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Well Control

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Course Unit Code541-3018/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
KUN109doc. Ing. Antonín Kunz, Ph.D.
KLE028doc. Ing. Martin Klempa, Ph.D.
Summary
Safety of drilling operation. Well control during drilling operation. Pressure control during well intervention and workover.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Process safety and well integrity is of critical importance to successful day to day operations. Graduates will look at the technical aspects of the search for oil and gas and the steps taken to protect ourselves, the environment and society as a whole.
Course Contents
1) An overview of oil and gas I
2) An overveiw of oil and gas II
3) The life cycle of a well I
4) The life cycle of a well II
5) Drilling rigs oil and gas
6) Drilling rigs geothermal
7) Well control during drilling operations I
8) Well control during drilling operations II
9) Well intervention
10) Well workover
11) Pressure control during well intervention
12) Pressure control during well workover
13) Documentation and operation records
14) Conclusion
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.
NGUYEN, J.P.: Drilling. Editions TECHNIP, France. ISBN 978-7108-0689-9, 1996.
SAMUEL, G. R.: Downhole Drilling Tools: Theory and Practice for Engineerings and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 2007, ISBN 1-933762-13-6.
GRACE, ROBERT D.: Blowout and Well Control Handbook (2nd Edition). Elsevier, 2017.
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.
KLEMPA, M.; ZEMAN, V.; BUJOK, P.; STRUNA, J.; PINKA, J.: Technika a technologie hlubinného vrtání – multimediální výukový text. Projekt FRVŠ č. 960/2011.
CRUMPTON, H.: Well Control for Completions and Interventions. Elsevier, 2018.
Recommended Reading:
International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). IADC Deepwater Well Control Guidelines (2nd Edition). International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC), 2015.
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.
SAMUEL, G. R.: Downhole Drilling Tools: Theory and Practice for Engineerings and Students. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, 2007, ISBN 1-933762-13-6.
GRACE, ROBERT D.: Blowout and Well Control Handbook (2nd Edition). Elsevier, 2017.
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.
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Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18