellsite management issues, the roles and responsibilities and how to recognize and interpret the signs of stuck pipe. First responses are presented together with the placement of the jars. The last day of the course addressed free point determination, fishing tools and challenges and the course is wrapped up with information on sidetracking of the well.

DAY 1

• Welcome and Introductions
• References
• Definition of stuck pipe
• Stuck pipe statistics
• Major Stuck pipe mechanisms
  • Pathway Causes
  • Mechanical Causes
  • Geological Causes
• Prevention and Monitoring
  • Stuck pipe warning signs
  • Solids and Hole cleaning
  • Torque and Drag
  • Wellbore stability
• Stuck pipe steel mechanics

Day 1: Exercises/Case Studies

DAY 2

• Drilling parameters
• Tension and torque limitation
• Recommended practices
• Well Engineering analysis
• Rig Sizing
• Connection practices
• Tripping and Back reaming
• Differential Sticking
• Jar Placement

Day 2: Exercises/Case Studies

DAY 3

• Roles and Responsibilities
• First Responses
• Free point and Back-off 
• Fishing Tools
• Fishing Techniques and Economics
• Cement Plugs and Sidetracking

Day 3: Exercises/Case Studies

The objectives for the course are;

• Learn the preventative actions to avoid stuck pipe Incidents.
• Know the first actions for freeing pipe
• Learn the parameters which affects Hole Cleaning
• Have a better understanding of Wellbore stability
• Have a better understanding of how a drilling jars works
• Review back-off operation and main Fishing tools
• Review main considerations when setting a cementing plug
• Exchange your experience with colleagues regarding Stuck Pipe
• Minimize the occurrence/frequency and cost impact of Stuck Pipe Incidents