Meet Your Expert Trainer

  • Brian-Holland Brian Holland



    Brian Holland has worked as a drilling engineer, manager and consultant in the international oil field for more than 30 years. His experience encompasses both land and offshore activities. Around the globe, he has managed significant drilling operations in India, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Qatar, Oman, Malaysia and Australia. His experience includes drilling deep water wells in Congo, extended reach in Denmark and HPHT in India.

    He has worked for leading service companies, Schlumberger, Baker and Dresser and serveral other leading companies in the industry. His extensive varied and international experience provides the backdrop to the training course. He studied Civil Engineering and graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Determining the risks associated with drilling into pressured sedimentary deposits

Why should I attend?

This is a must attend course for those who work in drilling and/or well control operations

By attending this interactive course you will:

  • Learn how to calculate formation pressure.
  • Understand the techniques used to control the formation pressure.
  • Learn how to perform the arithmetic calculations associated with Well Control.
  • Understand the purpose of the trip tank and the mud gas separator.
  • Learn about basic casing planning.
  • Learn how to plan for well control equipment.

As well as all the basics you need to know regarding:

  • Kick Tolerance
  • Well profiling
  • Managed pressure drilling.

For more details please refer to the course outline page

Testimonials

Very impressed! I wish to have more and more sessions with Brian!.
Nashwa Saleh Abdelaziz, Supply Chain Manager, Shell Egypt
The course exceeded my expectations- I learned everything I need about drilling principles, processes and new techniques.
Hossein Sabri, Control Project Manager, Dana Drilling Company
Brian was excellent at sharing his extensive industry knowledge
Thomas Jordan, Oil & Gas Sales Development Manager, Unatrac Ltd