Well Drilling Equipment and Operations - PTRL6009
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
School: School of Petroleum Engineering
Course Outline: http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: enrolment in Petroleum Open Learning program
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Course covers: Powering and transmission system. Hoisting system. Rotary systems - including top-drive. Rotary drilling bit classification and selection. Circulating systems - including pump selection and design. Derrick design and selection. Offshore drilling technology - including anchoring systems, surface motion. compensation systems, marine risers, riser tensioning systems. Blow-out preventers - including selection and stack design, accumulator systems, mud monitoring systems.