The Level 3 (Driller) course is designed for anyone expected to shut-in a well, such as drillers and assistant drillers
Prerequisites
The candidate must be pre-registered with IWCF and able to provide his/her 6-digit IWCF Candidate Registration (CR) Number.
Prior certification is not required but previous experience in an assistant driller or driller role during drilling operations is assumed. Please contact us to discuss candidate suitability if you have any doubts or queries.
Please note: IWCF training levels 2 to 4 are designed to be sequential and first-time candidates are expected to complete Level 2 before progressing to Level 3 or Level 4. However, the training levels are also designed to be role-specific and dependent on the candidate’s work experience. For guidance and advice on which level of training you are eligible for, please get in touch.
Objective
The IWCF Level 3 Drilling Well Control course is essential training for those currently working in a role that is expected to shut-in a well. The course aims to reinforce and improve the candidate’s existing knowledge and appreciation of the various stages of shutting-in a well; from kick detection to shutting in the well, to monitoring once the well is shut in and monitoring the well-kill operation.
Course content
At the end of the course delegates will be able to:
• Perform static and dynamic pressure calculations across a range of wellbore and formation conditions
• Calculate volumes and capacities for a range of drilling and tripping operations and calculate the effects on bottom-hole pressure during these operations
• Explain the effects of gas migration on wellbore pressures and calculate pressures along the wellbore using Boyle’s Law
• Describe the causes of kicks for on bottom and off-bottom conditions
• Complete a kill sheet for vertical and deviated wells
• Specify the well control equipment requirements for surface and/or subsea operations
• Describe the principles underpinning the constant bottom hole pressure methods of well kill
• Using a simulator, identify a kick and shut a well in
Exam
Delegates will be evaluated using practical simulations and written assessment that provides the client with reassurance that the delegate has reached or exceeded industry experience for this training. Successful completion of the course is a pass mark of 70% in all IWCF written assessments
