The aim of this course is to provide the knowledge, understanding and practical skills necessary to apply safe well control practices in surface and subsea installations. This course is designed to meet the requirements of IWCF and is followed with an examination. Please note that delegates must hold a valid Drilling Level 3 OR previous Level 4 certificate to be eligible for this course.
Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:
- To understand the primary well control.
- To understand the origins of pressure.
- To understand what the causes of kicks.
- To understand the dynamic wellbore pressures.
- Managers
DAY 1
- Supervisors
- Engineers
- Driller
Day 2
- Dynamic wellbore pressures
- Causes of kicks
- Blowout prevention and well control equipment
- Subsea control systems
Day 3
- Kick warning signs
- Diverting shallow gas kicks
- Shut-in procedures
- Well control methods
Day 4
- Deviated well control
- Handling on-bottom kicks
- Handling off-bottom kicks
- Stripping operations
Day 5
- Deviated well control
- Handling on-bottom kicks
- Handling off-bottom kicks
- Stripping operations
- Supervisors
- Engineers
- Driller