Deepwater Drilling: Well Planning, Design, Engineering, Operations, and Technology Application

Deepwater drilling is an evolving market, especially since regulations changed following the Macondo disaster. However, petroleum engineers and rig supervisors still do not have a reliable offshore-dedicated reference to better plan for offshore well construction and drilling procedures to ensure they plan for safer and more effective fit-for-purpose deepwater wells moving forward. Deepwater Drilling brings the necessary content in one location with coverage on drilling engineering and well construction through the entire life cycle process of deepwater wells. Authored by an expert with real-world experience, this reference delivers illustrations and practical examples throughout to keep engineers up to speed and relevant in today’s offshore technology. Starting with pre-planning stages, the reference dives into the rig’s elaborate rig and equipment systems, including ROVs and rig inspection and auditing procedures. Moving on, critical drilling guidelines are covered such as production casing, data acquisition, and well control. Rounding out, more advanced operations are covered such as managed pressure drilling, top and surface hole ‘riserless’ drilling, and decommissioning. Containing practical guidance and test questions, Deepwater Drilling launches a long-awaited product to today’s offshore engineers and managers.

Gain practical experience from an author with over 35 years’ of offshore field know-howMaster offshore drilling operations and well integrity for the entire life cycle of your deepwater wellsSecure operations and personnel through emergency response management and drilling program outlines provided

Part I. Deepwater General
1. Mission, Mission Statement
 2. Deepwater Geology & Geoscience
 3. Deepwater Pressure Management
 4. Deepwater Metocean Environments
 5. Deepwater: Essentials and Differences
Part II. Deepwater Planning Design and Engineering
 6. Deepwater Programs, Safety, and Loss Control
 7. Deepwater Well Planning and Design
 8. Deepwater Structural Design
 9. Deepwater Well Design
 10. Operating: Key Aspects of Deepwater Planning and Project Implementation
Part III. Deepwater Drilling Operations
 11. Readiness to Drill
 12. Deepwater “Riserless” Drilling
 13. Deepwater Riserless Best Practice
 14. Deepwater Subsea BOP and Marine Drilling Riser
 15. Deepwater Intermediate Wellbores and Pressure Detection
 16. Production Wellbore Drilling and Well Control Assurance
Appendix 1. Organizational Learning
Appendix 2. Soil Classification and Testing