Introductory training for well completion and intervention operations team members providing a basic understanding of maintaining pressure control during well interventions operations.
Scheduled courses
Description
This course provides essential knowledge of pressure control during well intervention operations, focusing on well integrity, barriers, pressure control equipment, and safe operational practices.
It is designed for personnel involved in completion, wireline, coiled tubing, and snubbing operations at an operational level.
The course is delivered through interactive lecturing supported by videos, animations, group discussions and exercises.
The two compulsory modules are:
Completions equipment
Completions operations
In addition, candidates must select at least one of the following three optional modules:
Wireline operations
Coiled tubing operations
Snubbing operations
Course Content
Completion Operations
Overview
Well intervention pressure control incidents and their impact
Well Integrity Assurance
Well integrity management and the well life cycle
Annulus pressure monitoring and MAASP
Risk management and well (pressure) control responsibilities
Management of change (MOC)
Well (pressure) control drills
Training, assessment, and well handover
Introduction to Well Control
Hydrostatic pressure and calculations
Tubing and annulus pressure differences
Formation pressure and fracture pressure
Formation injectivity tests
Primary and secondary well (pressure) control
Barriers
Barrier philosophy in well intervention and completion operations
Well barrier elements and barrier envelopes
Mechanical and hydrostatic barriers
Primary and secondary barrier terminology
Barrier management using BOPs and pressure control equipment
Shearing devices and operational limitations
Equipment integrity, connections, elastomers, and BOP control systems
Barrier Verification Testing
Verification of well barrier elements
Actions following barrier test failure
Pressure control equipment checks
PCE hoses, fittings, and integrity testing
Inflow testing and intervention BOP testing
Influx Characteristics and Behaviour
Types of influx during completion operations
Shut-In Procedures
Shut-in principles and responsibilities
Shut-in procedures and valve operation
Safe bleeding down from PCE
Pressure interpretation and gauge limitations
Well Kill Methods
Defining well kill methods: bullheading, reverse circulation, lubricate and bleed
Kill system components
Use of chokes
Surface failures and hydrates
Completion Equipment
Introduction to Well Completion
Purpose of a completion
Preparing the well for completion
Xmas Tree
Pressure control function
Barrier elements and shearing devices
Wellhead and Tubing Hanger
Pressure control function
Barrier elements
Tubing
Tubing selection and movement
Flow couplings
Subsurface Safety Valves and Annular Safety Valves
SCSSSV, TRSCSSSV, WRSCSSSV
Subsurface controlled SSSV
Annular safety valves
Side Pocket Mandrels
Gas lift, circulation, equalisation, chemical injection
Sliding Sleeves, Circulation and Flow Control Devices
Sliding sleeves
Tubing punches
Packers and Associated Equipment
Retrievable and permanent packers
PBR and ELTSR
Landing Nipples, Plugs and Wireline Entry Guides
Landing nipples and plugs
Wireline entry guides (WEG)
Optional Topics
At least one optional module must be selected
Wireline Operations
Application and equipment
Pressure control and surface PCE stack
Primary and secondary barrier elements
Shearing devices
Barrier envelopes and failed barrier response
PCE testing
Operational considerations
Controlled well shut-in
Coiled Tubing Operations
Application and equipment
Pressure control and surface PCE stack
Primary and secondary barrier elements
Shearing devices and other well control devices
Barrier envelopes and failed barrier response
Operational considerations
Controlled well shut-in
Snubbing Operations
Application and equipment
Pressure control and surface PCE stack
Primary and secondary barrier elements
Shearing devices
Barrier envelopes and failed barrier response
Operational considerations
Controlled well shut-in
Audience
Aimed at operations team personnel involved in well completion, wireline, coiled tubing or snubbing operations. Includes (but not limited to):
Well-site operations engineers
Intervention services crew members
Well-site based wireline or slick-line crew members
Coiled tubing services crew members
Snubbing crew members
Well test crew members
Pumping and stimulation crew members
Production staff / supervisors
Crane operators suspending intervention equipment
Well head maintenance crew
Well-site oilfield equipment repair personnel
Electric- supervisor and crew
Senior well engineers
Operational well engineers
First-time candidates are encouraged to complete level 2 before progressing to level 3 or 4.
Course Duration
4 days
Certification
Candidates must complete written exams for two compulsory modules:
Completions equipment
Completions operations
They also must complete written exams for the optional modules that have been selected, which may include:
Wireline operations
Coiled tubing operations
Snubbing operations
A minimum score of 70% is required in each exam to pass.
Level 2 certificates are valid for 5 years.
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