Course outline

• Registration and Joining formalities
• Brief of IWCF test procedure and groups for SIMULATOR TRAINING

• Formation pressure
• Normal / Abnormal pressure
• Hydrostatic effects with different density mud
• Primary well control
• Leak off test, maximum allowable surface pressure
• Pump pressure and its relationship with discharge/mud density
• Equivalent circulating density
• Causes of reduced hydrostatic head
• Early warning signs
• Positive kick signs while drilling and tripping
• Trip margin
• Swab and surge effects and associated calculations
• Shut in procedures
• Observation & interpretation of shut in pressure
• SIDPP, SICCP, Pit gain
• SIDPP with NRV in string
• Shut in pressures in horizontal wells
• ICP, FCP, KMW
• Choke line friction
• Effect of ROP and permeability on SICP
• Hydrocarbon kick behavior in oils based mud
• Closed and open well migration of gas
• Pre kick and kill sheet data
• Calculation of influx gradient
• Classroom exercises, distribution of assignment booklet
• Simulator
• Line up procedure before drilling
• Recording slow circulation rate
• Recognition of drill brake and corrective measure to be taken

• Discussion on assignment

• Kick handling methods
• Step by step procedure for driller and Wait and Weight method
• Effect on BHP when surface pressure are not maintained as per schedule during killing
• Concurrent method
• Volumetric method
• Riser margin and subsea stack gas removal
• Well control in deviated wells
• Associated calculations
• Ram type preventer
• Closing ratio and opening ratio
• Annular preventer Rings & Flanges
• Stripping operation
• Inside BOP’s
• Hang off procedure
• Diverter system
• Test plug and cup tester
• Testing of BOP stack
• Function test
• Pressure test
• Simulator training
• Petection of kick
• Well shut in
• Recording of shut in pressure
• Bringing the pump to kill rate
• Well killing by Driller’s method

• Discussion on assignments
• BOP control unit
• Usable fluid calculation
• Sizing of accumulator (surface and subsea)
• BOP operation from Driller’s/Tool Pusher panel
• Trouble shooting of accumulator and surface equipment
• Choke and kill manifold
• Trip tank
• Flow indicator
• Mud gas separator
• Vacuum degasser
• Unusual situations in well control
• Plugged and washed bit nozzle / choke string washout
• Lost circulation
• Total and partial pump failure
• Kick handling when surface pressure approaches MAASP
• Bull heading
• Hydrate formation and removal
• Simulator training
• Well killing by Weight and  Wait method
• Unusual situation during well killing
• Gas migration
• Discussion on assignment and class room exercises on well control principal and procedure
• Mock test on IWCF pattern
• Post-test discussion
• Discussions on assignments
• Classroom exercise on BOP equipment and control unit
• IWCF equipment test
• IWCF test principal and procedure test