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DRILLING A WELL
What does it mean?
- Drill the well safely without hurting people, without damaging the
environment and equipment
• Because it is a mystery
• Rotation
• Compression
• Cleaning
• Drilling bit
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DRILL?
• Rotation
• Drilling bit
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DRILL?
Assume that you are digging a big well of 40 feet diameter
in your farm
To a depth of day 90 feet
What do you need to stabilise the well not falling over?
Concrete or
Brick Walls
Water
20” casing -
150 m WHAT DO WE NEED
Cement to
surface
TO DRILL?
5.1/2” Liner –
3,200 m
Cement to 150 m
inside 9.5/8”
shoe
Reservoir Section
WHAT DO WE NEED TO DRILL?
Rotation
Rotary Table
Top Drive
• Requires drive
(either independent or coupled)
TOP DRIVE
Drill Collar
For 17.1/2” hole section – 9.1/2” or 9” and/or 8” (if a tapered string is used, then a
6.1/2” will be used above 8”)
For 12.1/4” hole section – 8” (if a tapered string is used, then a 6.1/2” will be used
above 8”)
Completion operations
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION?
In a Logical Sequence,
Part 2 : Tangibles
Definition:
Generally ignored by many Operators but this is one of the most critical
requirement for a successful drilling campaign.
List of Activities
Part 2 : Tangibles
Tangibles require generally long lead time for delivery depending upon the
requirements and market conditions.
• Hence, they are ordered well in advance of the drilling operations, some times
even 6 to 12 months before
• At least the preliminary well design has to be completed (preferably final well
design) prior to ordering of the tangibles
• For some complex wells, the exercise for ordering tangibles starts even 1 or 2
years prior to the expected drilling time
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION?
Part 2 : Tangibles
• Design may change close to start of drilling operations due to additional work or
data during the period between ordering tangibles and actually drilling and hence
the preliminary design for ordering has to include contingencies for such changes
To mobilize rig and all the related services to the Location to drill the
1st well in the campaign
Spudding of
well
At the end of the drilling campaign, to demobilise the rig and services
in time and properly
WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR WELL CONSTRUCTION?
List of Activities