PGEG 122 Oil Well Drilling Engineering -1 (2+1)

Geology Overview – Pore Pressure and Fracture Pressure –  Types of Drilling Rigs – Rig Personnel – Basics Rig Systems – Drill String Components – Bits- Drill String Design –  Hoisting System Calculations – Rig Power Selection – Drilling fluids: Functions, Types, Composition, Properties, Additives and Mud Tests- Rig Hydraulics and Calculations, and Mud Pumps – Laboratory Tests for Drilling Fluids.