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Advanced Directional Drilling and Fishing Operations
This 5 days course is devided into 2 major subjects: Directional Drilling operations. Fishing operations & its related skills
Examined Program
Alkhobraa Certified Programme
Earn professional credits recognized by leading international accreditation bodies.
Duration:1 Day
Delivery:Classroom / Virtual
Language:English
Certificate:Yes
Registration Hub
Upcoming Scheduled Dates
Online
Virtual
13–17 July 2026
Alkhobraa Centre
Fee per Delegate
USD2,500
Manama
Bahrain
Public
30 August – 3 September 2026
Alkhobraa Centre
Fee per Delegate
USD4,500
Luanda
Angola
Public
12–16 October 2026
Alkhobraa Centre
Fee per Delegate
USD4,500
Accra
Ghana
Public
7–11 December 2026
Alkhobraa Centre
Fee per Delegate
USD4,500
Accra
Ghana
Public
7–11 December 2026
Alkhobraa Centre
Fee per Delegate
USD4,500
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Public
13–17 December 2026
Alkhobraa Centre
Fee per Delegate
USD3,900
Target AudienceWho Should Attend
Who Should Attend
This Course?
Drilling, completion engineers, supervisors and service company personnel
Professional Roles
Training Map
Course Agenda
An intensive, modular curriculum designed for deep professional proficiency and alignment with international industry standards recognized in Saudi Arabia.
Key Questions & Elements to be Covered
Reasons for directional wells
Declination and Convergence
UTM & Grid coordinates
Factors Affecting Hole Deviation Including Formation and Drill string Factors. Bottom hole assemblies. Placement of stabilisers.
Survey Reference Points
Calculations and Well path Plotting
Surveying Tools and Accuracy
Types of Directional Wells: types 1, 2 and three and calculations.
Kick off Points, Build up and Drop off Rates
MWD and LWD
Drill string design
Directional Drilling Techniques: Well path Design Calculations, Course Corrections, Tools
Designing horizontal wells: kick off points, tangent and landing sections
Long-, Medium-, & Short-Radius Wells; Extended Reach Wells, S-Bend Wells. Multi lateral designs. Joints integrity.
Complete Well Planning Exercises
Cluster Wells
Collision Analysis
Survey Errors, Quantification of Error Sources
Ellipsoid Descriptive Equations
Spider plots & travelling cylinder
Drill string Design: Drill Pipe Selection, Drill Collar Selection
Buoyancy Factor Method: Procedure for Selecting Drill collars
Heavy-Walled Drill pipe (HWDP), Stabilisers, Drilling Jars, Shock Subs
Drill string Design Criteria, Dogleg Severity Analysis
Casing strength and tool strength specification
Milling tools and assembly
Hole cleaning and swarf removal
Window milling
Milling junk
Standard fishing tools
Fishing operations
Fishing economics
Free point indicator
Explosive charges
Torque calculations When to give up
management decision statements
When to quit?
Different options of fishing.
Need a tailored curriculum?
We can customize the agenda to match your assets, operational challenges, and sector-specific Saudi requirements.