Well Drilling Design
Well Drilling Design
Well Drilling Design
Presented By
Md. Majedur Rahman
B. Sc (Hon’s), M. Sc in Geology & Mining, RU
Instructor (Tech)
Mining and Mine Survey Technology
Bogura Polytechnic Institute, BOGURA.
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Petroleum Well Design & Completion
Course Code No. 69372
Drilling mud plays important role in the successful completion of the drilling
process. Mud serves various functions including exerting sufficient
hydrostatic pressure against subsurface formations and preventing wellbore
instability. Selection of an appropriate mud weight is one way to prevent
borehole failure. Mud pressure is the only parameter analysed routinely in a
quantitative fashion, resulting in a recommendation for the mud weight
margin (also referred to as drilling window). The mud-weight margin is the
density range between pore and fracturing pressures.
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Effects of high mud weight
Element Advantage Debatable Disadvantage
Reduce borehole collapse √
Reduce fill √ √
Reduce pressure variations √
Reduce washout √ √
Reduce tight hole √ √
Reduce clay swelling √ √
Increase differential √ √
sticking
Increase lost circulation √
Reduced drilling rate √ √
Expensive mud √
Poor pore pressure √ √
estimation
Drill bits are cutting tools used to remove material to create holes, almost
always of circular cross-section. Drill bits come in many sizes and shapes and
can create different kinds of holes in many different materials. In order to
create holes drill bits are usually attached to a drill, which powers them to
cut through the workpiece, typically by rotation. The drill will grasp the
upper end of a bit called the shank in the chuck.
Drill collar: a heavy, thick-walled steel tube which provides weight on the bit
to achieve penetration. A number of drill collars may be used between the
bit and the drill pipe.
• It is also used to support and lower pipe that is used for casing
and tubing.
Hoisting System
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DERRICK, MAST & SUBSTRUCTURE
• Standard drilling rig derricks are tall steel structures with four
supporting legs standing on a square base.
• The derrick provides the vertical height necessary for the hoisting
system to raise and lower the pipe.
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DERRICK, MAST & SUBSTRUCTURE
• The mast has almost completely replaced the conventional
derrick for drilling on land because:
• It can be quickly dismantled and erected on another location by the
regular rig crew
• The mast can be moved in large units without complete disassembly.
• Masts 135 to 145 feet in height are the most common size.
• The rig floor, rotary table, casing and drill pipes rest on a
substructure.
• The rig floor provides an area for handling the drill stem and
related equipment.