DRILLING ENGINEERING

M. Rafiqul Islam is currently the President of Emertec Research and Development Ltd., a company he co-founded in late 1980’s. Previously, he spent over 20 years as Professor, Research Chair and Director for various Universities, including Killam Chair at Dalhousie University. He earned Diplome d’État in petroleum production engineering from Institut Algérien du Pétrole. He then attended graduate programs at the University of Texas Austin and the University of Alberta, from where he received a M.Sc. and a Ph.D., both in petroleum engineering. He has been awarded multiple awards, including the Einstein Gold Medal from the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, which is the highest honor. He has over 700 publications to his name, including dozens of books in several disciplines and multiple TV appearances within Canada and worldwide. M. Enamul Hossain is currently the Statoil Chair in Reservoir Engineering at the Memorial Univerersity of Newfoundland, specializing in the area of reservoir engineering and management, reservoir characterization, reservoir simulation, enhanced oil recovery, improved oil recovery, and sustainable drilling operations. He has over 22 years' experience as an engineer, administrator, and faculty member. He has earned seven patents, published five books, authored numerous journal articles and taught at several workshops around the world. He earned a B.Sc. in mechanical engineering from BUET, Bangladesh, a M.Sc. in petroleum and mineral resource engineering from University of Alberta, a MBA in business administration and a PhD in petroleum engineering, both from Dalhousie University. Dr. Hossain is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the Institution of Engineers.

• 1. Introduction2. Environmental Sustainability3. State of the Art of Drilling Engineering4. Advances in Directional Drilling5. Advances in Horizontal Well Drilling6. Advances in Drilling Technologies7. Drilling in Unconventional Terrains8. Offshore Drilling9. Global Optimization10. Conclusions