Drilling Engineering

  1. Well Completion and Handover
    1. Transition from Drilling to Completions
      1. Handover Documentation
        1. Well History
          1. Formation Data
            1. Completion Recommendations
            2. Interface Coordination
              1. Personnel Transfer
                1. Equipment Transfer
                  1. Safety Briefings
                2. Wellbore Cleanup
                  1. Circulation and Conditioning
                    1. Mud Displacement
                      1. Wellbore Cleaning
                      2. Debris Removal
                        1. Junk Removal
                          1. Scale Removal
                          2. Formation Damage Assessment
                            1. Skin Factor
                              1. Productivity Index
                            2. Perforating Operations
                              1. Perforation Methods
                                1. Jet Perforating
                                  1. Bullet Perforating
                                  2. Gun Systems
                                    1. Wireline Guns
                                      1. Tubing Conveyed Guns
                                        1. Through Tubing Guns
                                        2. Perforation Design
                                          1. Shot Density
                                            1. Phasing
                                              1. Penetration Depth
                                            2. Production Tubing Installation
                                              1. Tubing String Design
                                                1. Load Analysis
                                                  1. Material Selection
                                                    1. Connection Selection
                                                    2. Running Procedures
                                                      1. Tubing Preparation
                                                        1. Installation Methods
                                                        2. Tubing Accessories
                                                          1. Packers
                                                            1. Safety Valves
                                                              1. Gas Lift Valves
                                                            2. Wellhead and Christmas Tree Installation
                                                              1. Wellhead Components
                                                                1. Casing Head
                                                                  1. Tubing Head
                                                                    1. Wellhead Connections
                                                                    2. Christmas Tree Types
                                                                      1. Conventional Trees
                                                                        1. Compact Trees
                                                                          1. Subsea Trees
                                                                          2. Installation Procedures
                                                                            1. Pressure Testing
                                                                              1. Function Testing
                                                                            2. Well Testing
                                                                              1. Initial Flow Testing
                                                                                1. Productivity Testing
                                                                                  1. Pressure Testing
                                                                                  2. Formation Evaluation
                                                                                    1. Pressure Buildup Tests
                                                                                      1. Drawdown Tests
                                                                                    2. Well Suspension and Abandonment
                                                                                      1. Temporary Suspension
                                                                                        1. Suspension Procedures
                                                                                          1. Monitoring Requirements
                                                                                          2. Permanent Abandonment
                                                                                            1. Plug and Abandonment
                                                                                              1. Cement Plug Placement
                                                                                                1. Regulatory Compliance
                                                                                                2. Environmental Restoration
                                                                                                  1. Site Cleanup
                                                                                                    1. Equipment Removal

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