The Practical Handbook of Well Control
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 20. July 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
434 pages
978-1-032-75387-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Practical Handbook of Well Control teaches readers to safeguard well safety and integrity in drilling well engineering. Offering an applied and scientific point of view, it covers fundamental aspects of well control and includes practical procedures and well control methods for land and offshore operations. It features a wealth of questions to commonly encountered problems and comprehensive answers at the end of each topical discussion to test reader comprehension.
Written in a concise, accessible way by experienced oilfield and academic experts
Covers all related technical subjects of well control
Describes modern aspects of well control, including automatic well control, advances in outflow measurement, artificial intelligence and IoT techniques for early kick detection, mud gas separators, and riser gas modeling
Includes case studies to familiarize readers with real-world problems and solutions
Offers a full explanation of each problem to familiarize readers with commonly faced issues
Features sample exercises with comprehensive answers useful for IWCF and IADC exams
This handbook serves as a valuable reference and workbook for field drilling and workover engineers in the energy sector.
Written in a concise, accessible way by experienced oilfield and academic experts
Covers all related technical subjects of well control
Describes modern aspects of well control, including automatic well control, advances in outflow measurement, artificial intelligence and IoT techniques for early kick detection, mud gas separators, and riser gas modeling
Includes case studies to familiarize readers with real-world problems and solutions
Offers a full explanation of each problem to familiarize readers with commonly faced issues
Features sample exercises with comprehensive answers useful for IWCF and IADC exams
This handbook serves as a valuable reference and workbook for field drilling and workover engineers in the energy sector.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Postgraduate and Professional Training
Illustrations
178 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 12 s/w Zeichnungen, 40 s/w Tabellen, 190 s/w Abbildungen
40 Tables, black and white; 12 Line drawings, black and white; 178 Halftones, black and white; 190 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-032-75387-4 (9781032753874)
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Rahman Ashena
The Practical Handbook of Well Control
E-Book
02/2025
1st Edition
CRC Press
€158.99
Available for download
Rahman Ashena
The Practical Handbook of Well Control
E-Book
02/2025
1st Edition
CRC Press
€158.99
Available for download
Rahman Ashena
The Practical Handbook of Well Control
Book
02/2025
1st Edition
CRC Press
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Person
Rahman Ashena has over a decade of experience in industrial field work as a senior well completion/workover and drilling supervisor engineer. He is an expert in data analytics/ML techniques and well engineering with TTT degree and IWCF Level IV certificates. Ashena is the director of Smart Energy and Data Analytics (SEDA) Group operating in Houston and Kuala Lumpur, specialized in providing consultancy and engineering services for oil and gas, renewable energy including geothermal, and data analytics sectors with current projects in SE Asia and the Middle East. Ashena is a grid energy planning engineer contractor at the Oklahoma State Energy Office. He completed his PhD, Master's, and bachelor's degrees in Petroleum Well Engineering respectively at Montanuniversitaet Leoben, Austria; Curtin University, Australia; and Petroleum University of Technology, Iran. Ashena is a Chartered Engineer recognized by IMechE and a Professional Engineer by the board of Engineers Australia (EA).
Content
0. Front Matter. 1. Introduction. 2. Barriers. 3. Drilling Fluids and Pit Management. 4. Well Control Concepts. 5. Causes of Kicks and LOWCs. 6. Kick Warning Signs, Indicators, and Detection. 7. Prerecorded Data for Possible Well Control. 8. Well Shut-In and Diverting Procedures. 9. Post Well Shut-In Monitoring Pressures and Activities. 10. Kill Sheets' Completion Methods. 11. Well Control Methods. 12. Wireline Operations and Well Control Setup. 13. Early Kick Prediction Detection by Data-Driven AI/ML Techniques. 14. IoT Infrastructures for Well Control. 15. Automated Well Control. 16. Recent Advancements in Flowmeters for Kick Detection. 17. Mud-Gas Separator Analysis: A Comprehensive Review of Sizing, Design Criteria, and Industry Standards. 18. Riser Gas Challenge and Modeling. 19. Case Study: Root Cause of Blowout -Middle-East, 2017. 20. Case Study: Blowout in Australia PETREL No.1 (SEDCO 135G), 1969.