Training Classes Completed: December 2010 - April 2023
149 Schools
1904 Students
13 Countries
Classes:
Deepwater Drilling: Operations & Planning - 1 week 38
Deepwater Drilling Short Course - 2 days 55
HTHP Drilling - 3 days 17
Introduction to Drilling (Basic Drilling) - 1 Day 9
Basic Drilling Engineering - 4 days 2
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In-house classes have been done for the following:
•Aramco •Atkins •Baker Talos
•BP •Chevron •ConocoPhillips J Connor Consultiing
•Franks •Halliburton •Nexen Fieldwood Energy
•Repsol •Venari Resources •Weatherford Techniqfmc
•Wild Well Control Stone Energy Seadrill CNOOC
Anadarko Murphy Oil Repsol
Class Locations:
United States: Houston, Dallas, Duncan, Oklahoma, Lafayette, Louisiana,
Brazil Peru Columbia Scotland
Canada Saudi Arabia Spain
Malaysia Azerbaijan Trinidad
Scotland England Norway
Technical Publications Co-Authored
1. “Improving well control calls for continuous evaluation of barriers,” John Shaughnessy, IADC Drilling Contractor, March/April, 2013.
2. “Challenges in Directional Drilling Through Salt in Deepwater Gulf of Mexico,” Israel, D’Ambrosio, Leavitt, Shaughnessy, Sanclemente, IADC/SPE 112669-P, March, 2008.
3. “Challenges Associated with Subsalt Tar in the Mad Dog Field,” Romo, Prewett, Shaughnessy, Lisle, Banerjee and Willson, SPE 110493, November, 2007.
4. “More Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Problems,” Shaughnessy, Daugherty, Graff, Durkee, SPE/IADC 105792, Transactions, February, 2007.
5. “Fishing in the subsea BOP,” Burns, Shaughnessy, Cocales, World Oil, July, 2006.
6. “Problems of Ultra-Deep High Temperature, High-Pressure Drilling,” Shaughnessy, Romo, Soza, SPE 84555, Trans. October, 2003.
7. “Optimizing HTHP Cementing Operations,” John Shaughnessy and John Helweg, SPE 72481, Trans. February, 2002.
8. “Two Methods for Achieving a Dual Gradient in Deepwater,” Bob Herrmann and John Shaughnessy, SPE/IADC 67745, Trans. March, 2001.
9. “Successfully Drilling Highly Depleted Sands,” John Shaughnessy, Louis Romo, Ron Fuqua, SPE/IADC 6774, Trans. March, 2001.
10. “Industry leaders shed light on drilling riser gas effects,” Rom Gonzalez (Shell), John Shaughnessy (BP Amoco), David Grindle (Exxon), OGJ, July 17, 2000.
11. “20-Plus Years of Tuscaloosa Drilling: Continuously Optimizing Deep HTHP Wells,” John Shaughnessy and Allen Locke, SPE 59181 Trans. Feb, 2000.
12. “Problems of Ultra-Deepwater Drilling,” John Shaughnessy, Ken Armagost, Bob Herrmann, Marc Cleaver, IADC/SPE 52782 Trans. March, 1999.
13. “Successful Fishing Job a Lesson in Risk Management,” John Shaughnessy, Darrell Lantz, Tommy Lashley, Scott Pullen, OGJ, March 8, 1999.
14. “Concentric Riser will reduce mud weight margins, improve gas-handling safety,” John Shaughnessy and Bob Herrmann, OGJ, November 2, 1998.
15. “Deepwater Rig Design for 10,000 Feet of Water”, Riddle Steddum, Michael Wilburn, John Shaughnessy, OTC 8753 Trans. May, 1998
16. “Concentric Drilling Risers for Ultra Deepwater”, Bob Herrmann, John Shaughnessy, Pierre Beynet, IADC/SPE 39297 Trans. March, 1998
17. “Discoverer Enterprise: World’s Most Advanced Drilling Unit”, Jon Cole, Bob Herrmann, Bob Scott, John Shaughnessy, IADC/SPE 37659 Trans. March, 1997.
18. “Successful Flow Testing of Gas Reservoir in 3,500 ft of Water”, Shaughnessy, Carpenter, Coleman, Jackson, SPE Trans. SPE (1990) #20577 page 489. Also, JPT July, 1992.
19. “Well Control Technique Removes Trapped Gas from a Subsea BOP”, John Shaughnessy, Curtis Jackson, Ronald Warren, Oil & Gas Journal, Dec 2, 1985.
