Drilling Engineering Contents Overview ponents Drillstring Drillbits Formation pressures Well control 1 Casing Cement Drilling fluids Hydraulics Directional drilling Directional Surveying Measurement while drilling Subsea 2 Overview Introduction Drilling Personnel Rotary drilling equipment The drilling process Offshore drilling Drilling economics 3 Overview Exploration and production licences In UK, the secretary of State for Energy is empowered(授权), on behalf of the Government, to panies to apply for exploration and production licences on the United Kingdom Continental Shelf. Exploration licences may be awarded at any time.(mainly allow to acquire seismic data, not to drill any deeper than 350 meters.) 1. Introduction 4 Production licences are awarded at specific discrete intervals known as licencing Rounds. Exploration, Development and Abandonment Before drilling an exploration well, company have to obtain a production licence. The licence allow pany to drill exploration wells in the area of interest. Overview 5 The objectives of exploration well To determine the presence of hydrocarbons To provide geological data(core, logs) for evaluation. To flow test the well to determine its production potential, and obtain fluid sample. Overview 6 The phases in the life of oil field Exploration Appraisal Development Maintenance Abandonment Overview 7 Role of Drilling Overview 8 2. Drilling personnel Drilling a well requires many different skills and involves panies. Operator :The pany who manages the drilling and /or production operations. In joint ventures pany acts as operator on behalf of the other partners. The pany will employ a drilling contractor to drill the well. Overview 9 Contracting strategies Day-rate contract(日费制) The mon type of drilling contract is a day-rate contract. The operator prepares a detailed well design and program of work for the drilling operation Drilling