DS-1 Fourth Edition School

Available exclusively from Bureau Veritas, The DS-1 Fourth Edition School provides a practical, integrated approach for managing the integrity of your drill string structure. The four volumes of DS-1 Fourth Edition serve as the foundation for this three day school, and what you learn will revolutionize your approach to failure prevention.

Manufacturing

• Manufacturing levels – Standard & Critical
• Metallurgical properties important to the designer
• Relationships to other industry standards, private and public

Design

• Using Design “Groups”
• Integrating design needs with other drilling objectives
• Setting design constraints and design factors
• Performing a drill string design addressing overload
• Determining string capacities and operating limits
• Predicting and managing buckling
• Comparative design for fatigue prevention
• Selecting and configuring different BHA types
• Recommended stress relief dimensions and maximum slip cut severity
• Monitoring and mitigating corrosion
• Using CFI when specifying new connections on BHAs

Inspection

• How to set an inspection program
• How the common inspection methods work and their advantages and limitations
• How to estimate accumulated fatigue damage
• The link between inspection process control and quality

Specialty Tools

• The challenges with qualifying specialty tools
• Requirements for qualifying specialty tools to Volume 4
• Determining tool ratings
• Inspecting, assembling, function testing, and using specialty tools
• Steps for implementing the standard