Coring is a critical operation for geologists and petrophysicists to accurately determine the amounts of hydrocarbons in a reservoir. Conventional coring is the acquisition and recovery to surface of a continuous column of reservoir formation material. This important information assists in determining the amount of oil and gas in a rock and the difficulty involved in retrieving the hydrocarbons. Coring requires use of special drillstring with inner and outer barrels. Additionally, the performance metrics for coring are vastly different from drilling. Due to its specialty nature, it is difficult to educate new and inexperienced individuals in coring operational procedures in a classroom environment.To address the challenge, this oilfield service organization utilized a holistic approach to develop a training course for conventional coring. Content required for the course included product functionality, rig operations procedures, and troubleshooting application challenges. The key deliverable was to meet the growing learning demands from younger generations of employees. The solution was to develop a course which encompassed multi-sensory resources including auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning. This methodology was necessary to effectively teach a wide range of topics to a diverse population of field personnel. This paper will provide details of the innovative/new learning activities that engaged the learners and facilitated their training.

Hydrocarbons from across the world are being explored every day. Significant effort is spent in optimizing the bit selection programs which may comprise a large number of bit design iterations. A large inefficiency is created because of the nonexistence of a quantitative method of relating these drilling applications and bit designs. This organization launched a new mobile drill-bit selection tool to enable faster, more-scientific, bit-selection decisions in the field. The tool incorporates breakthrough methods to relate drilling applications and PDC bit designs to a comprehensive set of common quantifiable and measurable behaviors. The methods improve bit selection outcomes by focusing on application requirements and bit performance capabilities instead of traditional methods that focus on bit features such as cutter size, blade count and gauge length. Individuals enter drilling parameters as well as application behaviors that characterize the formation to be drilled. The optimum bit is then selected by a proprietary algoritm. The mobile app can draw on the full database of drill-bit data, and provide technical drilling solutions in a matter of seconds at the touch of a fingertip. The innovation of this tool is its ability to quantitatively compare drill bits side-by-side with full knowledge of bit behaviors, instead of solely comparing the bit features that lead to those behaviors. With traditional methods, the benefits and tradeoffs of altering bit features were estimated by field personnel using technical intuition and past experience. By using the bit selection app, a quantified and technically justified comparison is achievable by individuals with all levels of experience. Applications can now be efficiently compared to other applications in various geographic locations to drive synergies for bit selections and drilling practices. Now, learnings from one application can be transferred to other bit selections and applications regardless of application type or location. Finally, the behavior methodology of this tool promotes the ease of technical communication between multiple user groups such as geologists, design engineer, field personnel and drilling operators, leading to a faster, more-accurate drilling optimization process. The tool is the first mobile application in the oil and gas industry that combines historical engineering data with creative digital designs, enables an intuitive user interface, 3D modeling and real-time database search capabilities. Individuals of all levels of expertise have instant access to necessary information to make bit selection easier. The authors will present value-added case studies from the Middle East region.

Pursuit of drilling the technical limit has been a primary driver of cost and cycle time reduction from the onset in North America shale. This is increasingly evident in today's downhole mud motors, where motors designed to drill in 6.75 in. hole are now rated for 500+hp and over 10,000 ft-lbs of torque. Every unit of power added stresses current materials to the limit and increases the risk of mechanical failure. As will be demonstrated in the following sections, the increased power delivered to the bit now exceeds the strength and reliability of the standard 3 ½ REG connection for drill bits. The integrity and longevity of the drill bit pin connections is the primary focus of this paper. Details are provided of the technical aspects of drill bit solutions that meet current drilling requirements and recognizes industry trends that will continue to present future challenges for bit connections. This paper also describes the collaborative partnership between an operator and bit service provider that led to success and the development of a long term plan for continuing success.

Today's oil and gas industry has become even more challenging and demanding. Operational optimization has long been a primary performance metric, and there is a renewed focus on safety and accountability. Core to these requirements is the training needed for individuals to gain the necessary competencies to perform operational tasks safely and consistently. Therefore an important question arises: What is the most effective method for teaching drilling procedures and operations to a diverse population of field personnel? Instructor-led training (ILT) is the most commonly used format and is often limited to the use of presentation slides in a classroom leading to a gap between the learning that occurs in the classroom and the application required on the job site. The preferred format is "on-the-job training" (OJT) where learning occurs at the job site with the actual tools and components. The approach is complicated as it requires trainees to be present on a job site, which may lead to inefficiencies and safety issues. To address the challenge, the oilfield service organization completed an initiative to bring the job site to the classroom. The strategy focused on creating and applying documentaries, short films, and video clips for enhancing training effectiveness. Central to the strategy was the utilization of interactive exercises and activities associated with the videos ensuring the learners were actively engaged. This paper explains the project plan created to identify the video products needed, the resources required to produce the video, and the plan to complete the job.

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