COURSE OVERVIEW

This hands-on, highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
Rigs are extremely expensive structures which require a great deal of inspection and maintenance if they are to remain in a safe condition. These structures are susceptible to corrosion and damage caused by dropped objects, and vibrating equipment. The pounding of wind on these rigs causes high alternating stresses which can initiate failures in structural members and it is therefore essential to maintain a regular programme of inspection and monitoring in order to ensure the safety and integrity of them.
Preventing the occurrence of accidents in drilling, construction and well servicing operations is a constant and major concern for any company or contractor acting in the upstream Petroleum industry. Analysis of accidents often identifies a number of contributing factors and/or anomalies, among which the equipment related items play a significant role. This course concentrates on the rig inspection process as a consistent method of detecting equipment related anomalies before operations commence.
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These inspections enable the necessary corrections to be made in due time, thereby limiting the occurrence of accidents once the rig is in operation. When in-depth and systematic rig inspections are carried out, it is that the percentage of accidents where equipment failure is the major cause remains very low. However, equipment condition factors contributing to the accidents still remain present in large number of cases.
The purpose of any rig inspection is to ensure that the rig being used is capable of carrying out the operations safely, efficiently and cost-effectively. Most operators have in-house checklists for rig inspection. However, as with most lists, they tend to have grown with time, to the point where in some cases they are unwieldy and to execute the required rig audit in any depth could take longer than drilling the proposed well.
This course is designed to provide participants with a good overview of the rig inspection methodologies based on API, IMO, MMS and IMCA Standards and regulations. It covers inspection of documentation, personnel, repair and maintenance programmes, inventory carried and physical checklist for acceptance.