Cementing Technologies (DRL 320)

CEMENTING TECHNOLOGIES (DRL 320)

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COURSE SCHEDULE

Code	Date	Location	price (€)*
DRL 320	5 – 9 Oct 2026	Online	3300
DRL 320	6 – 10 Jul 2026	Doha	4400

COURSE OVERVIEW

This Cementing Technologies course highlights the critical importance of cement sheath integrity throughout the life of a well. It emphasizes the need to evaluate mechanical properties of set cement beyond compressive strength, ensuring long-term zonal isolation and well integrity.

The course examines additional mechanical properties required for modern well conditions and discusses how these properties influence cement performance under varying operational stresses. Special-purpose cements are presented in a practical context, enabling participants to understand when they should — and should not — be used. The program also demonstrates how these cement systems can be applied effectively to address challenges encountered in complex and extreme well environments.

COURSE OUTLINE

5 days

Day 1

o One stage cement jobs
o Two stage jobs
o Liner cementing
o Squeeze cementing
o Cement head and wiper plugs
o Calculator for all parameters of the cement job
o Pressures during and at end of displacement

Day 2

o Buoyancy effect on casing
o Relevant factors that influence the success of any
cement job
o Cement job planning and execution
o Casing hardware
o Cement chemistry (focus on class G cement)
o Compressive strength and permeability
o Strength retrogression
o Thixotropic cement slurries
o The importance of BHCT and BHST
o Mud removal and the effect of mud contamination
on compressive strength
o Gas migration

Day 3

o Lost circulation
o Cementing horizontal wells
o Cement laboratory equipment
o Rheology and its application in oil well cementing
o Flow modules and mud removal
o Spaces and washes
o Cement placement: turbulent and laminar flow
o Special cement systems:
o Engineered particle size cements
o Salt cementing
o Thixotropic cement systems
o Light weight cements
o Foam cement
o Permafrost cement

Day 4

o Cement quality evaluation logs (cement bond logs)
o Overview of sonic and ultrasonic logs
o Examples of CBL/VDL Log displays and evaluation
of cement quality
o CBL VDL: pros and cons
o The bond index
o Ultrasonic tools: USIT
o Ultrasonic log USIT over sonic log CBL
o Cement logs summary
o Examples of CBL/VDL log displays and evaluation
of cement quality
o USIT case studies

Day 5

o Major hazards on a cementing operation
o Risk assessment
o Squeeze operations and limitations
o Problems discussions

INSTRUCTOR

Fayez Makkar is a highly qualified Drilling Engineer with over 40 years of experience working with major oil and gas companies. His career has primarily focused on drilling operations, progressing from contractor roles to operator positions across a wide range of projects. He has been involved in drilling, workover, and completion operations, including logging interpretation and completion design. He possesses extensive experience in directional and horizontal drilling, as well as deep well operations both onshore and offshore, including wells with H₂S environments. His broad international experience has been gained through working with diverse teams across multiple countries and operating environments. In addition, he has extensive experience as a freelance drilling instructor and curriculum developer, delivering training programs for numerous international companies, particularly in the Middle East region.

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DESIGNED FOR

Drilling Supervisor, Site Drilling Engineers, Project
Engineers, and Operation Engineers.

COURSE LEVEL

Intermediate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Course objectives include:
o Perform primary cementing operations
successfully
o Conduct squeeze jobs and selection of squeeze
tools for the remedial job
o Perform cement plug operations to improve
overall job success
o Interpret cement sheath evaluation logs
At the end of this course participants will learn to:
o Understand the critical parameters for any
cementing operation
o Select displacement rates for effective mud
removal.
o Select the proper Additives based on Well
Conditions
o Read and perform Interpretation of Cement Bond
Logs
o Understand Special Cement Systems
o Interpret cement sheath evaluation logs USIT, CBL,
and VD

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