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Informationen zum Autor M.E. Hossain, PhD, is an assistant professor in the department of petroleum engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. He earned his PhD in petroleum engineering from Dalhousie University in 2008 and is the author of one book and over 40 research on petroleum engineering. A. Al-Majed, PhD, is an associate professor in the department of petroleum engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, earning his PhD in petroleum engineering in 1988 from the University of Southern California. Dr Al-Majed's industrial experience includes working in the reservoir, production, drilling and workover departments, including over twenty years of experience in teaching drilling engineering. Klappentext The book clearly explains the concepts of the drilling engineering and presents the existing knowledge ranging from the history of drilling technology to well completion. This textbook takes on the difficult issue of sustainability in drilling engineering and tries to present the engineering terminologies in a clear manner so that the new hire, as well as the veteran driller, will be able to understand the drilling concepts with minimum effort.This textbook is an excellent resource for petroleum engineering students, drilling engineers, supervisors & managers, researchers and environmental engineers for planning every aspect of rig operations in the most sustainable, environmentally responsible manner, using the most up-to-date technological advancements in equipment and processes. Zusammenfassung The book clearly explains the concepts of the drilling engineering and presents the existing knowledge ranging from the history of drilling technology to well completion. This textbook takes on the difficult issue of sustainability in drilling engineering and tries to present the engineering terminologies in a clear manner so that the new hire, as well as the veteran driller, will be able to understand the drilling concepts with minimum effort.This textbook is an excellent resource for petroleum engineering students, drilling engineers, supervisors & managers, researchers and environmental engineers for planning every aspect of rig operations in the most sustainable, environmentally responsible manner, using the most up-to-date technological advancements in equipment and processes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword xix Preface xxi Acknowledgements xxiii Summary xxv 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Introduction of Drilling Engineering 1 1.3 Importance of Drilling Engineering 2 1.4 Application of Drilling Engineering 2 1.5 History of Oil Discovery 3 1.6 An Overview of Drilling Engineering 5 1.7 Organization Chart and Manpower Requirements during Drilling Operations 12 1.8 Aspect of Sustainability in Drilling Operations 13 1.9 Summary 15 References 16 2 Drilling Methods 17 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 Types of Drilling Methods 18 2.3 Rotary Drilling Rig and its Components 20 2.4 Drilling Process 22 2.5 Types of Rotary Drilling Rigs 50 2.6 Nature and Need for Sustainable Drilling Operations 57 2.7 Current Practice in the Industries 58 2.8 Future Trend in Drilling Methods 61 2.9 Summary 62 2.10 Nomenclature 62 2.11 Exercise 63 Appendix 2A 65 Rig Floor (Conventional Rotary Rig) 65 Rig Floor (Top Drive) 65 Blowout Preventer Stack And Wellhead 66 Drilling Fluid Equipment 66 References 71 3 Drilling Fluids 73 3.1 Introduction 73 3.2 Drilling Fluid Circulating System 74 3.3 Classifi cation of Drilling Fluids 76 3.4 Composition of Drilling Fluids 82 3.5 Mud Additives 84<...
