Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Kuyu Kontrolü
	English	Well Control
Course Code	PET 433E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	8	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Gürşat Altun
Course Objectives		Overview of drilling and well completions fluids. Fundamentals of static pressures in wells. Causes of well kicks and warning signals for kicks. Abnormal pressure detection. Well control methods. Essentials of well control method with constant bottom hole pressure. Surface equipment in well control operations. Well control procedures while tripping. Well control operations, problems and procedures in special conditions.
Course Description		Overview of drilling and well completions fluids. Fundamentals of static pressures in wells. Causes of well kicks and warning signals for kicks. Abnormal pressure detection. Well control methods. Essentials of well control method with constant bottom hole pressure. Surface equipment in well control operations. Well control procedures while tripping. Well control operations, problems and procedures in special conditions.
Course Outcomes		Overview of drilling and well completions fluids. Fundamentals of static pressures in wells. Causes of well kicks and warning signals for kicks. Abnormal pressure detection. Well control methods. Essentials of well control method with constant bottom hole pressure. Surface equipment in well control operations. Well control procedures while tripping. Well control operations, problems and procedures in special conditions.
Pre-requisite(s)		PET333E
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook		Advanced Well Control, David Watson, SPE Textbook Series.
Other References		1. Advanced Blowout and Well Control, Robert D. Grace, Gulf Publishing. 2. Blowout and Well Control Handbook, Robert D. Grace, Gulf Publishing. 3. Applied Drilling Engineering, Bourgoyne, A.T., at al., SPE Textbook (1991).

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