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98-Pet-A4 — Oil and Gas Well Drilling & Completion · National Exams, May 2015 · 3 hours, open book, non-communicating calculator only · four (4) questions constitute a complete exam paper (the first four as they appear in the answer book are marked), all questions equal value — all five questions are solved below as a complete study resource.
Reference texts: Bourgoyne, A.T. Jr., Millheim, K.K., Chenevert, M.E. & Young, F.S., Applied Drilling Engineering, SPE Textbook Series (casing design, drilling hydraulics, bit hydraulics, drilling-fluid density control, well control); Rabia, H., Well Engineering & Construction (casing design methodology, well control practice); Alberta Energy Regulator, Directive 010: Minimum Casing Design Requirements (Canadian regulatory casing-design context).
