Wellbore Integrity and Sealing Systems

📅 Day 1: Introduction to Wellbore Integrity

• 09:00–09:45 – Overview of wellbore integrity: importance and key considerations

• 09:45–10:30 – The well life cycle: planning, drilling, completion, and abandonment

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Wellbore instability: causes, impacts, and prevention strategies

• 11:30–12:15 – Cementing fundamentals: purpose, types, and materials

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Casing design: principles and best practices for casing selection

• 14:00–14:45 – Wellbore pressure management: hydrostatic pressure, formation pressure, and safety

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 2: Cementing and Casing Integrity

• 09:00–09:45 – Cementing operations: preparation, execution, and post-cementing evaluation

• 09:45–10:30 – Cementing technologies: slurry design, additives, and primary vs. remedial cementing

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Casing and cement bond logging: techniques and tools

• 11:30–12:15 – Cementing challenges: lost circulation, annular pressure, and cement integrity

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Casing design for wellbore integrity: considerations for different formations

• 14:00–14:45 – Case study: cementing failures and lessons learned

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 3: Sealing Systems for Wellbore Integrity

• 09:00–09:45 – Sealing systems overview: types of seals, materials, and installation methods

• 09:45–10:30 – The role of packers, plugs, and mechanical seals in maintaining integrity

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Advanced sealing technologies: swellable packers, inflatable seals, and more

• 11:30–12:15 – Sealing in high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) environments

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Monitoring wellbore integrity: pressure testing, seal failure detection

• 14:00–14:45 – Selecting sealing systems based on reservoir conditions and well design

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 4: Wellbore Integrity in Challenging Environments

• 09:00–09:45 – Wellbore integrity in deepwater and subsea wells

• 09:45–10:30 – Integrity challenges in sour gas reservoirs and corrosive environments

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Thermal expansion and contraction in wellbore systems: mitigating risks

• 11:30–12:15 – Casing collapse and ballooning: causes, prevention, and remediation

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Cement integrity in unconventional wells: horizontal, multi-stage fracking wells

• 14:00–14:45 – Sealing systems for high-temperature environments

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap and Q&A

📅 Day 5: Monitoring, Maintenance, and Well Abandonment

• 09:00–09:45 – Real-time monitoring of wellbore integrity: tools and technologies

• 09:45–10:30 – Well integrity testing: pressure tests, leak detection, and diagnostics

• 10:30–10:45 – ☕ Coffee Break

• 10:45–11:30 – Preventive maintenance: scheduling interventions and monitoring wear

• 11:30–12:15 – Well abandonment and decommissioning: ensuring lasting integrity after abandonment

• 12:15–13:15 – 🍽️ Lunch Break

• 13:15–14:00 – Regulatory requirements and best practices for wellbore integrity

• 14:00–14:45 – Group activity: designing a wellbore integrity plan for a challenging reservoir

• 14:45–15:00 – Recap, Q&A, and course wrap-up