Course Details

This course is appropriate for a wide range of professionals but not limited to:

• Drilling Engineers and Supervisors
• Rig Managers, Toolpushers, Drillers, and Assistant Drillers
• Well Control Specialists and Well Engineers
• Workover, Completion, and Intervention Personnel
• Wellsite Supervisors and Operations Personnel
• Anyone involved in well construction or well intervention operations

• Expert-led sessions with dynamic visual aids
• Comprehensive course manual to support practical application and reinforcement
• Interactive discussions addressing participants’ real-world projects and challenges
• Insightful case studies and proven best practices to enhance learning

By the end of this course, participants should be able to:

• Understand the causes of kicks and well control incidents
• Detect early warning signs of well control problems
• Apply proper shut-in procedures for drilling and workover situations
• Perform well kill calculations: Wait and Weight, Driller’s Method
• Understand BOP equipment, barriers, and safety systems
• Maintain well integrity through prevention and best practices

DAY 1

Introduction to Well Control and Pressure Concepts

• Welcome and Introduction
• Pre-Test
• Basics of Formation Pressure and Hydrostatic Principles
• Causes of Kicks and Influx Mechanisms
• Primary and Secondary Barriers
• Early Warning Signs and Kick Indicators
• Exercise

DAY 2

Well Control Equipment and Barriers

• Blowout Preventer (BOP) Types and Functions
• Annular Preventers, Ram Preventers, Accumulators
• Wellhead Components and Safety Valves
• Choke Manifold and Kill Line Systems
• Testing and Maintenance Requirements
• Exercise

DAY 3

Shut-In Procedures and Kick Handling

• Standard Shut-In Procedures for Drilling and Tripping
• Confirming Shut-In and Pressures
• MAASP, SIDPP, SICP Interpretation
• Determining Influx Type and Volume
• Operational Considerations During Shut-In
• Exercise

DAY 4

Well Control Methods and Calculations

• Driller’s Method: Steps and Calculations
• Wait and Weight Method: Mud Weight and Kill Sheet
• Volumetric Control Basics
• Handling Gas Migration and Surface Control Issues
• Pressure Control During Stripping Operations
• Exercise

DAY 5

Advanced Well Control, Prevention and Course Wrap-up

• Human Factors and Decision-Making in Well Control
• Managed Pressure Drilling (MPD) Overview
• Common Mistakes in Well Control Operations
• Incident Prevention and Operational Best Practices
• Post-Test
• Certificate Ceremony