🎯 Course Description:
This 5-day intensive training prepares drilling supervisors, company men, toolpushers, and senior drillers to safely and efficiently manage well control operations as per the IADC WellSharp standards. The course emphasizes supervisory-level responsibilities in planning, preventing, detecting, and managing well control incidents.
It includes in-depth theoretical knowledge, well control math, interactive case studies, and hands-on simulator sessions using surface and subsea BOP systems.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Drilling supervisors and toolpushers
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Company representatives on-site
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Senior drillers and assistant drillers
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Well engineers and safety officers
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Personnel preparing for IADC WellSharp Supervisor certification
🗓️ Day 1: Well Control Concepts and Pressure Fundamentals
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Course Introduction, IADC Certification Requirements |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Fundamentals of Well Pressure – Formation pressure, overbalance, U-tube |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Kick Indicators and Causes – Gas influx, improper mud weights |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Primary vs Secondary Well Control – Fluid properties and BOP systems |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Hydrostatic Pressure Calculations – Kick tolerance, MAASP, kill weight |
🗓️ Day 2: Equipment and Shut-In Techniques
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Well Control Equipment – BOP components, chokes, accumulators |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Shut-In Procedures – Hard and soft shut-in for surface/subsea BOPs |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Drill Pipe and Casing Pressure Concepts – SIDPP/SICP |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Determining shut-in pressure, kill mud, and surface pressure |
🗓️ Day 3: Methods of Well Control and Circulation
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Well Control Methods – Driller’s method, Wait and Weight, concurrent |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Kill Sheet Development – Creating and understanding kill sheets |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Circulation Techniques – Circulating out gas, friction losses, choke use |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Workshop: Case-based kill operation and well control problem solving |
🗓️ Day 4: Complications, Risk and Human Factors
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Complications in Well Control – Underground blowouts, bridging |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Emergency Procedures – BOP failures, loss of primary control |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Human Factors – Situational awareness, teamwork, communication |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Blowout analysis and supervisor decision-making review |
🗓️ Day 5: Certification Examination and Simulator Assessment
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Written Exam – IADC WellSharp Supervisor |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Practical Simulator Exam – Surface/Subsea Scenarios |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Exam Review & Supervisor Responsibilities Discussion |
| 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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IADC WellSharp Supervisor training manual
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Kill sheet templates and pressure calculation tools
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Surface and subsea BOP schematics
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Access to simulator software for practice
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Full mock exams and solution keys
