Advanced Managed Pressure Drilling

Course objectives:

This course is presents the participants Managed Pressure Drilling

techniques, design and equipment. The course starts with an overview of the

MPD techniques such as constant bottom hole pressure and mud cap drilling

• perations. The course then presents the MPD techniques and equipment

including deepwater MPD equipment. The operational aspects of MPD are

addressed towards the end of this course.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• deal with issues of narrow pore/fracture pressure gradient windows,

lost circulation, abnormal pressures, kick/loss situations,

• drill wells in depleted reservoirs,
• acquire basic concepts of managed and underbalanced pressure drilling,
• review various managed pressure drilling methods and equipment,
• identify typical situations calling for managed pressure drilling and

assess potential benefit,

• review typical applications, equipment and operation of underbalanced

drilling.

This course is presents the participants Managed Pressure Drilling

techniques, design and equipment. The course starts with an overview of the

MPD techniques such as constant bottom hole pressure and mud cap drilling

• perations. The course then presents the MPD techniques and equipment

including deepwater MPD equipment. The operational aspects of MPD are

addressed towards the end of this course.

Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• deal with issues of narrow pore/fracture pressure gradient windows,

lost circulation, abnormal pressures, kick/loss situations,

• drill wells in depleted reservoirs,
• acquire basic concepts of managed and underbalanced pressure drilling,
• review various managed pressure drilling methods and equipment,
• identify typical situations calling for managed pressure drilling and

assess potential benefit,

• review typical applications, equipment and operation of underbalanced

drilling.