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IWCF Well Intervention Pressure Control Level 2 Online

IWCF Well Intervention Pressure Control Level 2 Online

Highlights

  • Delivered Online

  • 4 days

  • All levels

Description

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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    €1,350+ BTW

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