COURSE OVERVIEW:

Well planning and well design using Drillbench and similar tools is a high-level technical course that focuses on the integration of dynamic simulation into the engineering phase of well construction. This training explores how sophisticated software can model complex hydraulics, well control scenarios, and temperature effects that steady-state calculations often overlook. The scope includes the detailed design of well trajectories, casing seats, and fluid programs, ensuring that participants can optimize drilling performance while maintaining a robust safety margin.

The technical core of the course involves the use of dynamic simulators to predict equivalent circulating densities and pressure profiles in challenging environments such as high-pressure and high-temperature wells. Participants will learn how to simulate "what-if" scenarios, including the impact of varying pump rates, pipe movement, and fluid properties on the stability of the wellbore. This training emphasizes the importance of digital twin technology in creating a virtual representation of the drilling process to identify potential bottlenecks before the rig arrives on site.

The final portion of the course addresses the application of these tools in well control and managed pressure drilling design. It details the methodologies for simulating kick tolerance and the behavior of gas influxes in the wellbore, providing engineers with the data needed to select the most appropriate casing depths and equipment ratings. Coverage provides a comprehensive framework for using engineering software to deliver safer, more cost-effective wells that are capable of reaching their geological targets in the most efficient manner possible.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

After completion of this course, the participants will be able to:

1. Explain the differences between steady-state and dynamic drilling simulations.
2. Utilize software tools to design complex three-dimensional well trajectories.
3. Calculate optimal casing setting depths based on pore and fracture pressure.
4. Perform dynamic hydraulics simulations to manage equivalent circulating densities.
5. Analyze the thermal effects on wellbore fluids during deep-water drilling.
6. Evaluate the impact of surge and swab pressures on wellbore stability.
7. Design managed pressure drilling programs using dynamic simulation outputs.
8. Simulate well control scenarios to determine accurate kick tolerance.
9. Optimize hole cleaning efficiency through the modeling of cuttings transport.
10. Integrate real-time data into the well planning and design workflow.
11. Predict the risk of differential sticking through contact area modeling.
12. Formulate contingency plans based on dynamic simulation "what-if" analysis.
13. Utilize digital twin models to enhance the accuracy of well design.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Drilling Engineers, Well Designers, Drilling Superintendents, and Project Managers are involved in the engineering and planning of complex wellbore construction.

TRAINING COURSE METHODOLOGY:

A highly interactive combination of lectures, discussion sessions, and case studies will be employed to maximise the transfer of information, knowledge, and experience. The course will be intensive, practical, and highly interactive. The sessions will start by raising the most relevant questions and motivating everybody to find the right answers. The attendants will also be encouraged to raise more of their questions and to share in developing the right answers using their analysis and experience. There will also be some indoor experiential activities to enhance the learning experience. Course material will be provided in PowerPoint, with necessary animations, learning videos, and general discussions.

The course participants shall be evaluated before, during, and at the end of the course.

COURSE CERTIFICATE:

National Consultant Centre for Training LLC (NCC) will issue an Attendance Certificate to all participants completing a minimum of 80% of the total attendance time requirement.