Introduction To The Class 

Tubular Stress

• Tubular Manufacturing
• Loads
  • Load Determination
  • Backups
• State of Stress in a Tubular
  • Stress
  • Shear
• Failure Criterias
• Fundamental Equations
  • Lame's Equations
  • Von Mises Failure Theory
  • Triaxial, Biaxial, Uniaxial Loading
• Lubinski's Equations for Bending
• Uniaxial Stress State
• Biaxial and Triaxial Stress Effects

Casing Design

• Description of Tubulars
  • API and Non-API Grades, Weights, Dimensions, & Strengths
  • API and Non-API Couplings
  • Types, Dimensions, Strengths
• Casing Types
• Design Methodology
• Design Criteria
  • Collapse
  • Burst
  • Tensile
  • Other Loads
• Casing Strength
  • API Standards
  • API Equations and Tables
    • Collapse
    • Burst
    • Tensile
    • Other
  • Von Mises Equation Effect on Tensile Load on Collapse and Burst Strength
• Design Factors
• Combination, Minimum Cost Casing Designs
• Casing Design Methods
  • Surface
  • Intermediate
  • Production
• Other Design Methods
  • Failure Probability
  • Finite Element Methods 
  • Multi-string Casing Design

Cementing

• Composition Of Cement And Additives
  • API Cementing Tables And Practice
  • Cement Strength And Other Properties
• Equipment
  • Surface Equipment
  • Casing Equipment
• Cementing Placement Techniques
  • Primary Cementing Of Casings
  • Liner Cementing
  • Squeeze Cementing
  • Plug-Back Cementing
• Cementing Problems
  • Mud Removal Efficiency
  • Gas Migration
  • Casing Movement

Wellheads

• Types
  • Single
  • Dual
  • High Pressure
• Components
  • Heads
  • Spools
  • Flanges

Completion Types

• Openhole
• Perforated Casing
• Single Selective
• Multiple Selective
• Dual String
• Gravel Pack
• Monobore
• Multi-lateral
• Others

Downhole Equipment

• Packers
• Tubing Seals
• Packer Plugs
• Polished Bore Receptacles
• Seating Nipples
• Sliding Sleeves
• Side Pocket Mandrels

Tubing Design

• Description of Tubulars
  • API and Non-API Grades, Weights, Dimensions, & Strengths
  • API and Non-API Couplings
  • Types, Dimensions, Strengths
• Loads
  • Collapse
  • Burst
  • Tension
• Movement
  • Piston
  • Buckling
  • Ballooning
  • Temperature
• Permanent Buckling
• Tubing Design Methods

Perforating

• Description of Jet Perforating Process
• Gun Types
  • Hollow Carrier
  • Expendable
  • Bullet
• Applications
• Conveyance
• Performance
• Techniques
  • Overbalanced
  • Underbalanced
  • Natural

Sand Control

• Sand Production 
  • Causes 
  • Formation Characteristics
• Sand Control Design
• Slotted Liners and Screens
• Perforating for Sand Control
• Cased Hole Gravel Placement
  • Wash-Down
  • Reverse Circulation
  • Crossover
• Open Hole Gravel Packing
• Gravel Pack Completion Fluids
• Gravel Packs in Highly Deviated Wellbores
• Sand Consolidation
• Frac-Pack Completions

   

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This page last updated on Monday, March 05, 2007