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Directional Drilling Course

Directional Drilling Course
4 to 360 hours of flexible workload
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What Will I Learn?

This course covers the complete directional drilling workflow, starting with wellbore geometry fundamentals and progressing through downhole tool selection, MWD systems, survey calculations, and anti-collision methods. You will learn how to design 3D well trajectories, control toolface during slide and rotary steerable operations, and apply torque-and-drag models to optimise drilling parameters. Geosteering techniques using real-time LWD data are covered in detail, along with well control, casing, cementing, and digital data management for directional operations. By the end, you will have the technical knowledge to contribute to every stage of a directional well, from planning through post-well review.

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Develop Skills

  • BHA and Toolface Control: Design bottom-hole assemblies and execute precise directional steering commands.
  • Survey Calculations: Apply minimum curvature methods to compute accurate 3D wellbore positions.
  • Anti-Collision Risk Management: Evaluate separation factors and design safe well paths in multi-well environments.
  • Geosteering Decision-Making: Interpret real-time LWD logs to keep horizontal wells within target reservoir zones.

Suggested Summary

Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.
Workload: between 4 and 360 hours

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