Drilling Engineering and Well Completions

  1. Well Planning and Design
    1. Well Objectives and Data Gathering
      1. Defining Well Objectives
        1. Geological and Geophysical Data
          1. Offset Well Data
            1. Risk Assessment
            2. Well Trajectory Design
              1. Vertical Wells
                1. Applications and Limitations
                2. Directional Wells
                  1. Build Sections
                    1. Hold Sections
                      1. Drop Sections
                      2. Horizontal Wells
                        1. Horizontal Well Applications
                        2. Multilateral Wells
                          1. Types of Multilaterals
                            1. Design Considerations
                          2. Casing Design
                            1. Casing Seat Selection
                              1. Formation Integrity Tests
                                1. Pore Pressure Considerations
                                  1. Fracture Pressure Considerations
                                  2. Casing String Types
                                    1. Conductor Casing
                                      1. Surface Casing
                                        1. Intermediate Casing
                                          1. Production Casing
                                            1. Liners
                                            2. Load Case Analysis
                                              1. Burst Loading
                                                1. Collapse Loading
                                                  1. Tension Loading
                                                    1. Triaxial Stress
                                                    2. Casing Material Selection
                                                      1. Casing Connections
                                                      2. Drill String Design
                                                        1. Component Selection
                                                          1. Drill Pipe
                                                            1. Heavy-Weight Drill Pipe
                                                              1. Drill Collars
                                                                1. Bottom Hole Assembly
                                                                2. Stress and Failure Analysis
                                                                  1. Tension and Compression
                                                                    1. Buckling
                                                                      1. Fatigue
                                                                        1. Torsion
                                                                      2. Bit Selection and Hydraulics Optimization
                                                                        1. Bit Types and Applications
                                                                          1. Bit Selection Criteria
                                                                            1. Hydraulics Calculations
                                                                              1. Nozzle Selection
                                                                                1. Optimization Techniques
                                                                                2. Drilling Rig Selection
                                                                                  1. Onshore Rigs
                                                                                    1. Land Rig Types
                                                                                      1. Mobility Considerations
                                                                                        1. Rig-up Considerations
                                                                                        2. Offshore Rigs
                                                                                          1. Jack-ups
                                                                                            1. Semi-submersibles
                                                                                              1. Drillships
                                                                                                1. Platform Rigs
                                                                                                2. Rig Selection Criteria

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