🎯 Course Description:
This is an intensive course aimed at drilling / well service personnel needing to gain supervisory competence in well control using surface blow‑out preventers (BOP) under the IWCF standard. It covers theory, hands‑on practice, and assessments for managing kicks, well control procedures, pressure control equipment and emergency response.
👥 Who Should Attend:
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Drilling supervisors and foremen
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Rig managers and drilling safety personnel
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Well control instructors / auditors in training
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Personnel required to certify at supervisory level for surface BOP operations
🗓️ Day 1: Fundamentals of Well Control
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Welcome, Objectives, Participant Introductions |
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Well Control Theory: Kick types, Pressure gradients |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:45 – 12:15 | Surface BOP Components and Operation |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Pressure Control Equipment – Valves, Chokes etc. |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Well Control Circulation Procedures |
🗓️ Day 2: Kick Detection, Measurement and Pipe Handling
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Kick Detection and Indicators |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Wellbore Pressure Calculations, Swab and Surge Controls |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Drilling Pipe Handling, Tripping, Connection Practices |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Hands‑on Simulations: Detecting & Controlling a Kick |
🗓️ Day 3: Procedures Under Pressure
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Driller’s Method, Wait & Weight Method |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Circulating Out Uncontrolled Kicks |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Well Shut‑in Procedures & Closing in BOP |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Practical Exercise: Surface BOP Pressure Test |
🗓️ Day 4: Emergency Response & Blowout Prevention
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Emergency Response Planning & Communication |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Blowout Prevention Barriers & Redundancies |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Well Control Device Maintenance & Operational Readiness |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Case Study: Blowout Incident Review |
🗓️ Day 5: Assessment & Certification
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Written Examination (Theory) |
| 10:00 – 10:15 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 10:15 – 12:15 | Practical / Simulator Assessment |
| 12:15 – 01:15 | 🍽 Lunch Break |
| 01:15 – 02:45 | Review of Exam Feedback & Key Learnings |
| 02:45 – 03:00 | ☕ Coffee Break |
| 03:00 – 04:30 | Final Q&A, Certificates, Wrap‑Up |
