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By: Adam T., Bourgoyne Jr.,
Martin E. Chenevert, Keith
K. Millheim, F.S. Young Jr.
SPE Textbook Series. 10th
printing 2005.
 Learning Objectives

Having worked through this the students will be

able to:

1. Describe the of drilling in the ,

and of a field.
2. Define the of an exploration, evaluation and
development well.
3. Define some used in drilling operations.

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 Learning Objective – Cont.

4. Knowing drilling is used

worldwide.
5. Describe the types of rotary drilling
used.
6. Describe the and , and their
respective , involved in a well.

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 Drilling / Reservoir Engineering

The is an underground mass of or

that is and enough to oil or natural
gas to in it.

The is a process whereby is using

a drill bit to create for oil and natural gas
production.

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 Drilling Rig

A drilling rig is that creates

in the earth .

✓ Each drilling rig it is size or type has only

simple , and that task is to your
to the reservoir.

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Drilling Rig – Cont.

Onshore Drilling Rig

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 Drilling Rig – Cont.

Offshore Drilling Rig

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 Drilling Rig – Cont.
Surface

Drilling Rig

The Earth Crust

Impermeable Rock
Gas
Oil
Water
Impermeable Rock Reservoir

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 Drilling Rig – Cont.

To enable the to complete this , each rig

of five main or which are:

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 Objective – Cont.

Is to the well to its and in a safe

manner (i.e. avoiding personal injuries and avoiding
technical problems).

Is to it with-in cost.
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 Well Purpose

Basically, drilling a well depends on the well’s purpose, and

it could be:

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 Exploration Wells

The prime of these is to define the of

the fluid (water, oil or gas) in the rock and to
characteristics of the reservoir including:

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 Exploration Wells – Cont.

The information will help to the

already available from and to decide
either to:

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 Evaluation Wells

The purpose of these is to define or complete the data

from wells through off wellbore reservoir
characteristics as follows:

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 Development Wells

The main of these wells is to the field on

and increase the , with priority given to
flow , rather than to make measurements.
There are types of wells as given
below:

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 Wildcat, Discovery and Dry Wells

The well drilled in the of discovery a new

reservoir is wildcat well.

If the well a deposit of petroleum, it is a

discovery well.

If it produce oil nor gas, water, it is a dry

well.

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Drilling a Well

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 Drilling a Well – Cont.

To build a well (hole), different drilling technologies have

been invented:

➢ Pennsylvanian drilling Rig.

➢ With mud.
✓ Quick percussion drilling.
➢ Without mud.
✓ Canadian drilling.

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 Drilling a Well – Cont.

➢ Surface Driven Technology.

✓ Rotary Bit.
✓ Rotary Nozzle.
➢ Subsurface Driven Technology.
✓ Turbine Drilling.
✓ Positive Displacement Motor Drilling.
✓ Electro Motor Drilling.

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 Drilling a Well – Cont.

➢ Diamond Coring.
➢ Shot Drilling.

➢ Abrasive Jet Drilling.

➢ Cavitating Jet Drilling.
➢ Electric arc and Plasma Drilling.
➢ Electric Beam Drilling.

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 Drilling a Well – Cont.

➢ Electric Disintegration Drilling.

➢ Explosive Drilling.
➢ Flame Jet Drilling.
➢ Implosion Drilling.
➢ Laser Drilling.
➢ Ream Drilling.
➢ Replaceable Cutterhead Drilling.
➢ Rocket Exhaust Drilling.

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