Directional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Course

Name: Directional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Training Course
Availability: InStock

Plan and assure complex well paths using trajectory, survey, anti-collision, sidetrack, and geosteering controls.

Directional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Course

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Duration: 1 Week
Format: Classroom
Cities: Cape town, London, Dubai, Istanbul, Phuket, Bali and more
Next session: 8 – 12 November 2026, Cape town
Average fee: 7,500 €

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Directional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Training Course

Overview

Directional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Training Course is a one-week advanced course for drilling, planning, survey, MWD/LWD, geosteering, operations, and assurance functions who leave with a Well-Path Delivery and Assurance File. Participants connect trajectory design, survey assurance, anti-collision, sidetrack selection, steering, torque and drag, hole cleaning, and geosteering decisions. The course controls the whole well-path workflow from targets through post-well review. Agile Leaders Training Center presents directional, horizontal, and sidetrack drilling.

Who Should Attend

Drilling functions responsible for well-path execution and operating limits
Planning functions responsible for targets, trajectories, and design assurance
Survey and MWD/LWD functions responsible for positional data and uncertainty
Geosteering and operations functions responsible for navigation and drilling response
Technical authorities responsible for collision risk and change control

The course assumes participants already use drilling plans, survey data, or subsurface targets, and it leaves out introductory drilling engineering, detailed BHA component design, and vendor-specific software operation.

Departments and Industries

The course supports departments and industries that control subsurface well paths.

Oil and gas drilling and well delivery
Geothermal well planning and operations
Mining exploration and borehole surveying
Directional-drilling and well-service providers
Engineering assurance and well integrity

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Build target-led well trajectories
Analyze survey uncertainty and anti-collision evidence
Evaluate sidetrack methods and kickoff requirements
Compare steering systems against trajectory demands
Diagnose torque, drag, and hole-cleaning constraints
Apply execution monitoring and post-well assurance

Course Agenda

Day 1: Define the Well Path

Subsurface Target and Drilling-Objective Definition Sheet
Coordinate Reference and Survey-Database Quality Checklist
Kickoff Point, Build Rate, Inclination, and Azimuth Design Method
Dogleg Severity and Curvature Constraint Register
Well-Path Design-Basis File

Day 2: Assure Trajectories

Build-Hold-Drop and Three-Dimensional Trajectory Comparison
ISCWSA Survey Error Model Application
Wellbore Position Uncertainty and Error-Ellipse Analysis
Separation-Factor and Anti-Collision Screening Method
Trajectory Peer-Review and Change-Control Gate

Day 3: Select Sidetrack Methods

Open-Hole and Cased-Hole Sidetrack Selection Matrix
Whipstock, Cement-Plug, and Formation-Kickoff Decision Method
Mud-Motor and Rotary-Steerable System Comparison
BHA Steering Response and Toolface Control Interface
Kickoff Risk and Contingency Register

Day 4: Control Horizontal Execution

Torque-and-Drag Operating-Envelope Analysis
Cuttings Transport and Hole-Cleaning Surveillance Method
MWD/LWD Survey Validation Workflow
Geosteering Decision Log and Reservoir-Navigation Interface
Real-Time Deviation and Corrective-Action Board

Day 5: Practice Well-Path Delivery

Suggested Exercise: Construct a Three-Dimensional Trajectory
Suggested Exercise: Evaluate Survey and Collision Risk
Suggested Exercise: Select a Sidetrack and Steering Configuration
Suggested Exercise: Diagnose Horizontal-Section Trends
Capstone Exercise: Complete the Well-Path Delivery and Assurance File

Practical Exercises

The course uses suggested activities to connect planning, positional assurance, equipment interfaces, and execution decisions.

Suggested activity: convert targets, constraints, and kickoff assumptions into a controlled trajectory.
Suggested activity: challenge survey quality, uncertainty, separation evidence, and collision actions.
Suggested activity: compare sidetrack and steering options against formation and trajectory conditions.
Suggested activity: assemble an assurance file covering design, surveys, decisions, changes, and closeout.

FAQs

Who suits directional, horizontal and sidetrack drilling training?

Directional, horizontal and sidetrack drilling training suits drilling, planning, survey, MWD/LWD, geosteering, operations, and assurance functions. It assumes exposure to drilling plans, survey data, directional operations, or subsurface targets.

How does directional well-path training differ from BHA design training?

Directional well-path training manages targets, trajectories, collision avoidance, sidetracks, execution, and review. BHA design training concentrates on bottomhole assembly components and drilling-performance behavior.

How is anti-collision managed in directional drilling?

Anti-collision management combines coordinate control, survey quality, positional uncertainty, separation analysis, offset data, escalation rules, and documented responses as planned and actual paths change.

What determines a sidetrack drilling method?

A sidetrack method depends on casing status, access, formation behavior, kickoff location, window requirements, achievable dogleg, tool compatibility, objectives, and contingencies.

How does geosteering support horizontal drilling?

Geosteering uses directional and formation measurements to update the interpreted position relative to reservoir boundaries and support recorded landing or navigation decisions.

Conclusion

Participants take back a Well-Path Delivery and Assurance File connecting targets, trajectories, surveys, collision controls, sidetrack choices, steering interfaces, and execution records. The file makes assumptions and decision limits visible. It supports controlled changes and traceable post-well review.

credits: 5 credit per day

Course Mode: full-time

Provider: Agile Leaders Training Center

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Location	Dates	Duration	Mode	Price
Cape town	Week 45, 2026 8 – 12 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
London	Week 47, 2026 16 – 20 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Dubai	Week 48, 2026 23 – 27 November 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Istanbul	Week 49, 2026 30 November – 4 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Phuket	Week 49, 2026 6 – 10 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Bali	Week 50, 2026 13 – 17 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Addis Ababa	Week 51, 2026 14 – 18 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Doha	Week 51, 2026 20 – 24 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Marbella	Week 52, 2026 27 – 31 December 2026	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Chicago	Week 53, 2027 3 – 7 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€16,000
Zanzibar	Week 01, 2027 10 – 14 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Rome	Week 03, 2027 18 – 22 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Kuwait	Week 03, 2027 24 – 28 January 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,000
Jakarta	Week 05, 2027 1 – 5 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Abu Dhabi	Week 06, 2027 8 – 12 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Amsterdam	Week 07, 2027 15 – 19 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Paris	Week 08, 2027 22 – 26 February 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,500
Montreux	Week 09, 2027 1 – 5 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€8,000
Lagos	Week 09, 2027 7 – 11 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€6,000
Vienna	Week 10, 2027 8 – 12 March 2027	1 Week	Onsite	€7,500

Frequently asked questions

What does this course cover?

OverviewDirectional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Training Course is a one-week advanced course for drilling, planning, survey, MWD/LWD, geosteering, operations, and assurance functions who leave with a Well-Path Delivery and Assurance File. Participants connect trajectory design, survey assurance, anti-collision, sidetrack selection, steering, torqu…

Are training dates available?

Yes. Available dates and destinations are listed in the course dates section on this page.

How can I register?

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Directional, Horizontal and Sidetrack Drilling Course