Introduction

This short course picks up where basic well control stops.  Topics such as volumetric well control (monitored, non-monitored, lubrication and bleeding), deep water well control (bubble chopping - riser kills), underground blowouts (dynamic and "sandwich" kills), gas solubility in oil muds, hydrates, and many other special considerations are identified and explained.  Horizontal well control including gain rate and special considerations is covered.  Slim Hole well control is discussed.  A practical knowledge for safe application of these "trouble well control" concepts is transmitted.

  What You Will Learn 

• How to Minimize Surface Pressures and Downhole Equivalent Mud Weights.

• How to Kill an Underground Blowout.

• How to Minimize Hydrate Problems in Deepwater Well Control.

• How to Maximize Your Chances of Killing Any Kick.

• How to Minimize Any Kicks Chances of Killing You.

• How to Use a Horner Plot to Determine Accurate Kill Mud Density in tight Kicks.

• How to Choose a Safe Kill Rate Considering All Five (5) Controlling Factors.

• Why the “Soft Shut In” is Dangerously Foolish.

• Why the “Drillers Method” is Never Better than the Wait and Weight.

What You Will Take Away

• The reasons why you should kill a well in a particular manner.

• The logical sequence to follow in the determination of which procedure to implement.

• How to maximize your changes of killing the well.

• How to recognize when standard well control has become trouble well control.

• Comprehensive knowledge of well control.

• The ability to recognize well control situations for the dangers they present and the knowledge of how to proceed.

• A confidence in dealing with well control situations that only knowledge can promote.

 Who Should Attend

All personnel involved in drilling, completion, and workover operations who might be involved in a well control situation and want to know as much as possible about it.   

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