IWCF Drilling Well Control (Level 3)
PURPOSE
To submit the understanding of well
control techniques for surface or
subsea BOP installations at driller
level according to International Well
Control Forum standards.
CONTENT
Well control equipment
API Recommended Practices
and API Specifications
Introduction to formation
pressures and strengths
Hydrostatic pressure
Dynamic pressure
Equivalent Circulating Density
(ECD)
Gas law and fluid behaviour
Causes of kicks
Kick indications
Shut-in procedures
MAASP
Compensating for choke line
friction
Riser margin
IWCF kill sheets for vertical
wells
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Kill methods and kill problems
Well control in deviated wells
IWCF kill sheets for deviated
to horizontal wells
Exercise and IWCF practical
test
IWCF equipment test
IWCF principles & procedures
test
OBJECTIVES
To be able to:
Show the principles and
procedures used in well
control operations with surface
or subsea BOP stack as
described in the IWCF Rotary
Well Control Surface & Subsea
BOP Stack Certification
Syllabus
Use the equipment for well
control operations with surface
or subsea BOP stack as
described in the IWCF Rotary
Well Control Surface & Subsea
BOP Stack Certification
Syllabus
Show that a well control
situation can be mastered by
use of simulator according to
IWCF standards
Obtain sufficient knowledge
about the course content to
pass three written tests with
minimum 70% score
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Well control certificate, Level 2 or
higher is required to sign up for
Level 3.
DURATION
5 days
PARTICIPANTS
Maximum 10 participants
LANGUAGE
The course will be conducted in
English
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