Well Control and Blowout Prevention (BOP)

Well Control and Blowout Prevention (BOP)

Description :

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Well control is the management of the dangerous effects of unexpected high pressures on the surface equipment of drilling rigs searching for oil and/or gas. Some type of drilling fluid is generally used to aid in well control. Failure to manage and control these pressure effects can cause serious equipment damage and injury/loss of life. Well control situations that are improperly managed cause blowouts, which is the uncontrolled and explosive expulsion of fluids from the well, usually resulting in a fire.  Well control includes the monitoring for the symptoms of impending pressure imbalance situations and the procedures for operating well site equipment to understand the situation and take remedial actions.

The blowout preventer is a five-story structure that contains devices that allow well operators to maintain control of the well. Once oil, gas or other fluids are flowing, various components of the blowout preventer can be used to seal the space between the drill pipe and the well bore. But one of the structure's most critical roles is to stave off a disaster in a blowout — the sudden release of uncontrolled oil from the well

This Course could give a lot of benefits for personnel who involved in drilling/well control operations and also who may be attending well control instruction and assessment for the first time. Introductory training designed to give potential well control certification candidates an awareness of well control theory, practices and equipment in order to prepare them for testing.

Outline :

1.     Well Control Introduction

2.     Logging While Drilling

3.     Causes Of Kicks 

4.     Kick Prevention

5.     Gas Solubility

6.     Pore Pressure Prediction

7.     Drilling Rate and Pore Pressure 

8.     Pressure Concepts And Calculations 

9.     Procedures For Flow Checks, Shut-In And Other Activities

10.  Gas Characteristics And Behaviour 

11.  Fluid Types And Properties 

12.  Constant Bottom hole Pressure Methods 

13.  Instrumentation And Equipment 

14.  Subsea Well Control And Equipment

15.  Operations Instruction In Special Situations Such As H2S Or Shallow Gas.

Who should attend :

·             Operator/ Sr. Operator/ Jr. Engineer/ Non Engineer

·             Petroleum Engineers, Reservoir Engineers, Production Engineers

·             Well Service Engineers

·             Everybody or professionals who wants to better understanding and broaden their knowledge from the course subject