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Drilling and Wells
Stuck Pipe Prevention: Train Wreck Avoidance
A workshop on understanding and preventing the root causes of stuck pipe, wellbore instability, lost circulation and other sources of non-productive time. It emphasises spotting early warning signs, responding correctly as individuals and teams, and limiting the impact on operations. Agendas are often tailored to the issues most relevant to the attending team.
- Discipline
- Drilling and Wells
- Level
- Foundation
- Duration
- 3 days
- Formats
- Classroom, In-house
Every course can be delivered in-house and tailored to your organisation.
Who should attend
Whole drilling and completions teams, including operator, drilling contractor and service company personnel.
What participants will be able to do
- Identify mechanisms and risk factors behind stuck pipe
- Recognise early warning signs of wellbore problems
- Assess wellbore stresses and their effect on stability
- Apply hole cleaning principles in vertical and deviated wells
- Use jars and sound tripping practices effectively
Topics covered
- Stuck pipe mechanisms
- Wellbore instability
- Differential sticking
- Hole cleaning
- Jarring operations
- Non-productive time reduction