Every lesson runs against the simulator. Every simulator run becomes evidence for the credential.
Drill, take a kick, shut in, kill the well. Land rigs to deepwater drillships, with the physics a dashboard hides: choke-line friction, riser margin, heave.
Data, control loops and decision systems, from the sensor up. Built by an operator-turned-digital-engineer.
Operators buy auto-drillers and AST controllers. The engineers asked to run them get no framework for closed-loop control, data quality, or when to override.
The CDP is earned by running simulator workflows, scored by outcome on five competencies. Every certificate carries a public verify URL.
This certifies that
has demonstrated fluency in the science of drilling intelligence.
Each module stands alone for a corporate workshop, or stacks into the full certification path.
Drilling fundamentals for digital engineers; auto-skipped by experienced professionals
NPT economics, automation maturity, failure modes
Sensor-to-decision stack, time vs depth, data quality, state detection
Control loops, auto-driller, vibration physics, AST, safety architecture
Decision-centric design, ROP optimisation, stick-slip mitigation, MPD monitoring
Rule engines, physics models, ML in drilling, explainability
PLC/DCS/SCADA, OPC UA, WITSML, edge vs cloud, OT cybersecurity
Deployments that worked, projects that failed, adoption psychology
Career paths, hands-on capstone, the CDP standard
Move from manual operations to digital-first workflows, and lead the adoption on your rigs.
Learn the domain so your algorithms survive contact with a real well.
Build the business case and judge ROI without vendor bias.
Vendor-neutral training with workshops, licensing and competency tracking.
Intro + modules 1–2
Full CDP certification
Teams of 10+
Drillometry is in private alpha. Founding members get early-bird CDP pricing and first access to new modules. The simulator is live today.
drill·om·e·try (n.) — the science of measuring, interpreting and acting on drilling data.