Cementing is the most critical operation for well integrity and zonal isolation. This training course will provide engineers and field supervisors with an in-depth knowledge of cementing fluid design and selection, cement placement and mud removal, strategies to prevent gas migration, HPHT, horizontal well and Deepwater cementing, long term zonal isolation and cement evaluation, as well as remedial cementing techniques.
This training course will highlight:
- Cement and cementing additive selection
- Laboratory testing
- Cement placement
- Gas migration
- Deepwater / HPHT & Horizontal well cementing
- Long term cement zonal isolation
- Remedial Cementing: Plug & Squeeze
- Cement evaluation
By the end of this training course, you will learn to:
- Identify cementing slurry properties, understand the role of cementing additives, how they work in the slurry and be able to select the correct additives to achieve desired slurry properties.
- Identify cementing laboratory equipment and API/ISO laboratory test performed for oil well cementing.
- Understand flow regimes and strategies to achieve mud removal and good cement placement.
- Identify the causes for gas or fluid migration during cementing and techniques to prevent gas migration.
- Be able to apply cementing best practices for challenging conditions such as Deepwater, HPHT and horizontal wells.
- Understand the principles of cement mechanical properties and select cementing material able to withstand pressure and thermal cycles during the life of the well.
- Identify the different methods used to evaluate cement isolation and be able to interpret cement bond logs
DAY 1
CEMENTING PRINCIPLES & CEMENTING CHEMISTRY
- Introduction to Primary & Remedial Cementing
- Objectives of Cementing
- Cementing Slurry Properties
- Cementing Additive Selection
DAY 2
CEMENT TESTING & CEMENT PLACEMENT
- Laboratory Equipment Overview
- API / ISO Testing Procedures
- Rheology Fundamentals & Flow regimes
- Cementing spacers & Fluid Compatibility
- Centralization & Pipe movement
- Cement Placement Simulators
DAY 3
GAS MIGRATION & CEMENT LONG TERM ISOLATION
- Theory of Gas Migration
- Properties of Cement to Prevent Gas Migration
- Cement Mechanical Properties
- Cement Integrity Simulators
DAY 4
CEMENTING FOR CHALLENGING WELL CONDITIONS
- HPHT Cementing
- Horizontal Well Cementing
- Deepwater Cementing
- Loss Circulation while Cementing
DAY 5
CEMENT EVALUATION & REMEDIAL CEMENTING
- Cement Job QA/QC
- Top of Cement Evaluation
- Cement Bond Log Interpretation
- Plug Cementing
- Squeeze Cementing
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Drilling Engineers
- Completion Engineers
- Well Site Leaders
- Well Site Superintendents
- Service Company Technical Personnel
- Operations Professionals
- Field Management Personnel