Merlin - Extended Reach Drilling (ERD) Training
Covering the fundamentals of hole cleaning and drilling load generation through to advanced engineering subjects, our training will help you and your team drill further, faster, more efficiently.
Better educated people make better decisions. Merlin’s training is designed to teach the fundamental aspects of high angle drilling which lead to successful outcomes, from a basic understanding about how high angle wells differ from vertical wells, through to detailed explanations around where torque, drag and hydraulics loads come from and how they need to be modelled and managed to assure success operationally. We also talk about cleaning up, tripping, stuck pipe risks, wellbore stability, and many other topics on our engineering and operations open seat courses, available to anyone with an interest or responsibility for drilling operations. This course is normally run over three days when in a face-to-face setting or over five half days if being run remotely.
For large development projects or high profile wells, clients often ask us to tailor a course for their specific requirements. Merlin base the curriculum on the fundamental topics surrounding hole cleaning and condition monitoring. We can add and subtract additional modules based on the geological environment or the risks likely to be be encountered. We can also take specific aspects of the well design or previous operational lessons learned which are used to craft individual or group exercises to reinforce critical topics. The courses can be taught face-to-face when conditions allow, or virtually when necessary.
In addition to the classroom and remote training on offer, Merlin has successfully incorporated simulator time in order to reinforce key learning outcomes. These courses take place face-to-face, with around 50% of the time spent in the classroom and the remaining 50% of the time in the simulator, running exercises which reinforce the theoretical material taught in the classroom. In addition, we can structure simulator exercises based on situations the delegates are likely to experience on the next well they are going to drill. It all adds up to a compelling training experience which adds value to all team members – from the Drilling Manager to the Derrickman.