IWCF certification: “Combined Surface/Subsea BOP” - Certified IWCF training center
FPE3&4-EN-P
Who should attend?
This training is intended to raise the participants' awareness on the problems and consequences of a blow out and to enable them to understand the causes of a kick and also to control a kick correctly with a good knowledge of well control methods.
Public :
This training is for all the personnel involved in water, geothermal or oil/gas drilling operations linked to the detection of a kick and well control methods (drilling engineers, mud engineers, supervisors, tool pushers, drillers, assistant drillers, etc.)
Level :Skilled
Prerequisite :
The certification Level 2 is recommended for a first IWCF certification.
A period of 10 days minimum is prescribed by IWCF before any registration.
Course Content
INITIAL TEST ON WELL CONTROL
PRESSURE ANALYSIS & KICK CONTROL
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Duration : 0.75 Day
Reminder on hydrostatic and hydrodynamic pressures.
Relationship between various pressures in the well.
Definition of gas law and migration.
Causes and signs of abnormal pore pressure.
Frac pressure and MAASP (LOT and FIT).
Causes and signs of a kick, impact of WBM or NABM.
Precautions to be taken to avoid kicks.
WELL CONTROL
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Duration : 1.75 Days
Procedures to follow in case of a kick while drilling or tripping (surge and swab).
Well shut-in methods: hard and soft methods.
Observation and evolution of pressures after shut in and selection of the stabilized pressures.
Exercises on “Kill sheet”.
Well control methods to control a kick:
Driller's method.
Wait and weight method.
Comparison/differences between each method (advantages and drawbacks).
PARTICULAR CASES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Incidents during circulation.
Shallow gas.
Volumetric method.
MAASP.
Deviated well.
Kick while running casing or during cement jobs.
SURFACE WELL CONTROL EQUIPMENT
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Duration : 0.5 Day
BOP stack: types, annular BOP, BOP rams, etc.
Diverter.
BOP control unit (“Koomey” unit).
Choke-manifold and remote choke control panel.
Mud-gas separators.
Function tests and pressure tests.
EXERCISES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Practice on simulator as requested by IWCF.
Exercises on: principles and procedures, kill sheet and well control equipment.
SUBSEA SPECIFICITIES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Difference between surface and subsea BOP.
Specific equipment between seabed and rig floor.
Well control with a subsea BOP (friction losses in choke line).
Riser margin.
Subsea BOP control unit.
IWCF CERTIFICATION
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Duration : 1 Day
Test on principles and procedures.
Test on well control equipment.
Practical assessment on simulator.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Understand the causes of the kicks, identify and calculate the different pressures in a well,
Recognize/analyze the signs of a kick to shut in the well with the minimum volume of gain,
Know the well control methods and demonstrate the ability to shut in the well (driller) and killing the well (supervisor),
Detect possible incidents during the well control and react correctly,
To be certified IWCF Level 3 or 4 on well control.
Ways & Means
Course material (PPT, PDF, Word).
Exercise book.
Practice on simulator.
Certified IWCF instructor.
Learning assessment
IWCF Level 3 or 4 examination tests.
Practical assessment on simulator at driller or supervisor level.
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Additional information :Validity of Level 3 or 4 certificate is 2 years.
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
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