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Preventive Deepwater Well Control
2.4 CEUs
Designed to provide the student with an understanding of what is happening in the well when an influx occurs. Examines how an influx of fluid behaves in the well, what is happening downhole, how to design wells to minimize the impact of kicks, which control procedures should be used, and the importance of kick tolerance and leak-off testing in the kick risk management process. Traditional well control certification schools have placed heavy emphasis on using mechanical equipment such as choke valves, gauges, and pumps to circulate an influx of fluids out of the well using constant bottomhole pressure techniques. Today’s challenging deepwater drilling environments make it necessary for operations personnel to understand more than basic well control techniques. This course is designed to complement and enrich a certification course and to establish a foundation for the Advanced Deepwater Well Control Workshop and the Well Design Seminar.
Length: 3 days
Course Content
Participants receive instruction in:
• History of well control
• U-Tube calculations and concepts and static and dynamic assessment
• Oil and gas behavior in water and SBM muds and gas migration
• Causes of kicks and kick detection; kick detection equipment calibration and accuracy
• Training and drills as preventative measures
• Kick tolerance and leakoff testing
• Kick prevention design considerations for casing
• Well control toolbox for constant bottomhole pressure
• Assessment of well control alternatives
• Establishing the well as an ally versus an adversary
• Special considerations: ballooning, lost circulation, gas in the riser, barite and cement plugs
• Degassers, diverters, subsea striping, stack flushing
Recommended For
Personnel involved in daily rig site supervision from both a contractor’s and operator’s perspective. Also professionals seeking a better understanding of how drilling programs and well design considerations impact the risk profile of wells. Valuable for participants seeking a working knowledge of the risks inherent in deepwater drilling and the sophisticated techniques used to manage those risks.
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Cost: $3,000
