Advanced Drilling Best Practices
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Program Professional Framework
Advanced Drilling Best Practices
Program Overview
Leading drilling organisations consistently deliver wells faster and safer by turning experience into standard practice. This course examines proven practices across the well delivery process: technical limit planning, offset analysis and drilling roadmaps, hole cleaning and wellbore stability management, bit and BHA selection, vibration mitigation, casing running and tripping practices, and reduction of non-productive and invisible lost time. It also covers after-action reviews, key performance indicators and lessons-learned systems that sustain improvement across rigs and contractors operating in GCC land and offshore fields.
Learning Outcomes
- ✓Apply the technical limit method to set ambitious but achievable well delivery targets.
- ✓Build a drilling roadmap from offset well data that defines parameters and risks by hole section.
- ✓Evaluate hole cleaning and wellbore stability indicators and recommend corrective practices.
- ✓Diagnose drillstring vibration from surface and downhole data and adjust parameters or BHA design.
- ✓Analyse NPT and invisible lost time to prioritise improvements in tripping, connections and casing runs.
- ✓Design an after-action review and lessons-learned process with measurable drilling KPIs.
Target Audience
- Drilling engineers and drilling superintendents
- Rig managers and toolpushers
- Wellsite drilling supervisors
- Drilling performance and operations excellence engineers
Detailed Program Modules
01Drilling Performance Management
- Technical limit and well delivery targets
- Drilling KPIs and benchmarking
- Operator and contractor roles in performance
02Well Planning Practices
- Offset well analysis and risk identification
- Drilling roadmaps by hole section
- Contingency planning and decision trees
03Hole Cleaning and Wellbore Stability
- Cuttings transport in vertical and deviated sections
- Monitoring torque, drag and pressure trends
- Mud weight and practices for unstable formations
04Bits, BHA and Vibration Management
- Bit selection and dull grading
- BHA design for directional control and stability
- Identifying and mitigating stick-slip, whirl and bit bounce
05Flat-Time and Tripping Practices
- Connection, tripping and casing running performance
- Swab and surge management
- Reducing invisible lost time
06Continuous Improvement
- NPT analysis and root cause investigation
- After-action reviews and lessons-learned systems
- Sustaining good practice across rigs
Training Methodology
Applied Project & Assessment
Applied Project
Participants review the drilling data of a recently completed well in their organisation or a provided case, quantify NPT and invisible lost time, and present a practice roadmap for the next well with targets, parameters and responsible parties.
Assessment
Short diagnostic at the start, practical tasks linked to each learning outcome, and evaluation of the applied project against published criteria.
University Certificate & International Accreditation
Professional Certificate accredited by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Advanced Drilling Best Practices
International accreditation: European Health and Safety Agency (EHSA)