Cement & Mud

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Topics covered in this module

Cement

Basic theory
Typical North Sea well
Cement mixing / equipment
Well equipment
Cement properties
Cement in DDH
Gas migration in cement
Cement calculations
Balanced plug
Norsok
Plugging
Cement design
Cement Presentations
   Casing hardware, DS
   Cement hardware, DS
   Mixing equipment
   Cement plugs
   Pressure cementing
   Cement systems
   Cement job evaluation

Mud

Mud related equipment
   System overview
   Mud Cleaning equipment
   Mud pumps
   Equipment theory
   Practical use of Shakers
Fluids Dynamics
   Flow profiles
   Rheology 1
   Rheology 2 (Power Law)
   ECD
   Gel-strength
Weighing of mud
   DDH, weighing of mud - Lev.1
   Formulas, weighing of mud -Lev.2
   Mud Theory
   Basic Mud Theory
   Check list before drilling
   Definitions
   Solids control theory
   Spud mud
   Oil- and water based mud
   Polymers
   Filter cake
   Weight material
   Salts
   PH tuning
   Lost circulation
   Contaminated mud
   H2S
   Pressure loss, theory
   Stuck Pipe - Short overview
Waste Disposal Management

Casing
Casing types
Choice of setting depth
Strength properties
Collapse
Burst
Tension
Biaxial forces
Graphical method
Modern well design
    Introduction
   Casing strings
   Setting depth factors
   Design criteria
Casing Equipment & handling
   Casing hardware, Dowel Schlumberger
   Casing hardware, Weatherford
   Casing handling, Weatherford