Master the principles and practices of modern drilling mechanics

This in-depth guide offers complete coverage of drilling mechanics with a focus on the horizontal drilling of shale plays and offshore wells. The book lays out drilling engineering fundamentals and clearly explains the latest technological developments. Written by a team of seasoned educators, Drilling Engineering: Advanced Applications and Technology covers every key topic, including geo-mechanics for drilling applications, well construction techniques, wellbore hydraulics, and optimization. You will enhance your understanding of drilling operations, improve your designs, and plan for more productive and cost-effective wells.

Coverage includes:

• Well construction and hydraulics


• Drillstring mechanics and casing design


• Drilling hydraulics


• Cuttings transport


• Geomechanics


• Fundamentals of rock mechanics


• Wellbore stress, stability, and strengthening


• Coupled fluid flow—stress formulation


• Drilling optimization methods


• Vector and tensor analysis


• Principles of deformable materials


• Elasticity concepts