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USC Catalogue 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOGUE]

PTE 514 Drilling Engineering

Units: 3
Terms Offered: Sp
Graduate level course on drilling engineering with an emphasis on field design and applications. Topics covered include well planning; rock mechanics; rotary drilling processes; drilling rig components; drill string and bottom hole assemblies; well hydraulics and drilling muds; casing design and cementing; directional drilling; offshore drilling and drilling economics.
Registration Restriction: Open only to Engineering graduate students
Instruction Mode: Lecture
Grading Option: Letter