Drilling Course

Drill Pipe: Descriptions and Specifications

The drill pipe can be classified according to many parameters such as length, diameter, weight, upset and grade of steel. There are many fac...

The drilling fluids have an important role in oil and gas drilling process. They have many functions such as hole cleaning, bit lubricati...

Solid control is an important mechanical process to keep the drilling fluids in their optimum parameters to perform operations safely and e...

Drilling fluids are consisted of two major parts: fluid phase and solid phase. During drilling operations, solid cuttings are generated con...

Cuttings movement is defined by the dominated force which is the resultant of many forces such as gravity, buoyancy, friction, drag and int...

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Many issues related to drilling fluid have to be considered when planning to drill extended reach well (ERD). These issues can pose challe...

There are many definitions of choke manifold. It can be defined as '' An arrangement of piping and special valves, called chokes. In...

There are many definitions of the choke line which can be found in the literature. It can be defined as '' A high-pressure line co...

Tutorial prepared by Eltun Talibov, Drilling Engineer at State Oil Company of AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC (SOCAR).