PETE 4086 Well Design-Drilling (3)

Prereq.: PETE 4045 . Registration in this course is restricted to students admitted to both the College of Engineering and the Petroleum Engineering major. Design of drilling operations; bit selection and evaluation; mathematical modeling of bitwear and penetration rate; determination of formation pore pressure and fracture pressure; selection of well casing and casing setting depths; directional drilling; special design considerations for horizontal wells.