🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day comprehensive course focuses on Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) as a modern approach to optimize drilling performance and manage narrow-margin wells. Participants will gain a deep understanding of MPD techniques, equipment, operational planning, and risk mitigation strategies.
Through interactive sessions, real case studies, and simulation workshops, the course enables professionals to apply MPD technologies in challenging environments, such as HPHT, depleted zones, and deepwater wells.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Drilling engineers and MPD specialists
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Well planning and operations engineers
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Drilling supervisors and company men
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Mud engineers and rig crew involved in MPD
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Personnel working in narrow-margin or complex wells
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to Managed Pressure Drilling
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Introduction, History and Need for MPD |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | MPD Concepts and Definitions – Constant bottomhole pressure, narrow windows |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Applications of MPD – HPHT, deepwater, depleted formations |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Comparison with Conventional Drilling – Pressure control differences |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Introduction to MPD in offshore well |
🗓️ Day 2: MPD Techniques and Pressure Control Methods
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | MPD Methods – Constant BHP, dual gradient, pressurized mud cap |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Circulation System in MPD – Closed-loop vs open-loop systems |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Annular Pressure Management (APM) – Set point, automatic control |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Understanding Pressure Gradient Control |
🗓️ Day 3: MPD Equipment and System Integration
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | MPD System Components – RCD, chokes, control manifold, backpressure pump |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Instrumentation and Control Systems – Sensors, flow meters, algorithms |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Well Control and MPD Interface – MPD during influx/losses |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: MPD Equipment Configuration and Function Testing |
🗓️ Day 4: MPD Operations, Risks and Real-Time Monitoring
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | MPD Operational Workflow – Planning, execution, real-time decisions |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Risk Management in MPD – Wellbore breathing, ballooning, control loss |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Real-Time Data Acquisition & Response – SCADA, alarms, interpretation |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Managing severe influx using MPD systems |
🗓️ Day 5: Assessment, Simulation and Certification
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Written Exam – MPD operational theory and decision making |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | MPD Simulation Exercise – Managed well control using digital simulator |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Best Practices Summary – MPD in challenging wells |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, Course Wrap-Up & Certification Distribution |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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MPD Field Handbook
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Managed Pressure Drilling design checklist
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Real-time monitoring examples
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MPD system diagrams and control logic charts
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Digital simulator access for MPD operations
