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Book Synopsis
Coauthored by a leading drilling engineering professor/researcher and a well-experienced drilling research advisor, Drilling Engineering explains the fundamentals and field practices in drilling operations. This textbook is an excellent resource for drilling engineers, drilling supervisors and managers, and petroleum engineering students.

Topics covered include:
  • Drilling rig requirements, selection, and evaluation
  • Drilling fluids, including functions, types, selection criteria, evaluation, rheology
  • Drilling fluid hydraulics and design requirements
  • Drillstring mechanics
  • Drill bit mechanics, including types, operational requirements, optimization
  • Well control mechanics
  • Pore and fracture pressures prediction and application
  • Directional, horizontal, and multilateral well drilling
  • Cementing and casing design
  • Drilling problems and solutions
  • Overview of underbalanced, slim hole, and coiled tubing drilling Key Features & Benefits for the Reader:
  • Full understanding of the rotary drilling process and its engineering design aspects
  • Recognizing drilling problems and determining solution options
  • Design, execution and post analysis of all drilling programs


Table of Contents
  • (1.) Rotary drilling for oil & gas
  • (2.) Drilling fluids
  • (3.) Fluid flow and associated pressures in the rotary rig circulating system
  • (4.) Drill bit hydraulics
  • (5.) Drilled cuttings transport
  • (6.) Prevention and control mechanics of well blowouts
  • (7.) Directional well drilling
  • (8.) Drill bit mechanics
  • (9.) Drillstring fundamentals
  • 10.) Drilling problems
  • (11.) Casing and cementing design
  • 12.) Well planning in drilling engineering

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A Hardback by J.J. Azar, G. Robello Samuel

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    Publisher: PennWell Books
    Publication Date: 28/02/2007
    ISBN13: 9781593700720, 978-1593700720
    ISBN10: 1593700725
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Coauthored by a leading drilling engineering professor/researcher and a well-experienced drilling research advisor, Drilling Engineering explains the fundamentals and field practices in drilling operations. This textbook is an excellent resource for drilling engineers, drilling supervisors and managers, and petroleum engineering students.

    Topics covered include:
    • Drilling rig requirements, selection, and evaluation
    • Drilling fluids, including functions, types, selection criteria, evaluation, rheology
    • Drilling fluid hydraulics and design requirements
    • Drillstring mechanics
    • Drill bit mechanics, including types, operational requirements, optimization
    • Well control mechanics
    • Pore and fracture pressures prediction and application
    • Directional, horizontal, and multilateral well drilling
    • Cementing and casing design
    • Drilling problems and solutions
    • Overview of underbalanced, slim hole, and coiled tubing drilling Key Features & Benefits for the Reader:
    • Full understanding of the rotary drilling process and its engineering design aspects
    • Recognizing drilling problems and determining solution options
    • Design, execution and post analysis of all drilling programs


    Table of Contents
    • (1.) Rotary drilling for oil & gas
    • (2.) Drilling fluids
    • (3.) Fluid flow and associated pressures in the rotary rig circulating system
    • (4.) Drill bit hydraulics
    • (5.) Drilled cuttings transport
    • (6.) Prevention and control mechanics of well blowouts
    • (7.) Directional well drilling
    • (8.) Drill bit mechanics
    • (9.) Drillstring fundamentals
    • 10.) Drilling problems
    • (11.) Casing and cementing design
    • 12.) Well planning in drilling engineering

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