Wellsite Geology, Well Setting & Operations Geology
🎯 Course Description: This 5-day intensive course equips geologists and drilling professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to perform wellsite geological operations, from planning and well setting to real-time monitoring, data acquisition, and reporting. Participants will gain hands-on experience …
Overview
🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day intensive course equips geologists and drilling professionals with the essential skills and knowledge to perform wellsite geological operations, from planning and well setting to real-time monitoring, data acquisition, and reporting. Participants will gain hands-on experience in interpreting cuttings, describing lithology, monitoring gas and mud parameters, correlating well data, and recognizing drilling hazards. The course covers both onshore and offshore wellsite operations, with a focus on safety, best practices, and communication with drilling and subsurface teams.
The course emphasizes practical workflows for well setting decisions, casing point determination, and well control indicators. Real case studies and exercises using well logs, cuttings photos, and drilling parameters give participants the ability to confidently manage geological operations at the rig site.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Wellsite geologists
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Operations geologists
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Exploration and development geologists
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Drilling engineers involved in geological operations
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Junior geologists preparing for wellsite assignments
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Wellsite Geology & Drilling Fundamentals
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Objectives & Wellsite Geology Overview |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Drilling Process Basics – Rotary drilling, BHA, mud circulation |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Roles & Responsibilities of the Wellsite Geologist |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Wellsite Safety & HSE Requirements |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Drilling Programs & Geological Prognosis Preparation |
🗓️ Day 2: Mud Logging & Cuttings Analysis
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Mud Logging Fundamentals – Parameters monitored, sensors |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Cuttings Collection & Lithology Description Techniques |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Fluorescence & Hydrocarbon Shows Evaluation |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Exercise: Describe cuttings samples & interpret hydrocarbon indicators |
🗓️ Day 3: Well Correlation & Well Setting Decisions
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Well Correlation Techniques – Using offset data, tops prediction |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Setting Casing Points – Geological vs. mechanical considerations |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Identifying Overpressure Zones & Well Control Indicators |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Exercise: Determine casing points based on well data and pore pressure trends |
🗓️ Day 4: Well Logging & Real-Time Decision Making
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Wireline & LWD Logging Fundamentals |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Log Interpretation at the Wellsite – Quicklook methods |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Real-Time Decision Making – Geo-steering, trajectory adjustments |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Exercise: Interpret well logs for lithology, porosity, and fluid indicators |
🗓️ Day 5: Reporting & Communication
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Daily & Final Well Reports – Essential components & standards |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Communicating with the Rig Team & Office-Based Staff |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Case Studies – Challenges & best practices from real wellsite operations |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Final Exercise: Prepare a complete wellsite geological report including lithology logs, shows, and well correlation |
| 04:30 – 05:00 | Course Summary, Q&A, Feedback & Certificate Distribution |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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Full-color manual and digital slides
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Cuttings photos and real-world datasets for exercises
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Quick reference charts for wellsite logging & lithology description
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Reporting templates for daily and final well reports
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Case studies illustrating wellsite challenges and solutions
Target audiences
- Reservoir Engineers, Geologists
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Course Features
- Lecture 0
- Quiz 0
- Duration 5 days
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 40
- Assessments Yes