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IWCF Drilling Well Control Level 2 Virtual

IWCF Drilling Well Control Level 2 Virtual

Highlights

  • Delivered Online

  • Multiple Durations (see dates)

  • All levels

Description

Description

The IWCF DWC level 2 course provides a basic understanding of the fundamental principles involved in maintaining well control.

The course is delivered through interactive lecturing supported by videos, animations, group discussions and exercises.

Candidates can select either the surface BOP or the Combined surface and subsea BOP program.

Course Content

Section 1: Principles and Procedures

Overview

  • Impact of well control incidents on personnel, employment, and environment

  • Importance of well control training and competency

Introduction to Well Control

  • Hydrostatic pressure fundamentals and calculations

  • Formation pore pressure and fracture pressure

  • Primary and secondary well control concepts

  • Differences between surface and subsea operations

Barriers

  • Well barrier philosophy and envelope concepts

  • Primary and secondary barrier elements

  • Mechanical vs. hydrostatic barriers

  • Barrier verification requirements

Risk Management

  • Hazard identification and mitigation processes

  • Management of Change (MOC) procedures

  • Well control drills (pit, trip, choke, diverter)

Causes of Kicks

  • Loss of hydrostatic pressure scenarios

  • Fluid density reduction factors

  • Gas cutting effects

  • Lost circulation recognition

  • Swabbing and surging during tripping operations

  • Trip tank monitoring and trip sheet evaluation

Kick Warning Signs and Indicators

  • Early detection importance

  • Warning signs during drilling and circulation

  • Kick indicators (flow and volume increases)

  • Shallow gas characteristics and hazards

Circulating System

  • Drilling fluid system components and functions

  • Pressure losses and bottom hole pressure calculations

  • Mud cleaning equipment operations

  • Slow Circulation Rates (SCRs) procedures

  • Leak Off Tests (LOT) and Formation Integrity Tests (FIT)

  • Maximum Allowable Annular Surface Pressure (MAASP)

Influx Characteristics and Behaviour

  • Types of influx fluids (gas, oil, water)

  • Gas behavior and Boyle's Law applications

  • Influx migration in open and shut-in wells

Shut-in Procedures

  • Hard shut-in procedures for drilling and tripping

  • Equipment line-up requirements

  • Well monitoring after shut-in

  • Shut-in pressures (SIDPP and SICP) interpretation

  • Formation pressure calculations

Well Control Methods

  • Essential steps for killing a well

  • Controlling vs. killing a well

  • Kill sheet preparation and use

  • Oilfield calculations (volumes, capacities, circulation times)

  • Driller's Method overview

  • Wait and Weight Method overview

Well Control During Casing and Cementing

  • Swab and surge risks with large diameter tubulars

  • Returns monitoring procedures

  • Bottom hole pressure changes during cementing

  • Cement placement verification

  • Shut-in procedures when running casing

Well Control Management

  • Crew roles and responsibilities during well control drills

  • Implementation of API standard drill procedures

Section 2: Well Control Equipment

Blowout Preventers (BOPs)

  • BOP stack configuration and components

  • Pressure rating requirements

  • Ram type preventers (pipe rams, capabilities and limitations)

  • Ram lock functions

  • Blind/shear ram operations

  • Annular preventers (operating principles and applications)

  • Diverter systems and functions

  • Subsea BOP stack components (LMRP, marine riser, pods, accumulators)

Associated Well Control Equipment

  • Inside BOPs (IBOPs) and Drill Pipe Safety Valves (DPSVs)

  • Types and applications of safety valves

Choke Manifolds and Chokes

  • Adjustable choke operating principles and limitations

Auxiliary Equipment

  • Mud Gas Separator (MGS) principles and limitations

  • Vacuum degasser role and applications

Testing

  • BOP and equipment testing requirements (API standards)

  • High pressure, low pressure, and function testing

  • Testing frequency and procedures

  • Inflow testing principles

BOP Control Systems

  • Hydraulic control systems and remote panels

  • Accumulator bottle operations

  • Subsea BOP control systems (pods, pilot lines, shuttle valves)

Audience

Level 2 training is recommended as a basic level well control training module.

Attendees should be any members of the well-site operations teams engaged in office-based oversight and 24/7 well monitoring centers, and those who work in on-site roles which could directly contribute to the creation, detection, or control of a well influx or lack of well integrity.

  • Well-site operations engineer

  • Well-site and office based operations geologist

  • Roughneck

  • Derrick-man

  • Drilling contractor maintenance personnel

  • BOP equipment personnel

  • Mud engineer

  • Directional driller

  • Mud logger

  • Casing crew supervisor

  • Cementing operator

Course Duration

4 days

Certification

Candidates will take two written exams

  • Principles & Procedures

  • Equipment

A minimum score of 70% is required in each exam to pass.

The level 2 course does not include a practical assessment.

Level 2 certificates are valid for 5 years.

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