Wellbore Mechanics and Managed Pressure Drilling
Operational topics will draw from drilling fluids engineering; drilling system engineering; rig and wellbore hydraulics; ROP parameters and drilling optimizations; wellbore stability; fracture and pore pressure gradients; mud weight windows; in-situ and near-wellbore stress states; lost circulation; pressure control; pipe sticking; and other situations common to drilling operations. Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 379 (Topic: Wellbore Mechanics and Managed Pressure Drilling) and 379 (Topic 18) may not both be counted.
Prerequisites & course information
Operational topics will draw from drilling fluids engineering; drilling system engineering; rig and wellbore hydraulics; ROP parameters and drilling optimizations; wellbore stability; fracture and pore pressure gradients; mud weight windows; in-situ and near-wellbore stress states; lost circulation; pressure control; pipe sticking; and other situations common to drilling operations. Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering 379 (Topic: Wellbore Mechanics and Managed Pressure Drilling) and 379 (Topic 18) may not both be counted.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027