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Stuck Pipe Prevention and Fishing Operations

For drillers, assistant drillers, toolpushers, drilling supervisors and drilling engineers. It covers the three mechanisms of stuck pipe, how to read torque, drag, pressure and returns, and the hole cleaning and tripping practices that prevent sticking. It then covers how to identify the mechanism and take the first actions when the pipe sticks, how jars, spotting fluids, freepoint and back-off work, and how to plan a fishing job.

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Modules
8
Lessons
41
Duration
8h 53m
Level
Intermediate
Quizzes
8 graded
Industries

Course content

8 modules · 41 lessons · 8h 53m

What stuck pipe is, why it costs so much, the three mechanisms that cause it, the loads you read at the rig floor, and who does what when the string starts to misbehave.

  • What Stuck Pipe Is and What It Costs
    Preview
    12 min
  • The Three Mechanisms of Sticking12 min
  • Reading the Loads at the Rig Floor13 min
  • When and Where Pipe Gets Stuck12 min
  • Roles, Communication and Standing Instructions12 min
  • Module 1 quiz6 questions · pass 70%

Topics covered

Stuck Pipe
Drilling Operations
Hole Cleaning
Torque and Drag
Drilling Jars
Fishing Operations

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