Drilling & Completion Engineering - IFP Training Certificate

Graduate Certificate
FOFP-EN-P

Who should attend?

  • This course provides an in-depth, practical understanding of drilling and completion techniques, operations, equipment and procedures.
Public :
  • Young technicians, engineers involved in drilling and completion, supervisors, tool pushers, involved in water, geothermal or oil/gas drilling operations.

Level :Knowledge

Prerequisite :
  • Holders of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, young-hire junior engineers or candidates going through the procedure to become a manager in his/her company.

Course Content

  • Module 1 - GEOLOGICAL FIELD TRIP FOR DRILLERS

  • Module 2 - FUNDAMENTALS OF DRILLING & COMPLETION

  • Module 3 - WELL PRODUCTIVITY & RESERVOIR - WELLBORE INTERFACE

  • Module 4 - WELL COMPLETION EQUIPMENT & PROCEDURES FOR FLOWING WELLS

  • Module 5 - WELLBORE TREATMENTS

  • Module 6 - ARTIFICIAL LIFT & WELL INTERVENTION FUNDAMENTALS

  • Module 7 - WELL ARCHITECTURE & EQUIPMENT

  • Module 8 - DRILLING FLUIDS

  • Module 9 - CEMENTING PRACTICES

  • Module 10 - BIT, DRILL STRING & FISHING WHILE DRILLING

  • Module 11 - DIRECTIONAL & HORIZONTAL DRILLING CERTIFICATION

  • Module 12 - RIG & BOP'S & WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT

  • Module 13 - WELL TEST OPERATION

  • Module 14 - DATA ACQUISITION DURING DRILLING OPERATIONS

  • Module 15 - WELL CONTROL

  • Module 16 - DEEPWATER DRILLING & DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION

  • Module 17 - SUPERVISOR TRAINING ON DRILLING SIMULATOR

  • Module 18 - HSE IN DRILLING OPERATIONS

  • Module 19 - DRILLING & COMPLETION PROJECT - Duration : 10 Days

      • Well architecture.
      • Completion design.
      • Casing and tubing calculations.
      • Fluids and cementing design.
      • Chronology of operations.
      • Presentation to a jury.

Learning Objectives

  • Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
  • Assist in drilling/completions operations on site and, with some experience, manage those operations,
  • Define a drilling/completion program and, with some on-site experience, design and implement such a program,
  • Pass the IWCF “Combined Surface/Subsurface BOP Stack” test.

Ways & Means

  • Drilling simulator.
  • Well control on a simulator.
  • Equipment and cutaway tools display.
  • Exercises, role-playing sessions and case studies.
  • Summary notes prepared and presented by the participants.
  • 10-day drilling/completion project, ending with a presentation to a jury.
  • Site visits.
  • Knowledge assessment on a weekly basis.

Learning assessment

  • Quiz at the end of each week, final project presentation to a jury.

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Additional information :This training program is made up of two complementary training programs: “Drilling Engineering” and “Completion Engineering”. The training includes several modules; each one can be attended independently.

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