Cementing Technology

This comprehensive workshop addresses all technical and operational aspects of cement slurry design and primary and remedial job implementation. Topics include slurry types, solid and liquid additives, applications, properties, measurement, and placement. Remedial issues include open hole plug back and sidetrack, squeeze techniques, and abandonment jobs.

Where feasible, a field trip to a cement lab is included to provide a practical, hands-on opportunity.

What You Will Learn

• Develop clear action plans and job checklists to design and implement effective cementing operations.
• Refresh underlying cement chemistry fundamentals that drive slurry designs.
• Gain specific practical knowledge regarding:
  • Selecting among various slurry types
  • Cement applications – primary and remedial
  • Slurry properties and measurement
  • Additive options and effects
• Place the cementing design in context with other well planning and operational considerations.
• Optimize cement slurry and placement techniques for challenging drilling applications:
  • HPHT / Low temp
  • Foamed slurries
  • 2-stage and liner jobs
  • Flow after cementing
  • Lost circulation
  • Deepwater situations
  • High angle wellbores
• Perform all slurry design and cement job calculations in a dynamic team environment.
• Gain insight into emerging cementing technologies that may allow for more cost-effective options.
• Develop broad familiarity with a wide variety of cementing tools and equipment types.

Who Should Attend

Participants are typically operator, drilling contractor and service company engineers, drilling supervisors and superintendents. This is an intensive technical workshop. Class size is typically limited to 18-20.

Instructors

Our instructors are degreed engineers with a wealth of fluids design and on-site operational experience.

Duration

Typically 5 days