Drilling : the manual of methods, applications, and management

Responsibility Australian Drilling Industry Training Committee Limited. Edition 4th ed. Imprint Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, c1997. Physical description 615 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

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• Drillers and Their Industry Profile of a Driller Occupational Skills Drilling Industry Sectors Drilling Objectives Drilling Fundamentals Metric Calculations Volume Calculations Flow Rates (Velocity) Mass, Density, Pressure, Force Conversion Factors Strength of Materials Machine Ratings Rig Stability Basic Hydraulics Electricity Planning and Setting Up Drilling Equipment and Methods Classification of Types of Drilling The Connection to the Bit Pipes and Pipe Threads Cable Tool and Hydraulic Drilling Auger Drilling Rotary and Down-Hole Hammer Drilling Slim Hole Rotary and Diamond Drilling Other Drill Strings Drilling Instruments Rating Capacity Rig Mechanics Rig Mechanics and Maintenance Engines Transmissions Hydraulic Systems Filters Vehicles Circulating Pumps and Swivels Compressors and Air Systems Ancillary Equipment and Drilling Tools Safe Use and Care of Tools Geology for Drillers Benefits of Knowing Geology Some Geological Basics Defining Drillability and Stability Relating Rock Classification & Structural Geology to Drillability and Stability Occurrence of Pressurised Water Map Reading and Use Circulation Fluids and Grouting Fluids for Cleaning and Stabilising Drilling Muds The Circulation System Stabilisation using Circulating Fluids Overcoming Lost Circulation using Muds Rotary and Down Hole Hammer Drilling Diamond Drilling Cable Tool and Auger Drilling Testing and Treating Muds Stabilising and Sealing Bore Holes with Cement Cementing and Sealing Casing Sealing Bore Holes and Casing with Clay Grout Drilling Operations Cutting Actions Cable Tool Bits Cable Tool Operation Auger Drilling Practice Rotary Bits and Tools Rotary Drilling Practice Rotary Drilling Tasks Diamond Drilling Diamond Drilling Tasks Reverse Circulation Drilling Methods Other Hole Making Methods Handling Drill Strings Casing-Hole Design Sampling and Sampling Equipment Requirements for Sampling and Coring Chip Sampling Disturbed Soil Sampling Core Barrels and Bits Cutting Undisturbed Samples and Cores Coring Consolidated Formations Handling Core Barrels Special Barrels and Techniques Handling Samples and Cores Water Sampling Tests and Measurements Depth and Down Hole Measurements Surveying of Deep Holes Wire Line Surveys Cutting Oriented Cores Down Hole Inspection Geophysical Logging Bore Hole Fluid Measurement Test Pumping Water Bores Packer Tests Soil Penetration Tests Measurement of Sub-Surface Movement Measurement of Formation Pore Pressure Testing Soil Samples Information: Logs, Records and Reports Recording Information Drillers Log Rig Performance Record Records of Tools Cost Records Hole Records Legal Requirements for Reporting Drilling Applications Geotechnical, Engineering and Mineral Applications Geotechnical Investigations Foundation Drilling Mineral Exploration and Investigation Drilling for Construction and Rock Breaking Water Well Applications Water Exploration and Investigation Water Well Construction Screen Selection Screening Artificial Packs Well Development Development Procedures Eliminating Contamination Well Maintenance and Rehabilitation Environmental Applications Environmental Drilling and Sampling Well/Bore Hole Abandonment Overcoming Down Hole Problems Decisions and Problem Solving Deeper Holes Accentuate Problems Key Seats and Differential Sticking Problem Formations Gas Kicks Blow-Out Prevention Fishing Principles Fishing Tools and Operations Rig and Crew Management The Driller's Management Role Management and Money Management and People Communications Drilling Supplies and Support Moving the Equipment Defining the Program Preparations for Drilling Efficient Drilling References Appendices Selected Australian and U.S. Standards Relevant to Drilling Selected Drilling Industry Associations Selected Drilling Industry Periodical Publications Index.
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