| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drilling Technique | JLJ411 | Elective | Bachelor's degree | 4 | Fall | 6 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Associate Prof. Dr. Ahmet KARAKAŞ
Assistant Prof. Dr. Suzan PASVANOGLU
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Comprehend well drilling techniques
2) Recognize the drilling equipments
3) Define the rotary drilling method and drilling string
4) Define the percussion drilling method and drilling string
5) Comprehend drilling fluids
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
| Program Competencies | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | ||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | No relation | No relation | Low | |
| 2 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | Low | Low | No relation | Low | |
| 3 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | Low | |
| 4 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | Low | |
| 5 | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | No relation | Low | Low | No relation | Low | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
No
Course Contents
This course covers the definition, history and developent of drilling; classification of drilled wells; drilling methods and the parts of drilling machines; comparing drilling methods; drilling hydraulics and mud losses and casing; drilling problems and recovery of wells; drilling mud types and properties; standards used in drilling wells; rigs and rig types; cored drilling, cores and their types; drill bits, selection of bits, oriented drilling, deflection in boreholes; optimum yield in drilling and difficulties, education of drilling team, accidents during drilling; demonstration of drilling equipments.
Weekly Schedule
1) Introduction to Drilling Technique2) Rotary Drilling Method
3) Percussion Drilling Method
4) Geomechanics in drilling
5) Drilling fluids
6) Water well techniques
7) Manual Drilling Techniques
8) Midterm examination/Assessment
9) Oil Drillings
10) Mining Drillings
11) Rock and Soil Investigation Drillings
12) Developing and finishing Water wells
13) Well filter types
14) Casing and support systems in the wells
15) Lgging of Boreholes
16) Final examination
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Yalçın, A., 1991, Sondaj Yöntemleri ve Uygulamaları, TMMOB Maden Müh. Odası yayını,
Ankara, 427 s.
2- Göktekin, A., 1983, Sondaj Tekniği, İTÜ Matbaası, İstanbul, 431 s.
3- Committee on Advanced Drilling Technologies ... [et al.], 1994, Drilling and excavation technologies for the future, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C.
4- Bisson, Robert A. ; Jay H. Lehr, 2004, Modern groundwater exploration : discovering new water resources in consolidated rocks using innovative hydrogeologic concepts, exploration, drilling, aquifer testing, and management methods, Wiley-Interscience, Hoboken, N.J.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Drill and Practice
2) Lab / Workshop
3) Self Study
4) Problem Solving
5) Project Based Learning
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Midterm Examination to Course Grade |
40% |
|---|---|
Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
60% |
Total |
100% |
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required