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Introduction to Oilfield Drilling Operations and Equipment

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Material Code: 41732





Introduction to Oilfield Drilling Operations and Equipment

Course Length: 41 minutes

This training teaches learners how a drilling rig drills a hole, or a well, in the ground. They learn about all the people it takes to run a rig and support a drilling operation; and become familiar with the equipment, tools, and services that a rig and the oilfield needs to do this job. Actual oilfield workers on working drilling and production job sites reinforce the reality of this training.

This course presents interactive instruction covering the following topical areas:

Deciding Where to Drill

  • Where to drill for hydrocarbons.

How a Rig Drills a Well

  • Derrick and substructure
  • Drill pipe
  • Drill collars
  • Drilling fluid

Casing and Cement

  • Casing
  • Cement

Well Completion

  • Tubing
  • Perforation
  • Christmas tree
  • Beam pumping unit

Drilling Personnel

  • Motorman
  • Toolpusher
  • Company man
  • Driller
  • Rotary helper

Drilling Rig Equipment

  • Four main systems
  • Power system
  • Hoisting system
  • Rotating system
  • Circulating system
  • Drilling fluid

Drilling Rig Instruments

  • Weight indicator
  • Mud logger
  • Kick
  • Hydrogen sulfide
  • Windsocks


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