The primary tenet of well engineering is to “maintain the pressure vessel” throughout the lifecycle of a well. In addition to being a professional ethic, it is also a statutory requirement by regulatory authorities in most countries and jurisdictions.
While well engineers are employed in the construction, intervention and repair of wells, production personnel are principally involved in the operation and routine maintenance of the Xmas Trees, with little exposure to what lies below the tree flange. As a result, production technicians often have a limited understanding of WHY they are bleeding down / topping up of annuli etc. and the consequences of failing to maintain the well within guidelines.
Following several high profile hydrocarbon releases on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) suffered by a number of operating companies and service providers, Expro formed an improvement group as a pro-active preventative measure. The primary objective was to eliminate uncontrolled releases of hydrocarbons from operational activities. A comprehensive review of UK hydrocarbon releases concluded that the principal causes were equipment failure, inadequate isolation or operator error. Further evaluation established underlying ‘softer’ root causes such as communication, training and supervision.
In order to address this deficit, EWS has since 2003 provided training on “Operational Well Integrity” for about 2000 people of different production disciplines from technicians, operators, engineers & management. These candidates have come from many different oil & gas companies in a variety of locations both in the UK and globally.
There are four key course aims:
Improve the delegates’ appreciation of the well design and annulus construction, i.e. the well as a “pressure vessel”.
To provide the delegate with knowledge & understanding of the guidelines and standards that when observed and implemented effectively will ensure well integrity.
Establish an increased awareness of well integrity issues and how they are controlled / managed and by whom.
To provide the delegate with knowledge of how to maintain equipment for safe and effective operation.
From these the delegates will be able to:
Identify well problems from available well data.
Understand guidelines, procedures and standards.
Appreciate design intent of completion equipment and their impact on well integrity.
Be conversant in the care and operation of surface intervention equipment.
The detailed course content will be agreed with the customer; however the following topics will be covered:-
Introduction.
Overview of legislation, recommended practices & international standards.
Well construction & completion design (casing depths, grades & strengths and completion components).
Operational well integrity training
The primary tenet of well engineering is to “maintain the pressure vessel” throughout the lifecycle of a well. In addition to being a professional ethic, it is also a statutory requirement by regulatory authorities in most countries and jurisdictions.
While well engineers are employed in the construction, intervention and repair of wells, production personnel are principally involved in the operation and routine maintenance of the Xmas Trees, with little exposure to what lies below the tree flange. As a result, production technicians often have a limited understanding of WHY they are bleeding down / topping up of annuli etc. and the consequences of failing to maintain the well within guidelines.
Following several high profile hydrocarbon releases on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) suffered by a number of operating companies and service providers, Expro formed an improvement group as a pro-active preventative measure. The primary objective was to eliminate uncontrolled releases of hydrocarbons from operational activities. A comprehensive review of UK hydrocarbon releases concluded that the principal causes were equipment failure, inadequate isolation or operator error. Further evaluation established underlying ‘softer’ root causes such as communication, training and supervision.
In order to address this deficit, EWS has since 2003 provided training on “Operational Well Integrity” for about 2000 people of different production disciplines from technicians, operators, engineers & management. These candidates have come from many different oil & gas companies in a variety of locations both in the UK and globally.
There are four key course aims:
From these the delegates will be able to:
The detailed course content will be agreed with the customer; however the following topics will be covered:-