COURSE OVERVIEW

This practical and highly-interactive course includes real-life case studies and exercises where participants will be engaged in a series of interactive small groups and class workshops.
This course is designed to provide participants with a detailed and up-to-date overview of blowout prevention and well control. It covers the well kicks and blowouts and discuss the various other recommendations; the different drilling programmes and conditions under which casing will be set above a reservoir; the various procedures in preparation for drilling equipment selection and staff training and learn the importance of emergency material stocks; and the principles of detection of abnormally pressured zones and explain the various definition and origin of abnormal pressures.
During this interactive course, participants will learn the different kick control procedures including kick with the bit on bottom and kick control with the bit off bottom; the various driller’s procedures and well control work sheets along with the driller’s procedures; and the several special procedures for floating drilling vessels including the numerous problems of drilling from a floating vessel.