Oil & Gas Drilling Best Practices and BHA Design Training Course

  • Oil & Gas Drilling Best Practices and BHA Design Training Course
  • Germany - Berlin

Oil & Gas Drilling Best Practices and BHA Design Training Course

Course Category : Oil & Gas Management

This course strengthens drilling professionals’ capabilities by integrating operational best practices with advanced Bottom Hole Assembly design, enabling safer and more efficient well construction across diverse drilling environments.
5 Days – Intermediate Level.

Starts On

2 - November - 2026

Ends On

6 - November - 2026

Location

Germany - Berlin

Language

English

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Targeted Audience

  • Drilling Engineers
  • Well Site Supervisors
  • Drilling Contractors
  • Drilling Supervisors
  • Trainee Drillers
  • Rig Engineers

Targeted Skills

  • Application of drilling best practices
  • Analysis and design of BHA configurations
  • Diagnosis and resolution of hole problems
  • Optimisation of drilling performance using hydraulics and fluids
  • Enhanced well control competence

Expected Outcomes

  • Explain the fundamentals of oil and gas drilling operations.
  • Design appropriate BHA configurations for various drilling conditions.
  • Evaluate the impact of BHA design on drilling performance.
  • Apply preventive and corrective solutions to hole problems.
  • Implement effective well control practices in drilling operations.

Training Topics Index

  • Stuck pipe and lost circulation mechanisms
  • Hole cleaning and its impact on well integrity
  • Fishing techniques and stuck pipe remedies
  • Types of losses and treatment methods
  • Preventive drilling practices

  • Washout and twist-off prevention techniques
  • Bit selection and hydraulic optimisation
  • Drill string dynamics and vibration
  • Performance testing and ROP optimisation

  • Functions and properties of drilling fluids
  • Lifting capacity, pressure losses, and ECD
  • Mud-related problems and treatments
  • Filtration and seepage loss control

  • Phases of well control
  • Kick detection and causes
  • Kill procedures and pressure management
  • Underground blowouts and defence lines

  • Modern mud logging systems
  • Gas analysis and cuttings evaluation
  • Petrophysical measurements while drilling
  • Selection of mud logging services

  • Non-magnetic BHA components
  • Stabilisers and shock subs
  • Rotary steerable systems
  • Jar placement rules and accelerators