Course overview

This fundamentals casing design course is delivered as a scenario based training course using real
well data. The course takes the candidates through all the aspects of casing design from first
principles. A working spreadsheet is created by each student for casing design that can be used by
the students in their day to day jobs

The course is designed for

This course is intended for drilling and completion engineers that are required to understand or
conduct casing design.

Course objectives and outcomes

The objectives of this course are to provide students with a starting competency in casing design.
The course addresses the engineering and operational aspects of casing design. A full casing design
project from an actual well is used during the course. Students are taken through the API casing
design calculations. Load cases, couplings, thermal loading, material selection and well control
aspects of casing design. A large part of the course involves hands on exercises and students
should have a calculator and a laptop computer with a spreadsheet program during the course.
The course finishes with the operational aspects of running and cementing casing and introduces
drilling with casing operations.

The outcomes of the course are that participants will understand;

Casing strengths such as yield, burst and collapse

All the load cases and associated design factors

Triaxial and combined loads

Material selection with regards to sour gasses and partial pressures

Thermal loading, annular pressure build-up and corrosion effects

Buckling and wear

Conductor casing design for land, surface BOP’s and subsea BOP’s

Drilling with casing

Course outline

Day 1: Introduction
The first day introduces the students to manufacturing process of casing and the API specifications
of casing. The properties of steel are presented. This if followed by the introduction of casing
design standards before moving on the calculations of tensile strength, burst, yield and collapse
and axial loads of pipes.

Welcome and Introductions

Manufacturing of casing

API specifications of Casing

Properties of steel tubulars

Casing Design Standards

Tensile Strength, Burst, Yield, Collapse, Axial Loads

Day 1 Exercises; Load calculations for tensile strength, burst collapse and yield

Day 2: Pressures and Temperatures

The second day of the course starts with pressures and temperatures. Students are shown the
origins of pore and fracture pressures and hydrostatic pressures. Buoyancy calculations are done
before moving to the design of the surface casing in the example well. With the surface casing
designed, the couplings and connectors are presented.

Hydrostatic Pressures

Pore and Fracture Pressures

Temperatures

Buoyancy

Well Trajectories

Casing Design Requirements

Load Cases and Design factors

Design of surface casing

Couplings and Connectors

Day 2 Exercises: Hydrostatic pressures, pore and fracture pressures, buoyancy, design of surface
casing.
Day 3: Kick Tolerance and Material Selection

Day 3 of the course starts with the design of a drilling liner. This is followed by gas pressures, leak
off tests and kick tolerance. The design of the intermediate casing is then completed. Partial
pressures, salt loading and material selection then completes the day.

Gas Pressures

Kick Tolerance and Leak off tests

Design of Drilling Liner

Design of Intermediate casing

Partial pressures and salt loading

Material Selection

Combined Loads and Triaxial Design

Day 3 Exercises; Drilling Liner Design, Kick Tolerance, Partial Pressures, Intermediate Casing
Design, Material Selection, Combined Loads, Triaxial design.

Day 4: Annular Pressures, Buckling and Conductor Design

The fourth day of the course starts with the design of the production casing. From there the
course addresses annular pressure build-up, casing wear and corrosion of casing. Pipe buckling is
covered before addressing conductor design. Conductor design is covered for land, offshore and
deepwater operations.

Production Casing Design

Annular Pressure build-up

Casing Wear

Casing Corrosion

Buckling

Conductor Design Land

Conductor Design offshore surface BOP

Conductor Design offshore subsea BOP

Day 4 Exercises; Production Casing Design, Casing wear, Bucking, Conductor Design.
Day 5: Running Casing, Drilling with Casing

The last day of the course starts with the design of the production liner and the aspects of tubing
leaks. With the casing design completed we address the issues of blowouts and the considerations
on casing design. The operational aspects of running and cementing casing are presented. Drilling
with casing is introduced before we wrap up the course.

Production Liner Design

Blowout Considerations

Running and Cementing Casing

Expandable Casing

Drilling with Casing

Day 5 Exercises; Production liner Design, Blowout Considerations and Drilling with casing.

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Casing and Tubing Design

Course Description

This course covers all the relevant subjects needed to understand the structural mechanics of
downhole tubulars. Discussions begin with the fundamental design principles and progresses
through materials, performance, loads and design. Participants will also learn to calculate tension,
compression, burst collapse, yield and threshold strength.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the differences between the various API and proprietary OCTG grades

Select the appropriate API or proprietary connection based on the expected service conditions

Rationalize the appropriate load cases required for casing and tubing design
Calculate the burst, collapse, tension, compression, and triaxial design factors for a given service
load

Understand how bending and buckling impact casing and tubing design

Learning Level

Intermediate

Course Length

2 Days

Why Attend

This intensive hands-on course will give you the proficiency and confidence you need to design
safe and cost-effective casing and tubing strings.

Who Attends

This course is for drilling and completion engineers, and drilling supervisors who want additional
insight into casing and tubing design.

Special Requirements

Attendees need to bring relevant field well designs and problems to use as in-class exercises.

CEUs

1.6 CEUs (Continuing Education Units) are awarded for this 2-day course.

Cancellation Policy

All cancellations must be received no later than 14 days prior to the course start date.
Cancellations made after the 14-day window will not be refunded. Refunds will not be given due
to no show situations.

Training sessions attached to SPE conferences and workshops follow the cancellation policies
stated on the event information page. Please check that page for specific cancellation
information.
SPE reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule courses at will. Notification of changes will be
made as quickly as possible; please keep this in mind when arranging travel, as SPE is not
responsible for any fees charged for cancelling or changing travel arrangements.

We reserve the right to substitute course instructors as necessary.

Full regional cancellation policies can be found at the Cancellation Policy page within the SPE
Training Course Catalog.

Instructor

Peter Erpelding is a consulting engineer for Viking Engineering, where he specializes in the
mechanical and thermal analysis of drilling and completion equipment. Erpelding is heavily
involved in engineering complex deepwater projects with high pressure, high temperature, and
highly corrosive reservoirs. He has conducted numerous software training courses and casing and
tubing design seminars. Before joining Viking, Erpelding spent four years with Schlumberger and
seven years with OTS. He has an additional seven years of teaching experience in reactor physics,
thermodynamics and heat transfer, and has served on the faculty of the US Naval Academy, US
Naval Nuclear Power School, and Johns Hopkins University.