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Terminated in academic year 2008/2009

Drilling Exploration and Rotary Drilling

Type of study Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-0489/01
Abbreviation VPHV
Course title Drilling Exploration and Rotary Drilling
Credits 7
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Bujok, CSc.

Subject syllabus

1. Basics of the borehole design – evaluation of the predicted geological profile in terms of determining the drilling technique and technology
2. Rocks drillability – working process of the drilling tools, various influences on strength and deformability of rocks during its disjunction, classification of the drilling tools
3. Design of roller-cone drilling bits, basis of roller-cone drilling bits kinematics, selection of the bit for various rock types
4. Drill string – work process of the drill string inside the borehole – functional assessment of drill strings for various types of boreholes, drill string malfunctions, precautions to the drill string failures; drill string straining calculation
5. Casing string - work process of the casing string inside the borehole, casing string straining analysis, lowering and stabilization of the casing string, casing string failures, casing string straining calculation
6. Drilling regime – optimal and reasonable drilling regime, classification of drilling regime – its measuring and monitoring
7. Technology of borehole cementation – calculations of cement volume, pressure and time for cementing borehole
8. Break downs inside the borehole – methods and tools for removal of the break down, methods of overcoming pressure effects inside the borehole

Literature

Zeman, V. (1988): Drilling and Completing Water Wells; postgraguate study university mimeographed-Geological Activities in English Speaking-Third World Countries; Publishing Centre - GP Ostrava
ROBELLO, S. G.: Downhole Drilling Tools – Theory and Practice for Engineers and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas, 2007. ISBN 978-1-933762-13-5 .
Nguyen, J.P. (1996): Drilling. Editions TECHNIP, France. ISBN 978-7108-0689-9.
Samuel, G. R. (2007): Downhole Drilling Tools: Theory and Practice for Engineerings and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, ISBN 1-933762-13-6 .

Advised literature

Chugh, P.C. (1991): High Technology in Drilling and Exploration, New Dehli, India
Baker, R. (1994): A Primer of Oilwell Drilling; basic text of oil and gas drilling; 5th Edition; published by PETEX and IADC
Mazáč, J. (2005): Drilling Technologies, university mimeographed; VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Publishing Centre of VŠB-TU Ostrava
Pinka, J. et al. (2007): Borehole Mining, university textbook, Publishing Centre/AMS, F BERG TU in Košice