304461 (v.2) Drilling Engineering 703

Area:	Department of Petroleum Engineering
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	40.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly
Tutorial:	1 x 20 Hours 4 Weekly
Syllabus:	Role of drilling in petroleum development; drilling rig selection; pore pressure determination; drill string selection and design; drilling fluids and bits; drilling mud hydraulics and lifting capacity; aspects of well control; vertical, deviated, horizontal and multilateral wells; pressure losses; surge and swab pressure; rock mechanics in wellbore construction; wellbore stability; corrosion control; cementing and cement bond evaluation; casing and tubular design and selection; and riser design for deepwater.
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Field of Education:	030100 Manufacturing Engineering and Technology (Narrow Grouping)
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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