🧭 Course Overview
This advanced course provides comprehensive knowledge and practical tools for planning, designing, and executing HPHT wells safely and efficiently. Participants will gain a deep understanding of HPHT-specific challenges, regulatory requirements, material selection, well control, casing design, temperature/pressure management, and risk mitigation.
📅 Daily Agenda
📘 Day 1 – HPHT Fundamentals and Well Planning
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:30 | 👋 Welcome, Course Objectives, and HPHT Industry Overview |
| 09:30 – 10:30 | 🌡️ Definition of HPHT: Thresholds, Classifications & Implications |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:30 | 🛠️ HPHT Well Lifecycle & Planning Workflow |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 📊 Data Requirements and Uncertainty Management |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | 🧭 Regulatory Considerations & HSE Requirements |
📙 Day 2 – Pore Pressure, Fracture Gradient and Wellbore Stability
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | 🧮 Pore Pressure Prediction in HPHT Environments |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:30 | 📉 Fracture Gradient Estimation & Implications |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 🧱 Wellbore Stability Analysis: Mechanical & Thermal Aspects |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | 🧪 Formation Strength Testing & Data Acquisition |
📗 Day 3 – HPHT Casing and Well Design
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | 🔩 HPHT Casing Design Principles |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:30 | 📐 Load Cases: Burst, Collapse, Tension, Thermal |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 🧰 Casing Material Selection for HPHT Wells |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | 🛢️ HPHT Wellhead and Completion Design Considerations |
📕 Day 4 – Fluids, Pressures, and Well Control
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | 💧 Drilling Fluids for HPHT: Properties, Rheology, Challenges |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:30 | ⚖️ HPHT Hydraulics, ECD Management & Surge/Swab Pressures |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 🔥 HPHT Well Control Procedures & Equipment |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | ⚠️ Kick Detection and Response in HPHT Wells |
📒 Day 5 – Execution, Risk Mitigation and Case Studies
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | 🛠️ HPHT Drilling Execution Strategy & Contingency Planning |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:30 | 📋 Risk Analysis and Barrier Management in HPHT Wells |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | 🍽️ Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | 🧩 Real Case Studies and Lessons Learned |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 15:15 – 16:30 | 🎓 Final Wrap-Up, Q&A, Knowledge Check, and Certificate Distribution |
📂 Course Materials
✔️ PDF Slides
✔️ HPHT Load Case Examples
✔️ Excel Worksheets
✔️ Case Study Reports
✔️ Reference Standards (API, ISO)
