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Drilling : the manual of methods, applications, and management / Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Limited

Published
Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [1997]
Copyright Date
©1997
Edition
4th ed.
Physical Description
615 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Additional Creators
Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Limited

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Contents
DRILLERS AND THEIR INDUSTRY: Profile of a driller -- Occupational skills -- Drilling industry sectors -- Drilling objectives -- DRILLING FUNDAMENTALS: Measurement calculations -- Volume calculations -- Flow rates (velocity) -- Mass, density, pressure, force -- Conversion factors -- Strength of materials -- Machine ratings -- Rig stability -- Basic hydraulics -- Electricity -- Planning and setting up -- DRILLING EQUIPMENT AND METHODS: Classification of types of drilling -- The connection to the bit -- Pipes and pipe threads -- Cable tool and hydraulic drilling -- Auger drilling -- Rotary and down-hole hammer drilling -- Slim hole rotary and diamond drilling -- Other drill strings -- Drilling instruments -- Rating capacity -- RIG MECHANICS: Rig mechanics and maintenance -- Engines -- Transmissions -- Hydraulic systems -- Filters -- Vehicles -- Circulating pumps and swivels -- Compressors and air systems -- Ancillary equipment and drilling tools -- Safe use and care of tools -- GEOLOGY FOR DRILLERS: Benefits of knowing geology -- Some geological basics -- Defining drillability and stability -- Relating rock classification and structural geology to drillability and stability -- Gromdwater occurrence and movement -- Occurrence of pressurised water -- Map reading and use -- CIRCULATION FLUIDS AND GROUTING: Fluids for cleaning and stabilising -- Drilling muds -- The circulation system -- Stabilisation using circulating fluids -- Overcoming lost circulation using muds -- Rotary and down hole-hammer drilling -- Diamond drilling -- Cable tool and auger drilling -- Testing and treating muds -- Stabilising and sealing bore holes with vement -- Cementing and sealing casing -- Sealing bore holes and casing with clay grout -- and DRILLING OPERATIONS: Cutting actions -- Cable tool bits -- Cable tool operation -- Auger drilling practice -- Rotary bits and tools -- Rotary drilling practice -- Rotary drilling tasks -- Diamond drilling -- Diamond drilling tasks -- Reverse circulation drilling methods -- Other hole making methods -- Handling drill strings -- Casing-hole design -- SAMPLING AND SAMPLING EQUIPMENT: Requirements for sampling and coring -- Chip sampling -- Disturbed soil sampling -- Core barrels and bits -- Cutting undisturbed samples and core -- Coring consolidated formations -- Handling core barrels -- Special barrels and techniques -- Handling samples and cores -- Water sampling -- TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS: Depth and down-hole measurements -- Surveying of deep holes -- Wire-line surveys -- Cutting oriented cores -- Down-hole inspection -- Geophysical logging -- Bore hole fluid measurement -- Test pumping water bores -- Packer tests -- Soil penetration tests -- Measurement of sub-surface movement -- Measurement of formation pore pressure -- Testing soil samples -- INFORMATION: LOGS, RECORDS AND REPORTS: Recording infonnation -- Driller's log -- Rig perfonnace record -- Records of tools -- Cost records -- Hole records -- Legal requirements for reporting -- DRILLING APPLICATIONS: Geotechnical, engineering and mineral applications -- Water well applications -- Water exploration and investigation -- Well/bore hole abandonment -- OVERCOMING DOWN-HOLE PROBLEMS: Decisions and problem solving -- Deeper holes accentuate problems -- Key seats and differential sticking -- Problem fonnations -- Gas kicks -- Blow-out prevention -- Fishing principles -- Fishing tools and operations -- RIG AND CREW MANAGEMENT: The driller's management role -- Management and money -- Management and people -- Communications -- Drilling supplies and support -- Moving the equipment -- Defming the program -- Preparations for drilling -- Efficient drilling.
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ISBN
1566702429 (alk. paper)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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