Duration

5 days

Delivery

Classroom based

Course Overview

This course covers the theory and practice of Casing Design with a focus on ensuring a sound understanding of casing properties and evaluation of the casing load conditions. Candidates will first explore the manufacture, materials and performance properties of API Casing. The mechanisms and effects of wear, erosion and corrosion on the string will be discussed along with some common monitoring strategies and an introduction to material selection. 

Candidates will then undertake a preliminary design exercise to produce a casing scheme that identifies the casing seat depths and outer diameters, based on typical constraints. Thereafter, the candidates will learn how to evaluate uniaxial load conditions through the application of various load cases to produce a design envelope for which a suitable tubular can be selected. In addition, participants will consider the impact of temperature and pressure changes on axial loads as well as the effects of combined loads and the relevant calculation methodologies.

The course content also covers the principles of Tubing Stress Analysis, and where the delegates come from a Completions discipline, the preliminary design exercise is switched for an in-depth TSA exercise. 

Audience

This course is primarily aimed at Drilling Operator personnel involved in well construction planning and operations. It would be especially beneficial to Drilling and Completion Engineers, covering both Casing Design as well as the principles of Tubing Stress Analysis. The course will also be of interest to those wanting to understand more about casing, tubing and the principles of design and selection.

Outcome

At the end of the course, participants should have an awareness of the manufacture and prevailing standards relevant to casing and tubing. They will be able to produce a basic design by hand and have an understanding of the effects of combined loading, the impact of material loss, the importance of material selection and the post-installation axial loads arising from thermal and pressure changes. Overall, this will allow for a much more deliberate approach to design and a deeper appreciation of the various inputs, outputs and design choices used with software modelling.

Certificate

A Certificate of Attendance is issued on completion of the course