Automate Casing Design with Intelligent Rulesets: A Smarter Approach for Drilling Engineers

Erlend Berget // Customer Success manager
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Casing design doesn’t have to be a tedious, manual process. What if your software could handle the repetitive tasks, so you can focus on the bigger picture?

Automate Casing Design with Intelligent Rulesets: A Smarter Approach for Drilling Engineers 

Casing design is a critical yet time-consuming task, requiring a balance between well integrity, cost, and performance. Traditional methods rely on manual load case selection and conservative safety factors, often leading to overdesigned or inefficient casing programs. Oliasoft WellDesign changes this by automating load case selections and configuration enabling drilling engineers to make faster, data-driven decisions. 

Why Rulesets Matter 

Rulesets provide a structured, automated approach to evaluating casing loads, ensuring consistency and compliance with company guidelines and industry standards. Instead of manually defining load cases for each section, At Oliasoft, we apply pre-configured rulesets that dynamically generate and evaluate critical scenarios, including drilling-phase loads and worst-case lifecycle events like tubing leaks and full evacuation. 

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Key Load Cases in Oliasoft’s Rulesets 

Oliasoft WellDesign covers a comprehensive range of load cases, categorized into burst, collapse, and operational loads: 

✅ Burst Loads 

Gas influxes, fracturing at the shoe, gas kick profiles, and surface protection during well control. 

✅ Collapse Loads 

Drill-ahead collapse, lost returns with mud drop, negative pressure tests, and annular pressure tests. 

✅ Operational Loads 

Running in hole, overpull and stretch loads, cementing operations, and injection scenarios. 

These load cases are automatically applied across all well sections—casings, liners, tiebacks, and tubings—saving engineers hours of manual input and reducing the risk of errors. 

From Manual Workflows to Autonomous Design 

Traditionally, engineers needed to manually enter 60-90 load cases per well —tedious and error-prone. Oliasoft WellDesign automates this process, providing instant casing integrity assessments. 

Engineers can: 

  • Eliminate guesswork through automated load selection 
  • Optimize designs without excessive safety margins 
  • Make consistent, data-driven decisions 

This ruleset-based approach ensures systematic application of load cases, building confidence while saving time and reducing costs. By automating repetitive tasks, engineers can focus on higher-value activities and achieve more autonomous well planning. 

 

Why This Matters for Drilling Engineers specifically 

Oliasoft WellDesign advances autonomous well planning through SME-defined rulesets that ensure consistency and compliance with company guidelines. Automated stress analysis accelerates design while reducing manual effort. Though full automation of well architecture is still evolving, current capabilities significantly improve efficiency and decision-making—enabling engineers to focus on optimizing integrity and cost-effectiveness. 

 

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