The Practical Handbook of Well Control teaches readers to safeguard well safety and integrity in drilling well engineering. Offering an applied and scientific point of view, it covers fundamental aspects of well control and includes practical procedures and well control methods for land and offshore operations. It features a wealth of questions to commonly encountered problems and comprehensive answers at the end of each topical discussion to test reader comprehension.
Written in a concise, accessible way by experienced oilfield and academic experts Covers all related technical subjects of well control Describes modern aspects of well control, including automatic well control, advances in outflow measurement, artificial intelligence and IoT techniques for early kick detection, mud gas separators, and riser gas modeling Includes case studies to familiarize readers with real-world problems and solutions Offers a full explanation of each problem to familiarize readers with commonly faced issues Features sample exercises with comprehensive answers useful for IWCF and IADC exams
This handbook serves as a valuable reference and workbook for field drilling and workover engineers in the energy sector.
Edited by:
Rahman Ashena
Imprint: CRC Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9781032753850
ISBN 10: 1032753854
Pages: 434
Publication Date: 21 February 2025
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Primary
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Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
0. Front Matter. 1. Introduction. 2. Barriers. 3. Drilling Fluids and Pit Management. 4. Well Control Concepts. 5. Causes of Kicks and LOWCs. 6. Kick Warning Signs Indicators and Detection. 7. Pre-Recorded Data for Possible Well Control. 8. Well Shut-in and Diverting Procedures. 9. Post Well Shut-In Monitoring Pressures and Activities. 10. Kill Sheets Completion Methods. 11. Well Control Methods. 12. Wireline Operations and Well Control Setup. 13. Early Kick Prediction Detection by Data-Driven AI/ML Techniques. 14. Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) Infrastructures for Well Control. 15. Automated Well Control. 16. Recent Advancements in Flow-meters for Kick Detection. 17. Mud-Gas Separator Analysis: A Comprehensive Review of Sizing, Design Criteria and Industry Standards. 18. Riser Gas Challenge and Modelling. 19. Case Study: Root Cause of Blowout –Middle-East, 2017. 20. Case Study: Blowout in Australia PETREL No.1 (SEDCO 135G), 1969.
Rahman Ashena has over a decade of experience in industrial field work as a senior well completion/workover and drilling supervisor engineer. He is an expert in data analytics/ML techniques and well engineering with TTT degree and IWCF Level IV certificates. Ashena is the director of Smart Energy and Data Analytics (SEDA) Group operating in Houston and Kuala Lumpur, specialized in providing consultancy and engineering services for oil and gas, renewable energy including geothermal, and data analytics sectors with current projects in SE Asia and the Middle East. Ashena is a grid energy planning engineer contractor at the Oklahoma State Energy Office. He completed his PhD, Master’s, and bachelor’s degrees in Petroleum Well Engineering respectively at Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria; Curtin University, Australia; and Petroleum University of Technology, Iran. Ashena is a Chartered Engineer recognized by IMechE and a Professional Engineer by the board of Engineers Australia (EA).