Deepwater Drilling & Development - IFP Training Certificate

Advanced Certificate
OFDW-EN-P

Who should attend?

  • This course provides an in-depth, practical understanding of offshore drilling techniques, operations, equipment and procedures.
Public :
  • Operator: drilling managers, engineers, supervisors.
  • Contractor: rig managers, tool pushers and drillers.
  • Other professionals involved or interested in deepwater drilling & development.

Level :Skilled

Prerequisite :
  • Holders of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent or young-hire junior engineers.

Course Content

  • OFFSHORE SPECIFICITIES - Duration : 3 Days

      • Offshore rig description: jack up, anchored and dynamic positioning floating platforms.
      • Limits of use of the rigs.
      • Specific equipment for floating platforms.
      • Mud line suspension.
      • Subsea well head and equipment.
      • BOP, BOP closing unit, risers, positioning.
      • Subsea Xmas tree and equipment:
      • General overview.
      • Different types: vertical, horizontal.
      • Comparison.
      • Running procedures.
      • Examples.
  • SUBSEA FIELD DEVELOPMENT - Duration : 1.25 Days

      • Chronology of operations with the different types of rigs.
      • Typical subsea development schematic:
      • Tie back.
      • Deepwater stand-alone development.
      • Subsea field layout.
      • Production control system.
      • Well architecture for deep-water well:
      • Typical drilling.
      • Casing programs.
  • TECHNOLOGIES IN USE FOR ENERGETIC TRANSITION - Duration : 0.25 Day

      • Hybrid-powered rig equipped with battery Energy Storage System (ESS) to reduce emissions.
      • Carbon emissions initiatives at offshore oil and gas installations by enabling access to clean power from shore or wind farm. Jet trenchers for power cables.
      • Utilization of production associated gas to power gas turbine to reduce the carbon footprint vs. flaring or venting emissions.
      • Expandable casing to reduce the amount of energy needed to drill the bore.
  • KNOWLEDGE ASSESSMENT

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • Know about different offshore rigs,
  • Know about equipment specific to offshore drilling operations,
  • Understand the process of a subsea development.

Ways & Means

  • Videos, animations.
  • Exercises.
  • Application to a real case (project) for the participants in the “Drilling & Completion Engineering” training course.

Learning assessment

  • Exercises, quiz, written exam.

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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.

To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding. Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com