The Practical Handbook of Well Control

Rahman Ashena

ISBN 10: 1032753870 / ISBN 13: 9781032753874

Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Jul 2026, 2026

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Neuware - 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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Practical Handbook of Well Control
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Jul 2026
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032753870
• ISBN 13: 9781032753874
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 234W x 156H x 23D millimeters 234 millimeters width by 156 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 630 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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 Montanuniversität 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).