IADC WellSharp Well Control classroom and simulator training delivered via a Zoom platform to teach well control competency to toolpushers, OIMs, wellsite supervisors, superintendents, and engineers.
Scheduled courses
The objective of this course is to teach 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. 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.
Topics Covered
Basic Concepts
Hydrostatic Pressure
Friction Pressure
Bottom Hole Pressure
U-Tube Principle
Gas Behavior
Basic Well Control Methods & Determination of Method
Abnormal Pressure
Transition Zone Indicators & Kick Recognition
Shut-In Methods
Kill Sheet (Surface & Subsea)
LOT/PIT Considerations
Kick Size & Kick Tolerance
Well Control Complications & Gauge Limitations
Advanced Well Control Methods (part 1)
Volumetric
Lube & Bleed
Stripping
Barriers
Casing Testing & Negative Tests
Shallow Gas & Diverting
Subsea Well Control Considerations
BOP Equipment
General Mud Topic
Risk Management & Management of Change
Well Control Drills
Cementing Considerations
Well Control in Deviated Holes
Tripping Practices
Advanced Well Control Methods (part 2)
Bullheading
Reversing
Simulator Exercises
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