Course Objective:

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

1. Understand well control techniques for surface BOP installations at supervisory level and driller level according to international well control forum standards.
2. Use of the principles and procedures in well control operations as described in the certification standards.

Course Outline:

1. Well control equipment.
2. Recommended practices and specifications as described in the certification standards.
3. Introduction to formation pressure and strengths.
4. Hydrostatic pressures.
5. Dynamic pressure.
6. Equivalent circulating density.
7. Gas laws.
8. Gas and fluid behavior.
9. Causes of kicks.
10. Kick indications.
11. Shut-in procedures.
12. Calculations.
13. IWCF kill sheets for vertical wells.
14. Kill methods and kill problems.
15. Well control in deviated wells.
16. IWCF kill sheets for deviated to horizontal wells.
17. Oil field terminology.
18. Exercise and IWCF practical test.
19. IWCF principles, equipment and procedures test.

Who Can Benefit:

Derrickman position and higher positions