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Level 4 Drilling Well Control Preparatory Course

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This Drilling Well Control course is essential training recommended for individuals in supervisory roles and office personnel involved in operations and decision-making within drilling activities. Participation in this course prepares personnel to assume full responsibility for well control decisions and effectively lead during drilling operations.

This AZTech training course is designed to develop critical decision-making skills, enable handling of complex well control situations, strengthen understanding of well control equipment, and improve safety leadership.

This training course features:

  • Supervisory Role: Geared towards personnel responsible for wellsite decision-making, such as OIMs, Drilling Superintendents, Senior Well Engineers, and Toolpushers.
  • Advanced Complexity: Moves beyond basic kick detection to focus on complex scenarios, including subsea BOPs, deepwater, and HPHT (High-Pressure High-Temperature) wells.
  • Leadership and Crisis Management: Emphasizes managing teams during well control emergencies and interpreting complex data to make rapid decisions
Why Choose Level 4 Drilling Well Control Preparatory Course
Course Goals

What are the Goals?

This Training Course is designed to develop advanced supervisory competence in well control operations. It focuses on enhancing both technical expertise and leadership capability to ensure safe and efficient drilling activities.

By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:

  • Ensure well control competency at a supervisory level, managing operations with confidence and authority
  • Strengthen kick prevention techniques and improve early detection of well control risks
  • Enable safe and effective well shut-in procedures under various operational conditions
  • Apply appropriate well kill methods, including advanced techniques for complex scenarios
  • Develop advanced problem-solving skills to manage unexpected well control challenges
  • Enhance understanding of well control equipment, including BOP systems and associated technologies

These goals ensure participants are fully equipped to lead, manage, and control well operations safely and effectively.

Who is this Training Course for?

The training course is intended for experienced drilling personnel who are responsible for decision-making and supervision of well control operations.

This AZTech training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Drilling supervisors responsible for overseeing wellsite operations and safety
  • Tool-pushers and senior rig supervisors managing drilling teams and equipment
  • Drilling engineers involved in planning and executing well operations
  • Wellsite leaders responsible for operational safety and well control decisions
  • Operations advisors and superintendents overseeing drilling performance and risk management

 

Learning Approach

How will this Training Course be Presented?

This AZTech training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes lectures and presentations, case studies, exercises, videos and general discussions.

The Course Content

Foundations of Well Control

Principles and procedures 

Overview

  • Well control incidents
  • Well control training and assessment

Introduction to well control

  • Hydrostatic pressure
  • Formation pressure
  • Fracture pressure
  • Primary well control
  • Secondary well control
  • Secondary well control equipment

Barriers

  • Barrier concept
  • Barrier management

Risk management

  • Well control and emergency drills

Exercises and Case Study 

Kick Causes, Detection, and Shut‑In Procedures

Causes of kicks

  • General
  • Loss of hydrostatic pressure
  • Hydrostatic effect
  • Gas cutting
  • Lost circulation
  • Swab and surge effects
  • Tripping

Kick warning signs and kick indicators

  • Kick warning signs and first actions
  • Kick indicators
  • Shallow gas

Circulating system

  • Definition and principles
  • Slow circulation rates (SCR)
  • Fracture pressure and MAASP

Influx characteristics and behaviour

  • Principles
  • Influx behaviour

Exercises and Case Study

Shut-in procedures

  • General principles
  • Procedure
  • Hang off
  • Wireline operations
  • Interpretations
  • Observations
  • Influx migration      

Well Control Methods, Operations, and Contingency Planning

Well-control methods

  • Principles
  • Kill method principles
  • Choke line friction
  • Driller’s method and wait and weight method
  • Kill sheet calculations (pre-tour)
  • Perform kill sheet calculations (post kick)
  • Volumetric methods
  • Lubricate and bleed method
  • Stripping

Well control during casing and cementing

  • Running and pulling casing and liner
  • Cementing casing and liner
  • Shut-in procedures when running casing

Well-control management

  • Well control drills

Contingency planning

  • Recognition of problems and first actions
  • Pressure gauge failure
  • Mud/gas separators (mgs)
  • Bop failure
  • Hydrate formation
  • Lost circulation during a well-controlled event

Exercises and Case Study

Well Control Equipment: Blowout Preventers

Blowout preventers (bops)

  • Bop stack configuration
  • Ram type preventers
  • Blind/shear ram preventers
  • Annular preventers
  • Side outlet valves
  • Connections
  • Diverters 

Associated well-control equipment

  • Inside bops (ibops) and drill pipe safety valves (dpsvs)
  • Choke manifolds and chokes
  • Routing of lines
  • Manual and remote chokes
  • Auxiliary equipment
  • Mud gas separators (mgs)
  • Vacuum degasser
  • Testing
  • Bop and equipment testing
  • Inflow testing
  • Bop control systems
  • Bop control systems
  • Subsea bop control systems
Recognition

Certificate

  • • AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course.
Collaborations

In Partnership With

Anderson Copex Coventry

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely. AZTech offers customised in-house training where this course can be tailored to your organisation's specific needs, objectives, and industry context. Please contact us directly to discuss your requirements.

Yes. This Level 4 Drilling Well Control Preparatory Course is offered in a classroom setting across multiple international locations as well as in a live online format, giving participants the flexibility to choose the option that best suits their schedule and learning preference.

AZTech courses are conducted in carefully selected 5-star hotels or 4-star premium hotels in the host city, featuring fully equipped, professional training rooms. Participants will enjoy coffee breaks and snacks throughout the day, as well as a complimentary lunch provided after each training session.

This Level 4 Drilling Well Control Preparatory Course training course is designed for professionals at all levels who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills in this subject area. It is suitable for managers, team leaders, specialists, and anyone looking to advance their career and professional development.

AZTech provides round-the-clock support to assist you with any enquiries. You can reach our team 24/7 by phone at +971 50 195 5668, by email at [email protected], or by visiting our website at www.aztechtraining.com. Our dedicated training consultants are always on hand to help you with course selection, registration, scheduling, and any other questions you may have.

There are no formal prerequisites for this Level 4 Drilling Well Control Preparatory Course course. It is open to all professionals regardless of their background or experience level, though a basic understanding of the subject area may be beneficial.

AZTech courses are delivered using a highly interactive and practical methodology, combining presentations, group discussions, real-world case studies, exercises, and workshops to ensure participants can immediately apply what they have learned in their professional environment.

Yes. Participants who successfully complete the course will receive an AZTech Certificate of Completion. This course may also be eligible for Training credits, which will be indicated in the course details.

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