🎯 Course Description:
This advanced 5-day course is tailored for drilling personnel operating in High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) environments, where conventional drilling techniques are not sufficient. The training focuses on HPHT well planning, equipment selection, risk mitigation, and advanced well control procedures.
Using real-world case studies and simulations, the course prepares participants to detect, analyze, and manage risks associated with HPHT operations while ensuring regulatory compliance and crew safety.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Drilling engineers and supervisors
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HPHT well planners and company men
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Well control specialists
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Completion and workover engineers
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Personnel involved in high-specification well designs
🗓️ Day 1: Introduction to HPHT Drilling Environments
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Introduction, Overview of HPHT Operations |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Defining HPHT – Criteria, differences from conventional wells |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Pressure and Temperature Profiles – Pore/fracture gradient overview |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Geological and Operational Challenges – Formation breakdown, thermal effects |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Lessons learned from HPHT drilling failures |
🗓️ Day 2: Equipment Selection and Well Design Considerations
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Casing and Tubular Design for HPHT – Burst, collapse, tensile loads |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Wellhead & BOP Systems – High-pressure rating requirements |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | HPHT Drilling Fluids – ECD management, thermal stability, rheology |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: BOP stack selection and safety margins in HPHT |
🗓️ Day 3: Advanced Well Control in HPHT Conditions
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Kick Detection in HPHT Wells – Lag time, temperature effects |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Shut-In Procedures – Adjusted protocols for high-pressure environments |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Gas Behavior and Expansion at High Temperature – Impacts on surface readings |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Simulated kick response under HPHT conditions |
🗓️ Day 4: Operational Practices and Risk Management
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Wellbore Strengthening Techniques – LCM, casing while drilling |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Thermal and Pressure Modeling Tools – Real-time monitoring systems |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Emergency Response Planning for HPHT – Well control, evacuation, SIMOPS |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: HPHT risk mitigation success story |
🗓️ Day 5: Certification, Integration and Assessment
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Written Assessment – Knowledge review and comprehension check |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Simulator Scenario – HPHT drilling challenge |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Best Practices Wrap-Up – Review of techniques and industry updates |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Feedback, Course Wrap-Up & Certificate Distribution |
📂 Course Materials Provided:
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HPHT Well Control Handbook
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Kick detection and gas behavior charts
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Thermal/pressure modeling worksheets
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HPHT case study booklet
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Simulator access for HPHT scenario
