Viking Public Casing Design Training

3-Day Course on September 15-17, 2026 in Houston, TX

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This 3-day course covers the relevant subjects required to understand the structural mechanics of downhole tubular design. A special emphasis on horizontal aspects will be included. The third day looks at interactive stresses from multiple fracturing events and will consider other relevant failure mechanisms, as well as provide an introduction to Geothermal and CCS Well Design.

Participants are encouraged to bring existing well designs to be used as part of the training examples and exercises.

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Viking Public Casing Design Training - Day 1, 2 & 3
Viking Public Casing Design Training - Day 1, 2 & 3
$3,200.00

This 3-day course covers the relevant subjects required to understand the structural mechanics of downhole tubular design. A special emphasis on horizontal aspects will be included. The third day looks at interactive stresses from multiple fracturing events and will consider other relevant failure mechanisms.

13501 Katy Freeway, Suite 3300, Houston, TX 77079

September 15-17th, 2025

Light Breakfast and Lunch will be served for those that attend In-Person

24hrs PDH Credit

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Course Outline

Day 1 - Fundamental Design Principles

  • Introduction to Casing & Tubing Design

    • OCTG Introduction, Service Application & Purpose

  • Why is Casing Design Important?

    • Casing Failures

  • Performance Properties

    • Pipe body rating calculation methods for:

      • Yield Strength

      • Minimum Internal Yield Pressure (Burst rating)

      • Collapse rating

      • Axial Rating (Tension & Compression)

  • Fundamental Design Principles

    • Burst & Collapse

    • Axial Stress, Buoyancy & Pressure-Area Method

    • Understanding VME (Triaxial) Stress

    • Common Load Case Methodology

  • Connections

    • API Connections

    • Proprietary (Premium and Semi-Premium)

    • Practical Considerations for Connection Selection

    • Using the Connection Service Envelope

    • Torque-Tension Plots

Day 2 - Advanced Topics in Casing Design

  • Material Aspects

    • Pipe Mechanics

    • Chemistry & Heat Treatment

    • ISO 15156/NACE MR0175: Sour Service

    • Corrosion Resistant Alloy (CRAs) are discussed

  •  Overview of API 5CT & API 5B

    • OCTG Manufacturing Process

    • Inspection Requirements of OCTG - Mill & Post Mill

    • Procurement Recommendations

    • Running & Installing OCTG - API RP 5C1

  • Casing Loads & Design Considerations

    • Drilling Casing Load Cases

      • Burst Load with Class Exercise

      • Collapse Load with Class Exercise

      • Tension/Compression with Class Exercise

      • Triaxial with Class Exercise

  • Casing Loading & Design Considerations

    • Production Casing Load Cases

    • Frac Stimulation Load Cases

Day 3 - Casing Deformation & Intro to Geothermal & CCS Wells

  • Casing Deformation

    • Casing Damage

    • Interactive Stresses from Multiple Fracturing Events

    • Case histories

    • Erosion, Mechanical Damage and Chemical Reactions

  • Intro to Geothermal Well Design

    • High Temperatures Considerations in Steam Injection & Geothermal Wells

    • Yield Strength Reduction due to Temperature

    • Tension-Collapse Considerations

    • Material Considerations & Risks

  • Intro to Carbon Capture & Sequestration (CCS) Well Design

    • Difference between Oil & Gas wells & CO2 Injection (CCS) wells

    • Material Considerations / Corrosion & Pitting Concerns

    • Load Considerations for CCS Wells during Drilling, Injection and Intervention

    • Special Considerations for CCS Well Casing Design

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Peter Erpelding, P.E.
Peter Erpelding, P.E.

Independent Subject Matter Expert

Peter is a consulting engineer for Viking Engineering and specializes in mechanical and thermal analysis of drilling and completion equipment. Mr. Erpelding is heavily involved in engineering projects involving deep water, high pressure, high temperature, and highly corrosive reservoirs. 

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Parveen Sachdeva, Ph.D.
Parveen Sachdeva, Ph.D.

Engineering Manager | Renewables & Special Projects

Parveen Sachdeva has over 18 years of oilfield experience. His expertise is in critical well design, flow assurance modeling and thermal analysis of wellbore heat transfer.

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Barry Cresap, P.E.
Barry Cresap, P.E.

Director | Well Engineering

Barry has over 20 years of oil and gas experience, primarily working as a lead / senior drilling engineer over a variety of campaigns and rig types including land rigs, jack-ups, semi-submersibles, and drillships. His engineering experience spans across both conventional and unconventional designs and operational practices including deepwater, shelf, and horizontal drilling. 

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George King, P.E.
George King, P.E.

Independent Subject Matter Expert

George E. King is a Registered Professional Engineer with 50 years of continuous oilfield experience starting with Amoco in 1971. He has held senior engineering positions in Amoco, BP, Rimrock Energy, and Apache Corp. He currently researches and consults on well interventions, casing deformation, fracture-driven interactions, unconventional resources completions, and shut-in/start-up operations. He has presented over 100 technical papers, podcasts, webinars, and book chapters.

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Alvaro Chan, P.E.
Alvaro Chan, P.E.

Failure Investigations Manager

Alvaro Chan, P.E., is a Materials and Mechanical Engineering Consultant with Viking Engineering and brings more than 25 years of experience in metallurgy, materials engineering, failure analysis, laboratory testing, and technical consulting. Throughout his career, he has supported the energy industry in engineering, product development, asset integrity, and operational reliability roles across North and South America.

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Location of Course

Viking Headquarters

13501 Katy Fwy

Suite TBD

Houston, TX 77079