Course content

Pressure in sedimentary formations, prediction or pore and fracture pressure, setting and cementation of casing, conventional pressure control (detection of unstable hole, well shut-in, killing procedures), mud transport of free gas and gas in solution, security aspects concerning drilling in deep water (cold environment, lowfracture gradients, high kick-frequency, hydrate formation, shallow gas and water currents).

Learning outcome

Provide a summary over the most important safety elements that constitute a drilling programme; evaluations and initiatives to avoid or solve problems.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and PBL-group work. Port folio evaluation gives the basis for final grade; written exam 60%, exercises 20%, midterm exam 20%. Results are presented by %, final grade by letter grade. The lectures will be held in English if international masterstudents attend. The exam can be changed from written to oral at the postponed exams (continuation exam).

Compulsory assignments

• Exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

Basic topics in drilling.

Course materials

SPE book: Applied Drilling Engineering. Compendium.

Credit reductions