Drilling - Differential Sticking

This course is presented by Dr. Michael Gibson, who has 40 years of Drilling Industry experience. He has written a great deal of training material throughout the years and many SPE, IADC, and Industry Conference Papers.

We begin by helping you understand the key causes of differential sticking: high mud weight overbalance, using poor drilling fluids, which increases thick filter cake build-up across permeable formations, BHA design, and a stationary drill string.

Next, we look at drilling fluids that do not cause a thick filter cake and accurate drilling fluids reporting so that the mud engineer can prevent filter cake build-up through conditioning the mud. Then we look at the use of a Free Point Indicator Tool to determine our exact stuck point.

We then carry out Sticking Force Calculations, which helps us determine how much force we have the fire the Jars with to get free, which is followed by Jarring itself – where videos are used to explain the process. Finally, there are several questions which the delegate is required to answer to demonstrate his or her understanding of the subject material. This is an informative course which is both interesting and enjoyable. Sign up today!

Please see more modules related to Introduction to Stuck Pipe Prevention here:

1. Module 1 - Solid Induced Pack-off 

2. Module 2 - Differential Sticking

3. Module 3 - Mechanical & Wellbore Geometry Sticking

4. Module 4 - Hole Cleaning

5. Module 5 - Best Practices

6. Module 6 - Jars & Accelerators

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