Summary
Be prepared for drilling's hottest trend
According to the U.S. Department of Energy, by 2005, 30% of all wells will be drilled using gas and air. The Air and Gas Drilling Manual, by William Lyons -- an internationally known expert and holder of nine drilling patents -- lays out everything you need to apply air and gas drilling to all kinds of operations, from the most basic to the most complex, and for the shallowest to the deepest. Youre shown how to:
Master the air and gas drilling techniques in vital industries: construction and development of water wells, monitoring wells, geotechnical boreholes, mining operations boreholes, and more
Calculate volumetric flow and compressor requirements.
Drill with stable foam, unstable foam, and aerated liquids (as well as gas and air)
Handle the special considerations of deep hole drilling
Perform direct and reverse-flow circulation calculations
Specify drills, collars, and casings
Engineer and operate specialized downhole projects
Plan operations and choose air package contractors
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Table of Contents
Part 1: Technology Basics
1) Introduction
2) Air and Gas Drilling Techniques
3) Air and Gas Drilling Operations
4) Applications of Technology to Shallow Well Construction and Development
Part 2: Air and Gas Drilling Fundamentals
5) Compressors
6) Three Phase Flow Calculational Models
7) Air and gas Volumetric Rate Requirements(Dry Air or Gas)
8) Unstable Foam Drilling
9) Stable Foam Drilling
10) Aerated Liquids Drilling
11) Reverse Circulation Operations
Part 3: Deep Well Operations
12) Specialized Downhole Drilling Operations
13) Directional Drilling Operations
14) Well Compilations and Development
15) Special considerations for Deep
16) Operations Planning and Air Package Contractor Selection
Appendices
Appendix A: Nomenclature
Appendix B: Drill and Collar Dimensions
Appendix C: Casing Dimensions
Appendix D: Minimum Volumetric Flowrate and Pressure Graphs
Appendix E: Derivation of Reverse Circulation Equations
Appendix F: Conversion Tables(USC/SI)
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