Drilling Engineering: Advanced Applications and Technology

Miska, Stefan Z./ Mitchell, Robert F./ Ozbayoglu, Evren/ Shahri, Mojtaba P.

ISBN 10: 1259643743 / ISBN 13: 9781259643743

Published by McGraw-Hill, 2022

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688 pages. 9.45x6.22x1.61 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Drilling Engineering: Advanced Applications and Technology
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1259643743
• ISBN 13: 9781259643743
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 1.09 kilograms

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Synopsis

Master the principles and practices of modern drilling mechanics

This in-depth guide offers complete coverage of drilling mechanics with a focus on the horizontal drilling of shale plays and offshore wells. The book lays out drilling engineering fundamentals and clearly explains the latest technological developments. Written by a team of seasoned educators, Drilling Engineering: Advanced Applications and Technology covers every key topic, including geo-mechanics for drilling applications, well construction techniques, wellbore hydraulics, and optimization. You will enhance your understanding of drilling operations, improve your designs, and plan for more productive and cost-effective wells.

Coverage includes:

• Well construction and hydraulics
• Drillstring mechanics and casing design
• Drilling hydraulics
• Cuttings transport
• Geomechanics
• Fundamentals of rock mechanics
• Wellbore stress, stability, and strengthening
• Coupled fluid flow―stress formulation
• Drilling optimization methods
• Vector and tensor analysis
• Principles of deformable materials
• Elasticity concepts

About the Author

Stefan Z. Miska is the retired Jonathan Detwiler endowed chair professor of petroleum engineering and former director of Tulsa University Drilling Research Projects (TUDRP) at the University of Tulsa. Currently he is one of associates with Stephen J. Miska and Associates LLC. He is an Honorary Member of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers.  He has published over 250 technical papers and contributed to several books.  

Robert F. Mitchell is the president of Well Complete, LLC. He has published over 100 papers on wellbore and well completion problems.

Evren M. Ozbayoglu is an associate professor at The University of Tulsa’s McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering. He has authored numerous publications, papers, and book chapters.