This course is designed for rig managers, wellsite supervisors, drilling engineers or drilling superintendents who are responsible for the execution and supervision of well control operations. This course covers kick warning signs, well control methods, calculations and non-routine well control situations. Participants are also required to demonstrate the proper response to wellbore and equipment problems using live test well equipment or simulators.
On the final day of this course, students are required to attend the Test Well and exam at Energy Safety Canada in Nisku, AB.
Topics Covered
- The purpose of well control
- Understanding well bore pressures
- Leak-off tests
- Over-pressure and kick warning signs
- Causes of kicks
- Kicks with oil-based mud
- Blowout prevention equipment and operation.
- Well control methods
- Advanced well control situations, including managed pressure drilling and underbalanced wells
- Horizontal and multi-lateral wells
- High pressure high temperature wells
- Case studies and hands-on training at live test wells and with computer-based simulators
