Advanced Drilling Technology
Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | ||
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Advanced Drilling Technology | 30 Nov 2025 | 04 Dec 2025 | Muscat, Oman | $ 4,500 | Register |

Advanced Drilling Technology
Start Date | End Date | Venue | Fees (US $) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Advanced Drilling Technology | 30 Nov 2025 | 04 Dec 2025 | Muscat, Oman | $ 4,500 |
Introduction
The Advanced Drilling Technology training program will help you acquire the knowledge and management skills to advance further in your career. This program will prepare you to operate in a safe and efficient manner with respect for personnel, equipment and protection of our environment.
Objectives
- State the major theoretical aspects of advanced drilling
- Apply Onshore / Offshore Drilling Techniques
- Demonstrate and understanding of the actions required for Planning, Designing, and Managing Drilling Projects
This program will enable Senior Drilling Personnel in the Operations to:
Training Methodology
The training methodology is interactive with group exercises and is suitable for all employees involved in functions management. The pace and level of the training workshop is customized to the understanding of the delegates. Ongoing back-up and support is available after the training on request to the supplier, and the training course is also available for in-house presentation as well as for “Competency Transfer”.
Who Should Attend?
Senior Drilling Personnel, responsible for Drilling Operations.
Course Outline
Borehole Stability
- Formation Compaction and Hydration forces:
- Osmotic Phenomena
- Chemistry
- Components
Pore Pressures and Franc Gradients
- Prediction Methods
- Selection of Casing Seats
Oil Muds – Water Base Muds
- Lost Circulation
- Avoiding Lost Circulation
- Regaining Circulation
- Hydraulics
- Maximizing Bit Hydraulic Horsepower and Impact Force
- Rheology
- Principles
- Calculations
- Circulating Pressure Losses
Factors affecting Stuck Pipe
- Hole cleaning
- Differential pressure sticking
- Freeing pipe
Solids Control
- Methods
- Economic Evaluation
- Directional well drilling
Principles of Buoyancy
- Properties of Tubular
- Casing Design
- Collapse
- Burst
- Tension
Drill String Design
- Principles
- Use
- Stresses and Buckling of Tubular
Straight Hole Drilling
- Using Water Muds and Oil Muds
- Drilling Rates
Bit Selection
- Cementing
- Design
- Placement
- Corrosion Control while drilling
Completion/Workover
- Fluids - Types
- Efficiency Drilling – Time Saving Practices
Case studies and group discussions
Group Exercises
Course Evaluation and Summary