Training Schools



UnderBalanced Operations School: A Project Management Approach to UBO

During the petroleum industry's progressive move to standardize UnderBalanced Drilling, Signa Engineering has been on the forefront of UBO technology. Signa has provided leading-edge engineering design, management and field supervision for numerous UBO projects across the globe.

Signa also provides comprehensive UBO training to operators, drilling managers and service company representatives around the world. Signa's innovative "UnderBalanced Operations School: A Project Management Approach to UBO" class offers the latest instruction for UBO techniques and the most effective methods of UBO application.

Students leave with a complete understanding of how to apply UBO in the field. All major and independent oil corporations are welcome, as well as consulting firms and service companies.
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Walking the Line: Managed Pressure Drilling School

Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) is an adaptive drilling process that is rapidly gaining popularity in the oil and gas drilling industry as a way to mitigate the risks and costs associated with drilling wells within narrow, downhole environmental limits.

Signa Engineering's "Walking the Line: Managed Pressure Drilling School" is a comprehensive class that instructs students on the entire MPD process. Actual case histories are presented throughout the course so students can project classroom instruction to specific MPD operations.

The various methods of successful MPD are covered, including combinations of backpressure, variable fluid density, fluid rheology, circulating friction, hole geometry and drillstring diameter.

MPD has the potential to eliminate one or more casing strings from the drilling operation, which can lead to substantial cost and time savings. Other benefits of MPD include Real-Time Well Control, Reduction of Lost Circulation and Ballooning, Reduction in the Risk of Stuck Pipe, Higher Rate of Penetration, Ability to Drill longer Extended Reach Wells with Constant BHP, and a Safer Drilling Environment.

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Fundamentals Of The Petroleum Industry School

Even non-technical personnel that work in the petroleum field need to have a basic understanding of the oil and gas industry. Anyone searching for an interesting and practical environment in which they can learn a foundation of these principles should consider attending Signa Engineering's "Fundamentals of the Petroleum Industry School." The class presents the multi-disciplined aspects of oil and gas exploration, reservoir fundamentals, drilling and completion of wells and production of hydrocarbons.

From an introduction of the oil industry at Spindletop at the turn of the Twentieth Century, to a comprehensive look at offshore drilling and production, the "Fundamentals" course educates attendees about the entire petroleum industry in an applied, interesting manner. Participation should result in greater job confidence, enthusiasm and productivity.
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Wellsite Operations

This 4-1/2 day course is presented by means of lecture, and case problems. Ample time is allocated for questions and answers. Students are required to provide an engineering calculator. Lecture and examples are integrated into the course presentation to provide specific examples of real world problems and to provoke discussion on major issues.

The course can be used as a refresher for experienced drilling foremen, for those who have been managing projects but lack formal training, for training new project managers and for training project support personnel and anyone interested in basic wellsite supervision.

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Sand Control Techniques

Learn the various techniques of Sand Control. Know how to design a successful gravel pack. Understand the causes of sand problems. Select the right screens and gravel size. Learn how to predict and detect sand problems. Know how to control the quality of your sand control job. Be able to apply matrix acidizing.