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This course teaches well control competency to toolpushers, OIMs, wellsite supervisors, superintendents, and engineers. A secondary objective is to prepare participants for the IADC well control certification exams.

Scheduled courses

Mon 9 Feb 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 2 Mar 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 16 Mar 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 6 Apr 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 20 Apr 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 4 May 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 18 May 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 8 Jun 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 22 Jun 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 13 Jul 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 27 Jul 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 10 Aug 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 24 Aug 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 14 Sep 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 28 Sep 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 12 Oct 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 26 Oct 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 9 Nov 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 30 Nov 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

Mon 14 Dec 2026

7:00 AM - 4:00 PM $1650 excl. Tax Houston, Texas

This course also prepares participants for the IADC well control certification exams. Level 4 certification can be taken for Surface or Combined Surface and Subsea.

BOP equipment, drilling fluids, barrier management, kick detection, shut-in procedures, kill sheets, various methods of well control, and organizing a well control operation are all taught in this course. A thorough understanding of how well control problems develop, how they should be solved, and how to prevent them are discussed. There is an extensive amount of simulator work in the course with an assortment of simulated problems.

Shaping global well operations through expert training

Formed through the union of three well renowned training schools, Well Academy brings nearly 50 years of expertise and has trained more than 50,000 professionals across the energy sector.