Surface Well Control

Surface Well Control: Well Control Methods is an educational work from well-renowned drilling expert Dr. Hussain Rabia. Based on decades of experience in the oil industry - as a drilling engineer, drilling manager, consultant and trainer - Dr. Rabia provides a detailed description of everything related to well control methods, encountered on both land and jack-up operations.

This publication is written in a comprehensible language, including detailed descriptions and visuals of well control operations and equipment. The mathematics is elucidated in detail - including derivation. Numerous examples and exercises are included in the book, including internationally-certified examination questions.

Volume Two covers well control methods and starts with chapter nine which covers influx characteristics including gas expansion and gas solubility. Chapter ten deals with the different methods of shutting in a well. Chapter eleven gives details of the various well control methods used in the oil industry, in particular, the Drillers and the Wait and Weight methods. The procedure for completing an IWCF kick sheet is covered in great detail. The calculation procedure presented in chapter eleven can be used on any rig type and under any well control condition. In particular, the generation and correction of kick line graphs is discussed in detail. Chapter twelve presents methods for calculating the annular pressures as a kick is circulated out of the well. Chapter thirteen covers horizontal well design and horizontal well control. Chapter fourteen covers the theory and implementation of the volumetric and stripping methods. Chapter fifteen deals with well control events occurring when running and cementing casings and liners. Chapter sixteen deals with well control management, including kick drills and responsibilities of rig personnel. Chapter seventeen introduces the theory of risk management and how to implement it. Chapter eighteen describes the various well control problems and complications that may be encountered while shutting in a well or circulating out a kick.