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Special Drilling Activities

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Course Unit Code541-0490/03
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KLE028doc. Ing. Martin Klempa, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject gives basic information about special drilling technologies used in drilling practice. First of all, the attention is intent on these special drilling activities.
Directional drilling, basic directional well types – characteristics.
Horizontal drilling – modern technology of borehole drilling – technical means
for directional and horizontal drilling. Turbines (turbodrills) and downhole
motors. Measuring technique used for orientation of well axis course.
Inclinometers – measurement methods and constructional workmanship.
Measusrement while drilling – MWD and LWD systems (LWD – logging while
drilling). Multilateral drilling and re-entry drilling – determination of oil
and gas reservoir recovery inerease. Coiled tubing drilling technology -–CT
technology. Slim hole drilling. Underbalanced drilling – UBD technology.
Drilling by use of top drive system – TD drilling. Some of modern geotechnical
unconventional drilling methods and deposit mining. Rotary – percussion
drilling by use of down – the – hole hammers.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The main goal of this subject is to make students acquainted with the special drilling activities, used in the contemporary drilling practice. The students have to gain basic knowledge which makes them possible to define individual types of special drilling works, to describe them and outline the technical means and technological processes used during the realisation of these special drilling works. On the basis of the acquired theoretical knowledge they have to demonstrate how to explain realization principle of these special drilling works and by use of practical examples to ilustrate the spheres of their utilization. They must be able to apply their knowledge in the computation and practical tutorials, to find the optimum methods of solution of tasks dated up in these tutorials by use of the categorization and analysis of the available information relating to problems of special drilling works. They have to be able to summarise the knowledge gained during the solution of tasks within the frame of tutorials by use of synthesis, to codify this knowledge and to make a proposal of the optimum solution variety. Last but not least, the have to learn how to judge the importance of the information, to diferentiate between material and immaterial and to conclude and choose these important data which are utilizable in their next professional activity.
Course Contents
1. Drilling of the directional boreholes – definition of lateral boreholes, multiple directional boreholes, sideways drilling; horizontal drilling – technology and technique, technology for determining the course of borehole axis – borehole inclinometry; MWD and LWD systems - measurement and logging while drilling; modern methods of directional drilling
2. Multilateral boreholes and re-enter method for enhanced extraction efficiency in oil and gas reservoirs, Dual and multilateral boreholes – purpose and usage
3. CT – Coiled tubing operations – pros and ways of usage; Slim holes
4. Under Balance Drilling – technology and technique
5. TD – Top Drive drilling – technique and technology; design, function, advantages of TD directional and horizontal boreholes
6. Some of the modern unconventional geotechnical drilling and reservoirs extraction methods – Litho Jet method, hydraulic disjunction methods
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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.
Gabolde, G.; Nguyen, J.-P.: Drilling Data Handbook. Editions TECHNIP, Paris, France, 2014. ISBN: 978-2-7108-0971-5.
Lyons, W.; Carter, T.; Lapeyrouse, N.: Formulas and Calculations for Drilling, Production and Workover. Elsevier, USA, 2012. ISBN: 978-1-85617-929-4.
ZEMAN, V.; PINKA, J.; KLEMPA, M.; STRUNA, J.: Technika a technologie vrtných prací – I. díl Technika pro provádění vrtných prací. Marionetti Press, Ostrava 2014. ISBN 978-80-905737-0-3.
ZEMAN, V.; PINKA, J.; KLEMPA, M.; STRUNA, J.: Technika a technologie vrtných prací – II. díl Základy technologie vrtných prací. Marionetti Press, Ostrava 2014. ISBN 978-80-905737-1-0.
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.
KLEMPA, M.; ZEMAN, V.; BUJOK, P.; STRUNA, J.; PINKA, J.: Technika a technologie hlubinného vrtání – multimediální
výukový text. Projekt FRVŠ č. 960/2011.
Recommended Reading:
LYONS, W. C.: Air and Drilling Manual – Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells. Gulf Publishing, Houston, Texas, 2009. ISBN 978-0-12-370895-3.
WILLOUGHBY, D. A.: Horizontal Directional Drilling – Utility and Pipeline Applications. The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA, 2005. ISBN 0-07-145473-x.
LYONS, W. C.: Air and Drilling Manual – Applications for Oil and Gas Recovery Wells and Geothermal Fluids Recovery Wells. Gulf Publishing, Houston, Texas, 2009. ISBN 978-0-12-370895-3.
WILLOUGHBY, D. A.: Horizontal Directional Drilling – Utility and Pipeline Applications. The McGraw-Hill Companies, USA, 2005. ISBN 0-07-145473-x.
PINKA, J., SIDOROVÁ, M., DUDLA, N. A.: Vrtné súpravy a ich diagnostikovanie. Vysokoškolská učebnice, Ediční středisko AMS, F BERG, TU v Košicích, 2009. ISBN 978-80-89284-28-3.
PINKA, J., WITTENBERGER, G., ENGEL, J.: Dobývanie ložísk vrtmi. Vysokoškolská učebnice, Ediční středisko AMS, F BERG, TU v Košicích, 2006. ISBN 80-8073-625-1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Seminars, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Terrain work, Teaching by an expert (lecture or tutorial)
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18