In this video, Sebastian walks us through how to calculate your bottom hole flowing pressure if you have your casing pressure. This is an important calculation used by production engineers to construct IPR (Inflow Performance Relationship) curves to determine well …
In this video, Sebastian walks us through how to calculate your Mud Weight as well as your Mud Weight Window. These are two important concepts that are fundamental to drilling operations. Also, if you want to learn more about upstream …
In this video, Matt Tourigny from Deep Well Services shows us how their company is utilizing virtual reality to help train their staff (and even us) on the simple (yet critical) steps of snubbing operations. Snubbing is when you enter …
In this video, David Dahlgren with Flowco Production Solutions shows us a plunger lift display model. It simulates production casing, tubing, the reservoir, surface separator, lubricator, downhole bumper spring assembly, and the plunger itself. This model also can simulate what …
In this video, we interview Scott Gillespie with Apergy, a company centered around artificial lift. Their rod-lift model is perfect for visually observing what happens downhole! In the model, we have a pump barrel, a traveling, and a standing valve. The traveling …
How do you control a kick when drilling a well? In today’s video blog we learn what kill weight mud is, why it is useful, and how to calculate it. Be sure to watch the video above and subscribe to …
Welcome to another Oilfield Basics video blog. In this video, we examine the curriculum of petroleum engineering majors. We’re going to be talking about what classes you should expect to take as a student pursuing petroleum engineering! Well, let’s dive …
Thanks for joining us for another Oilfield Basics video blog. My name is Sebastian Ziaja and we here at Oilfield Basics are trying to build the go-to educational platform for the oil and gas industry. There are so many awesome …
What’s the difference between a contractor and an operator in the oilfield? In today’s video, we will be discussing the main differences and functionalities of operators and contractors. Be sure to check out the video to learn about these key …
What attracts oil and gas companies across the world to the Appalachian Basin? In today’s video, I will discuss the basics of the Appalachian basin with a focus on the location, formations, basic geology, types/amounts of production, major operators, and …