Area: | Department of Petroleum Engineering |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 40.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 308068 (v.1) Drilling Engineering Fundamentals 603 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Drilling from floating rigs. Subsea drilling well control, directional well planning, liners and cementation, drilling optimization, fishing, coring, losses, abnormal formation pressures, sidetracking and milling. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On completion of this unit, students will have - Advanced knowledge of drilling operations, practice and planning. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Devereux, S. (1998), Practical Well Planning and Drilling Manual, Tulsa, Penn Well Publishing Company. Smith, D.W. (1993), Well Plugging and Abandonment, Tulsa, Penn Well Publishing Company. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed texts. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Final Exam 70%, Tutorials/Projects 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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AvailabilityAvailability Information has not been provided by the respective School or Area. Prospective students should contact the School or Area listed above for further information.
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