Lyons, William C.

Working guide to drilling equipment and operations / William C. Lyons - 1st edition. - Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier. c2010 - xiv, 602 p. : ill. ; 23cm

1. Chapter 2 : Drilling muds and completion systems
1.1 Function of drilling muds
1.2 Classification
1.3 Testing of drilling systems
etc

2. Chapter 2 : Drill string : Composition and design n
2.1 Drill collar
2.2 Drill pipe
2.3 Drill string inspection procedure

Chapter 3 : Air and gas drilling
3.1 Bottomhole pressure
3.2 Minimum volumetric flow rate
3.3 Drill bit orifices or nozzles
etc

Chapter 4 : Directional drilling
4.1 Glossary of term used in directional drilling
4.2 Dogleg severity (hole curvature) calculation
4.3 Deflection tool orientation
etc

Chapter 5 : Selection of drilling practice
5.1 Health safety and environment
5.2 Production capacity
5.3 Well planning and implementation
etc

Chapter 6 : Well pressure control
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Surface equipment
6.3 When and how to cloase the well
etc

Chapter 7: Fishing operation and equipment
7.1 Causes and prevention
7.2 Pipe recovery and free point
7.3 Parting the pipe
etc

Chapter 8: Causes and casing string design
8.1 Types of casing
8.2 Casing data
8.3 Combination casing strings
etc

Chapter 9 ; Well cementing
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Chemistry of cements
9.3 Cementing principles
etc

Chapter 10 : Tubing and tubing string design
10.1 APL physical property specification
10.2 Running and pulling tubing
10.3 Preparation and inspection before running
etc

Chapter 11: Environmental considerations for drilling operations
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Well site
11.3 Environmental regulations


Includes bibliographic references . _ Index : p595-602

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