PGE 379 (19255) – Drilling Engineering & Operations Management; PGE 381 (19300) – Drilling Engineering

Fall 2015, Mon & Wed, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, CPE 2.210 Instructor Dr. Eric van Oort, Professor, [email protected] , room CPE & Geosystems 5.186a; office hours Mon & Wed, 3:00 – Engineering 4:00 PM Admin Assistant Tesse Smitherman [email protected], room CPE 5.186 Teaching Assistants Xiangyu Liu, Qian Wu Xiangyu Liu : [email protected] Qian Wu: [email protected] student hours Mon & Wed, 10:30 – 11:30 AM, student lounge, 3rd floor, CPE bldg Sponsoring Department Petroleum & Geosystems Engineering (PGE) Prerequisite Courses Calculus, physics, chemistry, thermodynamics Prerequisite materials / Pen, paper, calculator tools for course Textbook Fundamentals of Drilling Engineering, Mitchell & Miska, SPE Textbook Series, 2010 Website Canvas site (http://canvas.utexas.edu) for class information, powerpoint presentations & lecture notes, assignments etc.

Introduction For most graduate students (and those in other disciplines with an interest in petroleum engineering), this mandatory course is the first, and perhaps the only, exposure they will have to drilling engineering and the drilling profession in general. However, irrespective of their chosen discipline and specialization, it is crucial for their future career in the oil & gas industry that they will have a good base level understanding of why and how wells are drilled, and what the key issues are associated with well construction. This course offers a broad overview of the key elements of today’s drilling engineering discipline, including an understanding of rigs and rig equipment, familiarity with drilling fluids, cementing, techniques etc., up to understanding of casing design, well control and the application of new & emerging drilling and completion technologies.

In particular, today’s challenging wells require excellent collaboration between “subsurface” engineers (Reservoir Engineer, Geologist/Geophysicist, Petrophysicist) and “surface” engineers (Drilling Engineer, Completion Engineer, Production Technologist) to deliver wells safely and profitably, and avoid costly “train wrecks” that pose a risk to people and the environment. There are countless examples, some of which will be discussed during the course itself, where all the information to drill and complete a particular well successfully was available, but was not applied effectively to avoid severe well problems. Every attempt will be made in the course to connect the course material to actual field practice in today’s oil & gas well construction. Relevant technical, economical, commercial, organizational and political well construction issues will be dealt with, and will be related to the drilling and completion of unconventional shale land wells in particular.

Course Objectives & Assessment Course Objective How Assessed & Practiced? General overview of main aspects of Homework, mid-term assignment or test, final test, review today’s drilling engineering questions, and discussions in the classroom Appreciation of problem areas in Discussions in the classroom today’s well construction Appreciation of the need for multi- Homework, mid-term assignment or test, final test, review disciplinary collaboration in drilling questions, and discussions in the classroom

Course Grading Policy & Procedures  Mid-term exam will be a written paper on Drilling topics discussed at the 2015 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition, Houston. Students are highly encouraged to attend this event to network and make industry contacts.  Final exam will be a 3-hr test on all subject matter discussed in the course.  A 100% score is obtained by the following component scores: o 40% Homework – assignments that make use of the textbook, typically due in one week (unless stated otherwise) o 30% Midterm Exam or Project Assignment (TBD) o 30% Final Exam – review test on entire course material o Homework and /or assignments turned in late may be subject to deductions in score  Problem grading policy: o Calculation error with correct calculation method: 40% score deduction o Unit error: 20% deduction o Example: a problem with maximum point score of 10 points has both unit (-20%) & calculation (-40%) errors, but correct calculation method, leading to 4 points ultimate score  Grading Scale o 93-100 – A o 90-92 – A- o 87-89 – B+ o 83-86 – B o 80-82 – B- o 77-79 – C+ o 73-76 – C o 70-72 – C- o 67-69 – D+ o 63-66 – D o 60-62 – D- o 0 – 59 - F  All grades are final (unless obvious errors were made in grading). There is no negotiation on final grades Course Topics & Schedule Week Course Dates Topic for Discussion 0 08/26 Introduction 1 08/31 & 09/02 Basics, Rigs and Rig Equipment 2 09/09 Rigs and Rig Equipment, Drillstring Design - – Note: no class on labor day (09/07)) 3 09/14 & 09/16 Drillstring Design & Directional Drilling 4 09/21 & 09/23 Directional Drilling 5 09/28 & 09/30 SPE ATCE Visit (no class)* & Wellbore Surveying 6 10/05 & 10/07 Wellbore Geomechanics 7 10/12 & 10/14 Wellbore Geomechanics 8 10/19 & 10/21 Fluids & Hydraulics 9 10/26 & 10/28 Well Control 10 11/02 & 11/04 Well Control 11 11/09 & 11/11 Well Control & Casing Design 12 11/16 & 11/18 Casing Design 13 11/23 Casing Design 14 11/30 & 12/2 Course Review & Final Test Preparations * NOTE: on 09/28, there will be no class – instead, there will be a voluntary attendance at SPE ATCE, Houston

 Dr. van Oort will be off-campus 09/02 & 10/21. During these days, Dr. Ali Karimi will teach the class.  Do not finalize your Christmas vacation travel plans until you know final exam dates!!!

Boundary Conditions & Expectations  An atmosphere of mutual respect in the classroom  Make the course as interactive, fun and enjoyable as possible  Ask lots of questions!!!  Attend classes on time; classes will start on time; if you plan to be more than 5 minutes late please inform me beforehand or else skip the class  No texting, checking e-mail, Twittering, updating Facebook, working electronic devices other than using these to take course notes  No photography or voice-recording – attempts to do this without Dr. van Oort’s explicit permission will result in dismissal from the class  No side-conversations; please share your remarks and insights with the entire class  Course attendance is not mandatory, but highly recommended. The student is responsible for mastering any material missed in class  PLEASE NOTE: CANVAS Slides carry copyright by Dr. van Oort, and remain the property of Dr. van Oort and UT Austin at all times. They should therefore not be share with – or distributed to – any parties outside of UT and/or used for other than intended educational purposes, including commercial purposes. Special Needs The University of Texas at Austin provides upon request appropriate academic accommodations for qualified students with disabilities. To determine if you qualify, please contact the Dean of Students at 471-6259, 471-4641 TTY. If they certify your needs, we will work with you to make appropriate arrangements.

Plagiarism As a research university, the University of Austin takes plagiarism very seriously. Do not risk getting involved in a plagiarism infraction – the consequences simply aren’t worth it. Always cite your sources, and when in doubt consult a professor or librarian. You may also read about plagiarism at the Student Judicial Services website: http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/academicintegrity.html. Observed plagiarism may result is severe point score reductions or failing of the course altogether.

Religious Holy Day Observance If an assessment or exam falls due on a day when you are observing a religious holy day, we will work with you to find an acceptable alternative time to complete the assignments.

E-mail Electronic mail (e-mail), like postal mail, is a mechanism for official University communications to students. The University will exercise the right to send e-mail communications to all students, and the University will expect that e-mail communications will be received and read in a timely manner.

References & Sources Mitchell, R.F. and Miska, S.Z. : Fundamentals of Drilling Engineering, SPE Textbook Series, 2010 Aadnoy,B., Cooper, I., Miska, S.Z. and Mitchell, R.F.: Advanced Drilling and Well Technology, SPE 2009 Bourgoyne, A.T., Millheim, K.K., Chenevert, M.E., Young Jr., F.S.: Applied Drilling Engineering, SPE Textbook Series Vol.2, 1986 Zoback, M.D. : Reservoir Geomechanics, Cambridge, 2007