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Drilling Fluids and Cementing - PTRL4024
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Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
 
 
School:  School of Petroleum Engineering
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite:PTRL3003,PTRL3015
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The course comprises of Unit A and Unit B:
Unit A: Introduction to the basic functions and properties of drilling fluids and cement slurries. Composition and related properties of drilling fluids and cement slurries. Types of equipment and methods used in cementing operations. Drilling fluid and cement slurry hydraulics. Determination of torque and drag. Calculation of cutting transport efficiency. Placement technique of cements. Gas migration through cement columns.
Unit B involves simulation of drilling processes during drilling operation and study drilling and drilling fluid parameters in a Computer Simulation Laboratory: Selection of drillstring, making a connection and tripping out operation, effect of weight on bit and mud weight on rate of penetration, maintaining a constant mud weight during drilling fluid circulation and change of mud system at different hole sections.

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