By the end of this course, participants will: 

1. Understand the specific well integrity challenges in brown fields. 

1. Recognize the consequences of well integrity failures and implement preventive measures. 

1. Apply advanced techniques for managing barriers and well performance in brown fields, wells without barriers or with sustained annulus pressures (SAP). 

1. Develop practical skills for troubleshooting and addressing common well issues, including annulus pressure management and its rigless repair, lack of barriers and lack of data. 

1. Create effective programs for tree and valve maintenance, pressure testing, and barrier installation. 

1. Evaluate industry standards and apply best practices for well integrity in aging fields. 

• Engineers, supervisors, and field operators managing wells in brown and depleted fields. 
• Professionals involved in well intervention, maintenance, drilling, well integrity, production, HSE, completions and abandonment operations. 
• Asset integrity managers seeking strategies for aging infrastructure. 
• Anyone interested in understanding the specific well integrity issues faced in brown field 

The course adopts a hands-on and problem-solving approach, featuring: 

• Interactive presentations on industry standards and best practices. 

• Real-world case studies highlighting common failures and solutions. 

• Practical exercises to develop actionable programs and methodologies. 

• Group discussions to foster collaborative problem-solving

Day 1:

Introduction to Well Integrity 

• Introduction to Well Integrity 

• Examples of Well Integrity Failures and Their Consequences 

• Well, Integrity Management Systems 

• ALARP (As Low as Reasonably Practicable) 

• Barriers and Performance Standards 

• Well Barrier Elements and Well Barrier Issues 

• Managing the Well Within its Operating Envelope 

• Industry Standards and Recommended Practices 

Day 2:

X-Trees and Wellheads 

• Types of Christmas Trees, Their Functions and Barriers 

• Tree Standards  

• Gate Valves Main Issues and Solutions  

• Practical Exercise: Writing a Program for Stem Packing Replacement 

• Allowable Leak Rates: Gate Valves vs. SSSV  

• Christmas Tree Properties: Temperature, PSL, PR, Trim  

• Practical Exercise: Christmas Tree Selection  

• Greasing: Volumes and Solvents  

• Pressure Testing: Inflow and Positive Pressure Testing  

• Practical Exercise: Creating a Program for Greasing and Testing the Tree and Wellhead Valves 

• Practical Exercise: Replacing a Valve Without Barriers in a Solid-Block Tree (Y-Block) Using a Tailor-Made Bonnet Blind Flange 

Day 3:

Lack of Barriers 

• Lack of Barriers: Issues and Solutions 

• Lack of Tubing/Tree Barriers 

• Practical Exercise: Creating a Program for Replacing a Tree Valve in the Absence of Tubing/Tree Barriers in Place 

• Lack of Annulus Barriers: Wellhead Freezing 

• Practical Exercise: Writing a Program to Replace a Christmas Tree When There Are No Tubing/Tree/Annulus Barriers in Place 

• Lack of Annulus Gate Valves 

• Practical Exercise: Writing a Program to Add an Annulus Gate Valve When There Are No Barriers in Place 

• Lack of Data and the Importance of Data 

• Practical Example for the Lack of Data 

Day 4:

 Annulus Pressure Management 

• Annulus Pressure Management 

• Definitions and Types of Annulus Pressures. Sustained Annulus Pressure (SAP) 

• Fixing Sustained Annulus Pressure (SAP). Data Needed 

• Living with Sustained Annulus Pressure (SAP) 

• MAASP (ISO) & MAWOP (API)  

• Practical Exercise: Annulus Communication – Spotting Annulus Communication and Creating a Program to Fix It 

Day 5:

 Last Resorts and Wrap Up 

• Automatic Annulus Control Systems. Advantages, Disadvantages, and Implementation Hurdles. 

• Hot Tapping 

• Lack of Annulus Gate Valves 

• Practical Exercise: Writing a Program to Hot Tap Annulus Gate Valves to Install Annulus Pressure Gauges  

• Group Discussion 

• Summary 

• Course Wrap-Up: Final Assessment, Q&A, and Feedback