Table of Contents

• Section 1: Well Design
• Preliminary work for the well design
• Precompletion and completion design
• Casing design
• Directional design
• Section 2: Well Programming
• Preliminary work for the drilling program
• Well control
• Directional planning
• Drillbit selection, parameters, and hydraulics
• Drilling fluids program
• Casing running program
• Cementing program
• Formation evaluation
• Drilling problems-Avoidance planning
• Section 3: Practical Wellsite Operations
• Well control
• Drilling fluid
• Drilling problems
• Casing
• Cementing
• Drillbits
• Directional drilling
• Writing the final well report

About the Author

Steve Devereux is the Consultant Drilling Manager for British Gas Exploration & Production in Egypt, as well as author of the official drilling manual for in-house use by Shell Bapetco. Previously an aeronautical engineer with British Aerospace, he has over 20 years' experience in the drilling business beginning as a Trainee Driller with Shell and later holding all drilling positions up to Drilling Manager. He is a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom through the Institution of Mining Engineers.