PNG 451Drilling Laboratory
PNG 451 : Drilling Laboratory covers common practices in well-control procedures and measurement of drilling fluid properties. This course serves as the laboratory component for PNG 450 . Students will apply the concepts and skills gained from lectures and discussions in PNG 450 . The aim is for students to become familiar with drilling fluids and how to quantify the fluid properties analytically. Students will also receive practical experience with drilling equipment, and will practice solving practical well-control problems in the laboratory. Students in this course will gain experience using our state-of-the-art rig floor simulator and drilling fluid and cement laboratory, which are equipped with the advanced facilities currently used in the oil and gas industry.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “( EME 303 or CE 360 or ME 320 ) and [ EMCH 210 or ( EMCH 211 and EMCH 213 )] Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: PNG 450”
Where it sits in degree plans
Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (1 program).
Required in (1)
- Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, B.S.