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IWCF Well Control of Drilling (Surface BOP stack level 3 & 4)

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Location Erbil

Fee $1500

Course Date

Saturday, 25 January 2025

 Course overview

This program is designed for people in critical well control positions on drilling installations as well as onshore roles. The candidates will complete an IWCF accredited training course, taught according to IWCF syllabus, in order to prepare them for assessment.

 

Course Objectives

This program is aimed at people who are in critical well control positions during well intervention operations. Candidates will complete an accredited training course, taught according to IWCF syllabus, in order to prepare them for assessment.

 

Course outcomes
  • Understand of well control methods relating to well intervention operation 

  • Identify completion types, equipment functions, and industry practices

  • Identify barrier systems and know the terminology

  • Identify well control methods

  • Identify solutions to various well control problems

  • Determine if well control equipment is fit for purpose

  • Design a well kill plan for a production well and generate a kill graph

  • Discuss production well kill problems and recommend appropriate solutions

Course Objectives
  • Set up for drilling

  • Recognize a drilling break and positive kick

  • Perform the shut-in within the shortest possible time in accordance with the appropriate procedure

  • Complete the kill sheet and kill the well using the designated procedure (Wait & Weight or Driller’s Method)

  • Bring the pump up to kill speed maintaining constant bottom hole pressure

  • Operate the remote choke and adjust in accordance with the time delay to maintain constant bottom hole pressure

  • Complete the well kill operation

 

Certification & Examination

The Level 3 and Level 4 Drilling Well control courses are based on:

Written assessments

A practical assessment + Simulator required

  • Candidates who pass the exam will be awarded IWCF certificates issued from IWCF in the UK Level Four: Simulator Required.

  • To pass the assessment and obtain a certificate, candidates must achieve a minimum mark of 70% in each section of the examination.

  • Each candidate is required to complete two written test papers which include multiple-choice questions and Kill Sheet calculations. All candidates are allowed between 1.5 and 2.5 hours to complete this section, depending on the options taken.

  • Participants should bring their own calculators

 

Practical Assessment

Candidates undertaking a Level 3 or 4 course will also complete a practical assessment which is usually conducted in pairs of a driller level candidate and a supervisor level candidate.

Candidates must:
  • Set up for drilling

  • Recognize a drilling break and positive kick

  • Perform the shut-in within the shortest possible time by following the appropriate procedure

  • Complete the kill sheet and kill the well using the designated procedure (Wait & Weight or Driller’s Method)

  • Bring the pump up to kill speed maintaining constant bottom hole pressure

  • Operate the remote choke and adjust in accordance with the time delay to maintain constant bottom hole pressure

  • Complete the well kill operation. 

 

Validation Periods

training consists of two written assessments and a practical assessment using simulator equipment. If passed, the certificate is valid for 2 years.

 

Course delivery

The course is delivered through lectures supported by animations, self-study exercises, and group discussions. The course concludes with two closed-book examinations leading to the required certificate of competence in well intervention.

 

Time Schedule
  • Duration: Six days

  • Hours per day: 8 hours

  • Time: 09:00 – 17:00 pm

  • Price: $1,500

Payment

Must be made 14 working days before the start of the course. Payment can be made in cash, by bank transfer or through exchange offices.

 

How do I register?

You can register by emailing training@mselect.com with the following details:

  • Full Name:

  • City/Town:

  • Email Address:

  • Phone number:

  • Name of course:

For more information, please call 066 261 4455 or 0772 617 5794