Advanced Well Engineering

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Feel confident to design and plan drilling and workover activities while considering geological risks, formation pressures/strengths, and any integrity or well control concerns.
• Monitor wells operations and ensure that they can and will remain within the accepted design envelope.
• Assess risks and then apply mitigation or recovery methods in cases where design envelopes are threatened.

Participants should be capable of assessing a drilling or workover program and then be able to answer the following key questions:

1. Does the program delivery have a sound design and work plan that allows the well(s) to be drilled or worked over safely?
2. Have we determined the appropriate kick tolerance for each open hole section and is it realistic for all drilling hazards that may be encountered?
3. Have all drilling hazards been suitably assessed, and the associated risk mitigated to a level as low as reasonably practicable?
4. Are there adequate, verifiable barriers in place throughout the operation and does everybody know their role and responsibility?
5. And, as applicable, is the selected rig capable of implementing the work program?

This course is intended for personnel directly or indirectly involved in the preparation, review or authorization of drilling and workover programs. This includes:

• Well engineers and drilling supervisors who are responsible for planning and executing drilling and workover operations.
• Contractor well engineers, rig managers and other senior drilling staff.
• Senior well engineers and rig superintendents who are responsible for managing the delivery of a project or well.
• Technical authority holders who are responsible for licensing drilling and workover operations from a regulatory perspective.

Assessment: A satisfactory command of critical knowledge and skills is assured by a 1+ hour closed book assessment. This assessment has a mix of multiple-choice questions (MCQs), calculations and answers that must be written up. The exam is taken electronically. Participants are provided with a suitable formula sheet. The pass mark for issuing a certificate is 70% and participants who are not successful will be issued with a certificate of attendance instead.

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