Extended Reach Drilling (ERD)

This training course on Extended Reach Drilling will utilize a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. The training course is highly interactive and participative. The training course will be based on interactive exercises and case studies drawn from a wide range of countries and situations. Delegates to this training course will be provided with training materials.

By the end of this training course, participants will learn to:

• Improve understanding of high angle drilling
• Gain confidence in an engineering approach to drilling
• Be able to explain why certain practices worked (or didn’t work) on previous wells
• Be able to anticipate when (and why) different techniques may be required on future wells
• Experience fewer problems on future wells

This Gulf Rowad training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit: 

• Drilling and Completion Engineers
• Drilling and Completion Supervisors
• Drilling Managers
• Technical support personnel
• Subsurface teams
• Project Managers

Organisational Impact

The organization will gain the following:

• Project managers will understand ERD limitations and opportunities
• Subsurface team (Geologist, Reservoir, etc) will understand ERD Limitation / opportunities and will know how to make ERD proposals.
• Achieving Optimum well design using proven techniques
• Preparation for a successful ERD operation
• Ensuring delivering a successful well with minimum cost

Personal Impact

• Gaining ERD knowledge both design and operation
• Will have self-confidence designing ERD wells