Course Introduction

• The course well site operations for geologist will cover all the geological operations and the procedures work of well site geologist also the course will provide an overview of essential drilling operations ,the rig component and the rig systems. And  Casing coring cement. and logging operations   

Course Objectives

 At the end of this course the trainees will be  able

• Understand well-site geologist’s role, tasks and responsibilities,
• Understand various techniques applied in well-site geology and during the operations
• Understand aspects of operations geology and geological logging.

Course Schedule

Day-1

• The importance of well site geologist
• Well site geologist job description
• Duties and responsibilities for well site geologist
• Safety on rig site
• Office preparation
• Getting mobilizing

Day-2

• Mud logging unite supervision
• Cuttings: sampling, cleaning, analysis, description,
• Calcimetry, lag time, XRD, fluorescence.
• Quality and representativeness of cuttings
• Quick review of mechanical parameters (WOH, WOB, RPM, ROP) & hydraulic parameters (SPP, MFR, MPL, MWin & out, etc.) monitored during drilling
• Physics and chemistry of gases.
• Detection and evaluation of gas shows while drilling. Chromatography.
• Type of dissolved gases in the mud.
• Importance of gas control on quality of measurements. Gas while drilling.
• Role of well site geologist: analysis and decision.

Day-3

• Depth control: depth, deviation surveys, (MD, TVD, TVDSS) and stratigraphic column.
• Gathering geological and drilling information
• Geological log: header and track presentation; main software programs.
• Drilling parameters for a geological log.
• Gain and losses.
• Composite log: interpretation of geological observations and descriptions for the lithology
• Rig types
• Casing cementing 
• Core and casing points

Day-4

• Wireline logging operations
• Preparation for wireline logging
• Log quality control
• Shally  sand  interpretation
• Log interpretation   in thin  Sand/ Shale  sequences
• Log applications in Shale –oil/gas  formations
• Log  interpretation in complex  carbonate  reservoir 

Day-5

• Well tests results and logging information.
• Supervision and quality control of logging operations.
• Coring operations: core recovery, cleaning, splicing, description, fracture identification, sampling, photos.
• Final well report