By the end of this course delegates will learn about:

• Blowout Prevention Selection
• Diverter Systems Purpose
• Classification of Blowout Preventers
• BOP Operational Characteristic Tests
• Choke Manifolds Purpose
• Kill Lines
• Control Systems for Purpose Mounted
• Remote Control Panels
• Closing-in Kicks (Soft & Hard)
• Well intervention

Drilling Engineers, Senior Drilling Engineers, Drilling Supervisors, Petroleum Engineers, Completion Engineers, Tool Pushers, Reservoir and Senior Reservoir Engineers, Geologists, Production and Completion Engineers, Foremen, Industry Personnel

This interactive Training will be highly interactive, with opportunities to advance your opinions and ideas and will include;

• Lectures
• Workshop & Work Presentation
• Case Studies and Practical Exercise
• Videos and General Discussions

Well Control Equipment

• Blowout preventers
• BOP control systems
• Chokes and manifolds
• Auxiliary equipment
  
  

Principles and Procedures

• Shaker house operations, mud pit management, trip tank management
• Leak-off test/MAASP
• Primary well control, causes of kicks, normal and abnormal pressures, gas cutting, lost circulation, kicks as a result of surface initiated actions
• Kicks while drilling:- early warning signs, positive kick signs, kicks while tripping
• Shut in procedures
• Well control methods
• Kill sheet exercises
• Well control management
  
  

Overall Drilling Practices

• Introduction to drilling operations
• Types of Rigs
• Rig component
• Methods of drilling
• Well proposal and design
• Well drilling program
• Case study
  
  

Drilling Operations

• Making hole and bit selection.
• Drilling fluids operations
• Solids Control
• Casing operations
• Cementing operations
• Case study
  
  

Drilling Problems and Prevention

• Lost circulation
• Stuck pipe
• Kick and well control.
• Shale problems
• Fishing operations
• Formation damage
• Well completion

• HS&E Considerations (Health, Safety & Environmental)
• Review and discussion
• Case Study

BTS attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 80% of the total course duration.